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July 06, 2023

Nathasha Edirisooriya was detained for blasphemy.

On May 27, 2023, police arrested and detained Edirisooriya after receiving a complaint that she made jokes insulting to Buddhism and…

October 20, 2022

Roy Suryo was imprisoned for blasphemy.

On August 5, 2022, police arrested Suryo, the former Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, for tweeting out an image of President Joko Widodo's face…

October 20, 2022

Cepdika Eka Rismana is detained for blasphemy. 

On May 5, 2022, police in West Java province arrested Rismana after a video of went viral of Rismana stepping or stomping on a Qur'an. He is…

August 09, 2022

Teesta Setalvad was detained for her human rights work supporting minority religious communities. 

On June 25, 2022, an antiterrorism squad in Mumbai arrested Setalvad, a human rights…

August 09, 2022

Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba was imprisoned for criticizing state violence against religious and marginalized communities. 

On May 9, 2014, plain clothed police officers in Delhi arrested…

August 09, 2022

Rupesh Singh is detained in relation to his reporting on religious and marginalized communities.

On July 17, 2022, police in the Ramgarh district of eastern Jharkhand state arrested Singh…

May 25, 2022

Jyoti Jagtap is detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.

On September 8, 2020, the Anti-Terrorism Squad in…

May 25, 2022

Ramesh Murlidhar Gaichor is detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.

On September 7, 2020, the National…

May 25, 2022

Sagar Tatyarao Gorakhe is detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.

On September 7, 2020, the National…

May 25, 2022

Anand Teltumbde was detained for his human rights and civil rights work for marginalized religious communities.

On April 14, 2020, Teltumbde, a scholar and…