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Aramais Avakian was imprisoned in relation to his religious identity.
On September 4, 2015, authorities arrested Avakian, a Christian fish farmer, after being accusing him of being an…
Ruhiddin Fahriddinov was imprisoned for his religious activity.
In November 2005, Kazakh authorities detained and deported Fahriddinov, a scholar and independent imam, to Uzbekistan.…
Junaid Hafeez is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.
In March 2013, authorities arrested Hafeez, a lecturer…
Abdul Waheed is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.
In March 2017, security services detained Waheed and held him incommunicado after he was accused of uploading "…
Leah Sharibu is in EPC captivity for refusing to renounce her faith.
On February 19, 2018, the Islamic State - West Africa Province (…
Ramesh Kumar was detained for blasphemy.
On May 27, 2019, authorities arrested Kumar, a veterinarian, after he was accused of using Qur'anic text to wrap his medicine deliveries. …
Taimoor Raza is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In April 2016, authorities arrested Raza after he was accused of insulting various Islamic figures on Facebook. …
Sawan Masih was imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
On March 9, 2013, authorities arrested Masih, a street sweeper, after he was accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a…
Shafqat Emmanuel was imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In July 2013, authorities arrested Emmanuel and his wife, Shagufta Kausar, for allegedly sending blasphemous texts.…
Shagufta Kausar was imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In July 2013, authorities Kausar and her husband, Shafqat Emmanuel, for allegedly sending blasphemous texts. The…
Nadeem Samson was detained for blasphemy.
On November 24, 2017, authorities arrested Samson after he was accused of committing blasphemy on Facebook following a property dispute. …
Sunny Mushtaq is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.
In June 2019, authorities arrested 19-year-old Sunny Mushtaq and his friend, Noman Asghar, for receiving images…
Noman Asghar is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In June 2019, authorities arrested Asghar and his friend, Sunny Mushtaq, for receiving images deemed blasphemous via WhatsApp…
Ashfaq Masih is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In June 2017, authorities arrested Masih, a bicycle mechanic, following a dispute with a customer. Authorities charged Masih…
Asif Masih is detained for alleged blasphemy.
In August 2017, authorities arrested 16-year-old Masih after he was accused of setting a Qur'an and another religious booklet on fire. A mob…
Patras Masih was detained for blasphemy.
On February 19, 2018, authorities arrested Masih after he was accused of posting a perceived-blasphemous image on Facebook a few days before.…
Notan Lal was imprisoned for blasphemy.
On September 15, 2019, authorities arrested Lal, the owner and principal of a private…
Huma Younus was subjected to forced renunciation of faith.
In October 2019, a man abducted 14-year-old Younus and forced her to convert to Islam and marry him. Her family subsequently filed…
Maira Shahbaz was subjected to forced renunciation of faith.
In April 2020, three men abducted at gunpoint 14-year-old Maira Shahbaz, forced her to renounce her Christian faith,…
Maruf Gul is detained for alleged blasphemy.
In September 2020, authorities arrested Gul, a Sunni Muslim, after he discussed religious…
Imran Ghafur Masih was imprisoned for blasphemy.
On July 1, 2009, authorities arrested Masih after he was accused of burning a Qur'an. Following the accusation, a mob attacked Masih…
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…
Yaqoob Bashir Masih is imprisoned for alleged blasphemy.
In June 2015, authorities arrested Masih after he was accused of burning a booklet containing Qur'an text and was harmed by a mob.…
Nadeem James is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In July 2016, authorities arrested James after he was accused of forwarding allegedly blasphemous content to a friend.…
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.…
Shehzad Masih is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.
In July 2017, authorities arrested 16-year-old Masih after a coworker and another individual accused him of…
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).…
Anwar Masih is detained for alleged blasphemy.
On June 2, 2020, authorities arrested Masih following a dispute with some Muslim family members. Authorities, who were called to mediate,…
Sohail Masih is detained for alleged blasphemy.
In August 2020, authorities arrested Masih after he was accused of posting content on Facebook deemed to be blasphemous. Authorities charged…
David Masih is detained for alleged blasphemy.
In August 2020, authorities in Nowshera arrested Masih after pages torn from the Qur'an were discovered in a nearby drain. Authorities…
Mubashar Ahmad was imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy-related offenses.
On May 13, 2014, authorities arrested Ahmad alongside three others for allegedly tearing down…
Ehsan Ahmad was imprisoned for blasphemy.
On May 13, 2014, authorities arrested Ahmad alongside three others after they were accused of tearing down posters containing religious…
Saeed Ahmad Wariach is detained for alleged blasphemy.
Authorities arrested Wariach for "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC).
Abdul Majeed is detained for blasphemy.
On September 13, 2020, authorities arrested Majeed after charging him with "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC).
Usman Darvyshov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On February 18, 2009, Uzbek security services detained Darvyshov, a boxing coach at an athletics school and resident…
Fayzulla Agzamov is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
In 2001, authorities arrested Agzamov and charged him with “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order…
Tohir Djumanov was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On August 6, 1999, authorities arrested Djumanov in Tashkent after accusing him of distributing Hizb ut-Tahrir literature.
…Ravshan Kosimov was imprisoned for his religious identity and activity.
In 2008, security services arrested Kosimov, a soldier who studied on an exchange program at the U.S. military…
Avaz Tokhtakhodjaev was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 26, 1999, security service agents arrested Tokhtakhodjaev, an economist, from his home in Tashkent…
Umar Badalov is detained for his religious activity.
On March 4, 1999, authorities arrested Badalov, a migrant worker and resident of Tashkent and pious Muslim, in the wave of arrests…
Nematullo Ibragimov was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On an unspecified date, authorities arrested Ibragimov, a resident of Namangan, after accusing him of being a “Wahhabi” due…
Muhammad Abdukarimovich Rashidov was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
In 2018, authorities arrested Rashidov, a Tashkent resident, reportedly for…
Sanat Salimov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On an unspecified date, police from the Navoi Department of Internal Affairs Division of Terrorism and Extremism…
Jahongir Kamolov was imprisoned for an alleged religious affiliation.
On May 18, 2000, police arrested Kamolov in Tashkent for allegedly being a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir. He was reportedly…
Ibrohim Kholmatov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In 2000, authorities arrested Kholmatov and charged him with “attempts to overthrow the constitutional order” (Art.…
Alisher Muminov was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On March 26, 2016, authorities arrested Muminov, a resident of Margilon, in Tashkent and charged him with “attempts to overthrow…
Alisher Kasymov is imprisoned for discussing his religion on social media.
On October 10, 2019, authorities arrested Kasymov for allegedly downloading “extremist sermons” and other…
Shakhzodjon Zokirov is imprisoned for discussing his religion on social media.
On October 8, 2019, authorities arrested Zokirov for allegedly downloading “extremist sermons” and other…
Ubaydulla Murtazoyev was imprisoned for discussing his religion on social media.
On September 5, 2019, authorities detained Murtazoyev for allegedly storing with the purpose of distributing…
Azimjon Abdusamatov was imprisoned for discussing his religion on social media.
Between August and October 2019, authorities originally arrested Abdusamatov alongside seven others for…
Bakhtiyor Tursunov is imprisoned for discussing his religion on social media.
On September 5, 2019, authorities detained Tursunov and charged him on various criminal statutes, including…
Iskandar Iskandarov was imprisoned for gathering to discuss his religion.
In January 2020, authorities reportedly arrested Iskandarov for meeting with others to talk about Islam. …
Akbar Absalov was imprisoned for gathering to discuss his religion.
In January 2020, authorities reportedly arrested Absalov for meeting with others to talk about Islam. Prosecutors…
Fariduddin Abduvokhidov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In January 2020, authorities arrested Abduvokhidov for meeting with others to talk about Islam. Prosecutors charged…
Murodjon Khayitov is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
In 2009, authorities arrested Khayitov for peacefully exercising of his religious beliefs.
Later…
Farrukh Yuldashev was imprisoned for his religious activity.
In 2000, authorities arrested Yuldashev during waves of arrests of Muslims following the February 1999 Tashkent bombings.…
Muhamadjon Akhmadjonov was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On May 20, 2017, Akhmadjonov was sentenced to 13 years in prison for “resistance to a government…
Akbar Ikramov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On April 17, 2000, the Margilon City Court sentenced Ikramov to eight years in prison on several criminal statutes,…
Miraziz Mirzakhmedov is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On June 5, 2000, the Tashkent Region Court sentenced Mirzakhmedov to 13 years in prison for “…
Ravshan Karimov was imprisoned for an alleged religious affiliation.
On May 22, 2000, the Tashkent City Court sentenced Karimov to 13 years in prison on various criminal statutes,…
Jamshidbek Iboydullaevich Atabekov was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On March 30, 1998, the Jizzakh City Court convicted Atabekov of "illegal production, purchase, storage, and…
Shamsiddin Giyasov was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On January 4, 2002, the Tashkent City Court sentenced Giyasov to six years and six months in prison for “…
Rustam Nosirov was imprisoned in relation to his religious appearance.
On September 30, 1998, the Chinaz District Court sentenced Nosirov to two years in prison for "intentional infliction…
Zabikhullo Muminov was imprisoned for his religious activity.
