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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 Irgashev, were under Russian and Uzbek surveillance both in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, and Yekaterinburg, Russia.

On May 9, 2015, Yekaterinburg police officers detained Irgashev. They deported him to Tashkent 11 days later.

In September 2015, a Tashkent Court sentenced Irgashev to 12 years, his father to 15 years, and his brother to 11 years in prison on unspecified charges. According to his mother, Zumrat Irgashev, all three were subjected to torture during pre-trial detention.

In September 2022, it was reported that Irgashev had been released. 

Related Cases: Mukhitdin Irgashev, Otabek Irgashev

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Abdulazeez Inyass is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.

In May 2015, Inyass, a cleric, allegedly said during a lecture that Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse, the founder of the Tijaniya order that Inyass belongs to, was "bigger than the Prophet Mohamed."

On an unspecified date, authorities arrested Inyass following violent protests. He was reportedly subjected to a five-month secret trial.

In January 2016, Inyass was sentenced to death for "insulting the Prophet Muhammad."

As of August 2020, Inyass remains detained as he waits for the governor to approve his sentence.

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Sheikh Abduljabar Nasiru Kabara is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.

In July 2021, authorities arrested Kabara, a cleric, and charged him with blasphemy and incitement. Charges were reportedly related to his “defamatory sermons” that are allegedly “mortifying [to] the companions and the Holy Prophet Muhammad.” His arrest also follows his participation in a debate on the precepts of Islam organized by the government. According to the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, the charges against Kabara are only meant to prevent him from preaching, teaching, and conducting his religious activities because his religious opinions and beliefs differ from the governor and a Kano-based coalition of Islamic clerics. In February 2021, authorities banned Kabara from preaching. They also closed his mosque and affiliated religious schools pending investigation. State security forces subsequently prevented his followers from protesting the decision or holding the community's annual Mauqibi religious festival.

On December 15, 2022, an Upper Sharia Court in Kano sentenced Kabara to death reportedly for blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad.