Authorities in Myanmar have detained two Pakistan nationals for giving sermons at mosques in the commercial capital of Yangon
The detentions come amid a spike in the number of cases of religious intolerance in the country, with several mosques and religious buildings attacked in the last month alone.
Officials from the country's official Muslim body said Sunday that the men did little more than visit the mosques and conduct sermons, calling the arrests an oppression of the right to prayer.
A Yangon police officer told Anadolu Agency on Sunday that Amed Zulfiqar, 63, and his 29-year-old son Amed Saifullah were arrested after arriving in the commercial capital July 26, and giving sermons in Panbetan, Kyauktada and Mingala Taungnyunt Townships without seeking permission from authorities. (Courtesy of worldbulletin.net)
