The majority of the books discussed Islam and the evangelization of Muslims.
The government of the central Asian nation does not publish a list of banned literature, according to Forum 18; instead, the accused are informed at unannounced court hearings that they have committed a crime.
The latest convictions are part of a pattern of harassment against the nation’s Protestant community.
The nation of 18 million is 47% Muslim, 47% Russian Orthodox, 2% Protestant, and 1% Catholic.