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Ali al-Omari is detained his role as a prominent religious figure.

On September 9, 2017, authorities arrested al-Omari, an Islamic scholar, talk-show personality, and the chairman of TV…

Elshan Mustafaoglu was imprisoned for his religious expression and activism.

On December 17, 2014, authorities arrested Mustafaoglu, a Muslim scholar and former department head at the…

Abqul Suleymanov was imprisoned for criticizing religious freedom conditions.

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

Mahmadsodyk Sayidov is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On March 5, 2021, authorities arrested Sayidov, an imam, after he refused to give the state-provided sermon at his mosque.…

Sirojiddin Abdurahmonov is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

On November 12, 2020, authorities arrested Sirojiddin, an imam, following a raid on his apartment while he was teaching…

Abdukhalil Abduzhabbarov is imprisoned for his religious activity and expression.

On February 18, 2017, Kazakh authorities arrested Abduzhabbarov, an imam, after extraditing him from Saudi…

Zhang Chunlei is detained for his religious activity.

On March 16, 2021, authorities detained Zhang, an elder of the Love (Ren’ai) Reformed Church, for "illegally operating as an…

Ramy Kamel was detained for his civil rights work and religious freedom advocacy.

On November 23, 2019, security forces arrested Kamel, a human rights activist and founder of the…

Suleiman Bouhafs is imprisoned for his alleged expression about religion.

On August 25, 2021, three men in a black vehicle abducted Bouhafs –  Chairman of the St. Augustine Coordination of…

Kadyr Yusupov was mistreated in prison for fighting for prisoner religious freedom rights and his religious activity. 

In or around December 2018, authorities arrested Yusupov, who served…