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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…

Shifa ur-Rehman is detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On April 26, 2020, authorities arrested ur-Rehman, a Muslim and president of Jamia…

Gulfisha Fatima is detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On April 9, 2020, authorities arrested Fatima, a Muslim student activist, under first…

Muhammad Akbar is detained for blasphemy.

In 2019, authorities arrested Akbar after he was accused of burning papers containing Qur'anic texts. The accusations were reportedly spurred…

Aneeqa Ateeq is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.

In May 2020, authorities arrested Ateeq after she was accused of posting/sending sketches of religious figures via WhatsApp…

Sharjeel Imam is detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 28, 2020, authorities arrested Imam, a Muslim student activist, after authorities accusing him of inciting…

Meeran Haider is detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On April 1, 2020, authorities arrested Haider, a Muslim student activist, after accusing him of inciting communal…

Khalid Saifi is detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On February 26, 2020, authorities arrested Saifi, founder of the United Against Hate organization, after accusing him…

Ilham Tohti is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and activism. 

On January 15, 2014, authorities arrested Tohti, an economics professor, after police raided his home and seized…

Khurram Parvez is detained for his human rights work.

On November 22, 2021, authorities arrested Parvez, a Muslim human rights advocate that has been critical of the ruling Bhartiya Janata…