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Hidme Markam was detained for her advocacy work to protect religious sites.

On March 9, 2021, authorities arrested Markam, an Adivasi Indigenous activist known for criticizing state…

Qazi Jahangir Qasmi is detained in relation to his religious activity. 

On June 20, 2021, authorities arrested Qazi Jahangir Qasmi, an Islamic cleric and…

Umar Gautam is detained in relation to his religious activity.

On June 20, 2021, authorities arrested Gautam - a Muslim convert, Islamic scholar, and founder of…

Shohida Mamadjonova is imprisoned because of her son's criticism of religious freedom conditions in Tajikistan.

On February 2, 2022, Mamadjonova, mother of exiled Tajik blogger Sherzod …

Abqul Suleymanov was imprisoned for criticizing religious freedom conditions.

On August 12, 2011, authorities arrested Suleymanov, a religious figure, for allegedly creating an extremist…

Movsum Samadov was imprisoned for criticizing religious freedom conditions and for his political activity.

On January 7, 2011, authorities arrested Samadov, head of the Islamic Party of…

Fazilhoja Arifhojaev is under house arrest for his religious expression.

On June 28, 2021, authorities arrested Arifhojaev, a blogger known for his criticism of the government's religious…

Ismail Isaev is imprisoned in relation to state-imposition of a particular religious interpretation. 

On February 4, 2021, Isaev and Isaev's sibling, Salekh Magamadov, - two LGBTI+ youths…

Salekh Magamadov is imprisoned in relation to state-imposition of a particular religious interpretation. 

On February 4, 2021, Magamadov and Magamadov's sibling, Ismail Isaev, - two LGBTI…

Sheikh Salman al-Ouda is detained for supporting greater religious coexistence and criticizing the government.

In September 2017, police arrested al-Ouda, an Islamic scholar, from his home…