In 1999, authorities arrested Muminov following the aftermath of the Tashkent bombings. His family reported that police…
Erkinjon Oripov was imprisoned in relation to his religious activity.
On August 8, 2000, the Tashkent’s Shaykhontakhur District Court sentenced Oripov to nine years in prison for “…
Abror Akhmedov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On January 23, 2003, the Qashqadaryo Region Court sentenced Akhmedov to seven years in prison for “attempts…
Dilrukh Isakov is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On March 2, 2004, the Sabir Rakhimov District Court in Tashkent sentenced Isakov to six years in prison…
Mukhiddin Jalolov was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On an unspecified date, authorities arrested Jalolov amid mass arrests of Muslims following the …
Rakhmatjon Ernazarov is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On September 12, 2000, the Fergana City Court sentenced Ernazarov to nine years in…
Olim Mirzaev is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In 2001/2022, Mirzaev was imprisoned reportedly in relation to his religious beliefs. The date of his arrest, charges, and…
Muhammadamin Abdurazzokov is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On June 19, 1999, the Fergana Region Court sentenced Abdurazzokov to 14 years in prison for “…
Akrom Kamolovich Zokirov is imprisoned for his religious identity and activity.
In 2000, the Margilon City Court sentenced Zokirov to 20 years in prison on unspecified charges.
In…
Otabek Madaminov was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On November 5, 1999, the Shakhrikhan District Court in the Andijan region sentenced Madaminov to 12 years and six months in…
Abdulbosit Akhmajonov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On June 11, 2017, the Fergana Region Court sentenced Akhmajonov to 15 years in prison for several criminal…
Mukhitdin Irgashev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On April 1, 2015, officers arrested Irgashev, along with his son in Bukhara, charging them first with…
Sardorbek Irgashev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
For several years prior to their arrest, Irgashev, his father, Mukhitdin Irgashev, and his brother, Otabek…
Otabek Irgashev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On April 1, 2015, officers arrested Irgashev and his father in Bukhara, charging them first with administrative…
Kadyr Yusupov was mistreated in prison for fighting for prisoner religious freedom rights and his religious activity.
In or around December 2018, authorities arrested Yusupov, who…
Turnazar Boymatov was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On March 27, 2000, a Surkhandaryo Region Court sentenced Boymatov to nine years in prison for “attempts to overthrow the…
Mashrap Rabiev was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On May 20, 2003, a court in the Surkhandaryo region sentenced Rabiev to nine years for “attempts to…
Murod Muminov is imprisoned in relation to his religious beliefs and activity.
On September 18, 2002, the Tashkent City Court sentenced Muminov to 11 years in prison for “attempts to…
Nomoz Normurodov is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On July 13, 2000, the Surkhandaryo Region Court sentenced Normurodov to 11 years in prison for “…
Bakhromjon Inogomov is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On May 1, 2001, the Tashkent City District Court sentenced Inogomov to 11 years in prison for…
Shukhrat Usmanov was imprisoned for his religious activity.
On May 21, 1999, the Tashkent Region Court sentenced Usmanov to 12 years in prison for “attempts to overthrow the…
Abdulkhomid Allaberdiev is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On February 8, 2001, the Surkhandaryo Region Court sentenced Allaberdiev to 12 years in prison for “attempts to…
Bakhtiyor Sharipov is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On May 18, 2002, the Fergana Region Court sentenced Sharipov to ten years in prison for “attempts to…
Mukhammadjon Ibadullaev is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
Between 2000 and 2003, Ibadullaev, a surgeon, was originally sentenced. The date of arrest,…
Ravshan Ochilov is imprisoned for his religious activity.
Between 2000 and 2001, authorities arrested Ochilov reportedly after accusing him of being a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir, a banned…
Umid Boltaboev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
Between 2000 and 2001, authorities arrested Boltaboev on charges related to his religious belief. The details of his…
Umar Nishonbaev was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
In 2000/2001, authorities arrested Nishonbaev reportedly in relation to his religious belief and activity.…
Jamoliddin Khaidarov was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
In 2000/2001, Khaidarov was initially imprisoned. The date of his arrest, charges, and details of his…
Abduvohid Ishmuratov is imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
In 2000/2001, Ishmuratov was imprisoned. His date of arrest, charges, and details of his…
Dilmurod Tuleev was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
In 2000/2001, Tuleev was imprisoned on religiously motivated charges. His date of arrest, charges, and…
Ismon Usinbaev was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
The charges and details of his original sentence are unknown.
In August 2008, the Fergana…
Ikromjon Akhmajonov was imprisoned in relation to his religious belief and activity.
In 2004, the Fergana Region Court sentenced Akhmajonov to 11 years in prison for “attempts to…