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Zafar Bhatti was imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
On July 22, 2012, authorities arrested Bhatti, a pastor, after he was accused of sending text messages insulting the Prophet…
Humayun Faisal was detained for blasphemy.
On May 24, 2015, authorities arrested Faisal after he was accused of burning newspapers containing Qur'anic texts on them. Faisal was reportedly…
Nabeel Masih was imprisoned for blasphemy.
On September 18, 2016, authorities arrested Masih - a minor at the time - after he was accused of posting content on Facebook insulting the Kaaba.…
Asif Stephen was detained for blasphemy.
On August 12, 2017, authorities arrested Stephen - a minor at the time - after he was accused of burning pages of the Qur'an. A mob…
Stephen Masih was detained for blasphemy.
In March 2019, authorities arrested Masih after he was accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad. According to reports, the accusation…
Saleem Masih was detained for blasphemy.
On June 15, 2019, authorities arrested Masih after a relative accused him of burning pages of the Qur'an. He was reportedly charged with "…
Shahbaz Masih was detained for blasphemy.
On December 27, 2019, authorities arrested Masih and his friend, Muhammad Ishaq, and charged them with "desecrating the Qur'an" (Sec. 295-B PPC).…
Abdujelil Abdughopur was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.
On April 14, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including …
Abdulitip Ablimit was imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.
On June 5, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Ablimit,…
Ayshemhan Yasin was detained for her ethnoreligious identity and for going on pilgrimage.
In late 2017, authorities in Turpan municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (…