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United Kingdom: imprisoned muslims in England more likely to be subjected to force, charity finds
Freedom of information requests found that in eight out of nine prisons with high Muslim populations, Muslim men were more likely to be confronted with batons, made to wear rigid bar handcuffs, or deliberately held in a painful position.
Source: the guardian (16/04/2025)