Hyderabad, Nov. 13 -- The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) shared an X post describing Sharjeel Imam as "a prisoner detained for his religious freedom advocacy."

Its website lists the nature of charges against him as "Criminal Premeditation & Conspiracy Hate Speech Illicit Financing Murder & Attempted Murder Public Disorder Terrorism Treason & Sedition."

It classifies his detention as persecution linked to religious freedom advocacy. Its profile describes Imam's participation in anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protests in December 2019 and January 2020 as peaceful, against a law that is characterised as religiously discriminatory (click here to view).

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