Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Burma
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Theravada
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: March//2021
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Freedom Advocacy
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Ashin Zero
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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 in Burma. The charges against him are unspecified.
Sources:
- U.S. Ambassador-at-Large Rashad Hussain, Tweet, March 27, 2022
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Pakistan
Religion or Belief: Unspecified
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: August//2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Texts)
Nature of Charges: Blasphemy
Abdullah Fareed
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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 religious literature. They were both charged with "desecrating the Qur'an" (Sec. 295-B PPC).
Related Cases: Asif Fareed
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Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Pakistan
Religion or Belief: Unspecified
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: August//2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Texts)
Nature of Charges: Blasphemy
Asif Fareed
Extra Bio Info:
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 religious literature. They were both charged with "desecrating the Qur'an" (Sec. 295-B PPC).
Related Cases: Abdullah Fareed