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Raif Badawi was imprisoned for his religious freedom advoacy, expression about religion, and for criticizing religious authorities.

In June 2012, authorities arrested Badawi, a…

Ahmad al-Shamri is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.

In 2014, authorities arrested al-Shamri, accused him of using social media to insult or renounce Islam, and charged him…

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 "…

Mohammad Nouri is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy. 

In or around October 2015, authorities reportedly arrested Nouri after accusing him of posting anti-Islamic content…

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.…

Annamurad Atdaev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In September 2016, authorities arrested Atdaev when he returned to Turkmenistan from Egypt, where he had been studying…

Maruf Gul is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In September 2020, authorities arrested Gul, a Sunni Muslim, after he discussed religious…

Abdughappar Abdurusul is detained for his religious activity and ethnoreligious identity. 

In July 2018, authorities in Ghulja (Yining) city, Ili (Yili) Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture,…

Ablikim Memtimin is detained for his ethnoreligious identity.

In 2017, authorities detained Memtimin reportedly in relation to either his travel to Turkey or his memorization of the Qur'an…

Hebibulla Tohti is imprisoned for his religious scholarship and ethnoreligious identity.

In March 2017, security personnel in Urumqi municipality, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (…