Tag: Blasphemy
Jailed Christian in Pakistan released after dismissal of blasphemy charges
Father Yousaf paid tribute to the lawyers who, he said, had worked tirelessly to prove Allahrakha’s innocence.
Pakistan cracks down on ‘blasphemy through social media’
Pakistan has been witnessing a crackdown on blasphemy on social media, applying existing severe criminal legislation
Ordeal of Christian imprisoned for blasphemy in Pakistan continues
Data from the Center for Social Justice show that there were 1,949 people in Pakistan charged under the blasphemy laws from 1987 to 2021
Samsung outlet attacked over blasphemy charges in Pakistan
On July 2, the rumor spread that a QR code posted on a Samsung promotional billboard outside the Star City Mall in Karachi was “blasphemous”
‘I spent eight years on death row after being falsely accused...
After eight years on death row, separated from each other and from their children, a Catholic couple were released in June 2021 in Pakistan
Indonesia urged to review blasphemy article in draft Criminal Code
Civil society and human rights groups said the existence of the blasphemy article is “very worrying” in Indonesia
Pakistani woman sentenced to death for ‘blasphemous’ WhatsApp status
Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, and laws prohibiting it can carry a potential death sentence
Christian accused of blasphemy in Pakistan sentenced to death by hanging
The life sentence that Zafar Bhatti, 52, has been serving in northeast Pakistan has been changed to death by hanging on January 3
Pakistan’s top court grants bail to Christian facing blasphemy charge
The charity Open Doors ranks Pakistan as the fifth-worst country in the world to be a Christian
Christian woman in Pakistan arrested for blasphemy after receiving text message
In Pakistan, false accusations of blasphemy are widespread and often motivated by personal vendettas or religious hatred
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