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Raja Amir was detained for blasphemy.
In August 2023, police arrested Amir after rumors circulated alleging that he and his brother tore pages from a Quran and wrote derogatory comments on…
Ali Ahmed Tariq was detained for blasphemy.
On April 27, 2023, police arrested Tariq, a lawyer, after receiving a complaint that he used the name "Syed" …
Danish Ali was detained for blasphemy.
On an unspecified date, authorities arrested Ali after he was accused of insulting to the Qur’an and the Prophet Muhammad during an argument with his…
Salamat Mansha Masih was detained for blasphemy.
On February 13, 2021, authorities arrested Masih and charged him with "intending to outrage religious feelings" (Sec. 295-A PPC), "…
Muhammad Ishaq was detained for blasphemy.
On December 27, 2019, authorities arrested Ishaq and his friend, Shahbaz Masih, and charged them with "desecrating the Qur'an" (Sec. 295-B PPC…
Ghulam Ahmad was imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy-related offenses.
On May 13, 2014, authorities arrested Ahmad alongside three others after they were accused of tearing…
Sajjad Masih Gill was imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
On an unspecified date, authorities arrested Gill, a member of the Seventh-day Adventist community, after he was…
Ibrahim Figueredo Fonseca was imprisoned for his religious leadership role.
On June 10, 2021, authorities detained Fonseca, a pastor from Güira de Melena, Artemisa province, while on his…
Jorge Naranjo was under house arrest for his religious identity.
On July 11, 2021, authorities arrested Naranjo, a member and the administrator of the Los Pinos Nuevos First Evangelical…
Yéremi Blanco Ramírez was under house arrest in relation to his religious leadership role.
On July 11, 2021, authorities detained Ramírez, a pastor from the Berean Baptist Mission in…