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August 18, 2023

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…

June 13, 2023

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" 

February 03, 2023

Hani Gibran was detained for criticizing religious freedom conditions.

On June 4, 2022, police arrested Gibran after he posted about the targeting of the Coptic Christian community on…

October 18, 2022

Royal Karimov was detained for refusing to serve in the military on religious grounds.

On July 25, 2022, officers from the Gadabay District State Service for Mobilization and Conscription…

October 11, 2022

Shamkhal Eyvazov was detained for his religious activity.

In April 2018, customs officials arrested Eyvazov, a member of the Muslim Unity Movement (MUM), and his brother, Migdad Eyvazov,…

September 30, 2022

Seymur Mammadov was imprisoned for refusing to serve in the military on religious grounds.

On September 22, 2022, the Goranboy District Court sentenced Mammadov to nine months in prison…

February 28, 2022

Milad Reda Tawfik Ayyad was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Ayyad and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…

February 28, 2022

Mina Salib Hosni was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Hosni and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…

February 28, 2022

Shenouda Salib Hosni was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Hosni and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…

February 28, 2022

Girgis Samir Girgis was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2022, authorities arrested Girgis and several other Copts a week after they had peacefully…