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Arshad Pervaiz is detained for his religious activity.

On July 12, 2022, police in Faisalabad arrested Pervaiz and his son for sacrificing animals on the Eid-ul-Adha holiday. They were…

Zafar Ali is detained for his religious activity.

On July 12, 2022, police in Faisalabad arrested Ali and his father for sacrificing animals on the Eid-ul-Adha holiday. They were charged…

Ashok Kumar is detained for blasphemy.

On or around August 21, 2022, police in Hyderabad arrested Kumar, a sanitation worker, after he was accused of burning a Qur'an. A first information…

Shwe Nya War was detained in relation to his religious freedom advocacy.

On February 1, 2021, military forces detained War, a monk, following the military’s overthrow of the…

Ashin Zero was detained in relation to his religious freedom advocacy.

In late March 2021, military forces detained Zero, a monk known for advocating for the rights of Muslims…

Abdullah Fareed is detained for blasphemy.

In August 2021, authorities arrested Fareed and his brother, Asif Fareed, after they were accused of burning pieces of the Qur'an and other…

Asif Fareed is detained for blasphemy.

In August 2021, authorities arrested Fareed and his brother, Abdullah Fareed, after they were accused of burning pieces of the Qur'an and other…

Qaiser Zada is detained for blasphemy.

On August 5, 2021, authorities arrested Zada, whom reports identity as transgender, after Zada was accused of burning a copy of the Qur'an. Prior to…

Fansan Shahid is detained for blasphemy.

On March 16, 2022, authorities arrested Shahid, an employee of the Pakistan Railways, from his home after he was accused of making a blasphemous…

Muhammad Akbar is detained for blasphemy.

In 2019, authorities arrested Akbar after he was accused of burning papers containing Qur'anic texts. The accusations were reportedly spurred…