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Pakistan court sentences Christian woman to death in blasphemy case
3 months ago

Pakistan court sentences Christian woman to death in blasphemy case

The Hindu  

A court in Pakistan on Thursday sentenced a Christian woman to death in a blasphemy case. Judge Afzal Majuka of the Special Court in Islamabad after the trial found her guilty under Section 295 C of the Pakistan Penal Code, which carries a death sentence. Earlier, Asia Bibi, who was sentenced to death for blasphemy, was kept in prison for …

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Justice robbed by mobs: Blasphemy in Pakistan
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Justice robbed by mobs: Blasphemy in Pakistan

Hindustan Times  

On June 20, a local tourist was lynched and burnt alive by a mob in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after being accused of committing blasphemy for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran. Grisly and sordid, though not uncommon, this latest incident in a long list of blasphemy-related vigilante justice has sparked renewed concerns regarding the misuse and abuse of blasphemy laws …

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Blasphemy laws | Faith and violence
1 year, 4 months ago

Blasphemy laws | Faith and violence

The Hindu  

Last Wednesday, a mob attacked a Christian colony in Pakistan’s Jaranwala and burned 22 churches and looted a large number of houses forcing hundreds of citizens of the minority community to flee to neighbouring areas. Taseer had boldly taken on the supporters of the blasphemy laws and defended Christian farm worker Asiya Bibi, who was convicted of blasphemy by a …

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Why does Sweden allow Quran burnings? Like much of West, it has no blasphemy laws
1 year, 5 months ago

Why does Sweden allow Quran burnings? Like much of West, it has no blasphemy laws

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — A recent string of public desecrations of the Quran by a handful of anti-Islam activists in Sweden has sparked an angry reaction in Muslim countries and raised questions – including in Sweden – about why such acts are allowed. Stockholm police did just that in February when they denied two applications for Quran-burning protests, citing assessments from the …

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Opinion: Is God on the side of blasphemy laws?
1 year, 7 months ago

Opinion: Is God on the side of blasphemy laws?

LA Times  

A sign at a rally in Lahore, Pakistan, reads “Hang the blasphemer Sana.” Sana Ullah was arrested in April for claiming to be an Islamic prophet. But try telling that to officials in Pakistan, who in mid-April arrested a Chinese man working on a dam project and imprisoned him on charges of “blasphemy” for insulting God and the prophet Muhammad. …

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Pakistan: Human rights report shows the dire state of religious minorities, highlights instances of forced conversions
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistan: Human rights report shows the dire state of religious minorities, highlights instances of forced conversions

Op India  

According to a Human Rights Observer 2023 fact sheet in Pakistan, during the year 2022, the amount of anti-minority religious content in curricula and textbooks grew, and several enduring and new issues with the educational system surfaced in the Islamic nation. The report addressed five significant issues that have an impact on religious minorities, including prejudice in the educational system, …

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Op-Ed: How blasphemy laws are used to serve political ends
1 year, 10 months ago

Op-Ed: How blasphemy laws are used to serve political ends

LA Times  

Relatives carry the body of Mushtaq Ahmed, 41, in eastern Pakistan last year. On Jan. 17, Pakistan’s National Assembly unanimously voted to expand the country’s laws on blasphemy, which already carried the death penalty for insulting the prophet Muhammad. Across cultures and across centuries, I’ve found, blasphemy laws have emerged to serve the ruling authorities by silencing political dissent. Human …

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Pakistan's new blasphemy laws may be 'weaponised' against minorities, says rights group
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan's new blasphemy laws may be 'weaponised' against minorities, says rights group

India Today  

Pakistan has further strengthened its already harsh blasphemy laws to punish anyone convicted of insulting people connected to Prophet Muhammad. This latest piece of legislation has left human rights activists alarmed, as they fear the laws would be misused to settle scores and further persecute religious minorities like Hindus and Christians in Pakistan. Pakistan's blasphemy laws carry a potential death …

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Hindu Man Saved from Lynch Mob in Pakistan: US Lawmaker, Civil Society Want Blasphemy Laws Scrapped
2 years, 3 months ago

Hindu Man Saved from Lynch Mob in Pakistan: US Lawmaker, Civil Society Want Blasphemy Laws Scrapped

News 18  

Police in Pakistan’s Hyderabad earlier in August managed to disperse a violent mob which was baying for the blood of Ashok Kumar, a sanitary worker accused of committing blasphemy. Hyderabad police dispersed a violent mob which was demanding handing over a Hindu sanitary worker accusing him of #blasphemy Police claims the sanitary worker was targeted because of a personal clash …

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Udaipur Killing: Time is Ripe for Muslim Clerics to Issue Fatwa Against Blasphemy
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur Killing: Time is Ripe for Muslim Clerics to Issue Fatwa Against Blasphemy

News 18  

In response to the barbaric murder of an Udaipur tailor, Kanhaiya Lal, by two Muslim men, Hazrat Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, general secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, gave an interesting statement. In fact, the biggest culprit, as per Rahmani, is the Government of India which failed to act against Nupur Sharma, whose “derogatory words” have “pained” …

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What is blasphemy? Why is the idea at odds with rule of law?
2 years, 5 months ago

What is blasphemy? Why is the idea at odds with rule of law?

India Today  

The beheading of a Hindu tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur for a social media post supporting Nupur Sharma over her “blasphemous” remarks against Prophet Muhammad is being treated by the central government as an act of terror. What puts the idea of blasphemy at odds with India’s rule of law is the fact that the constitution allows its people the right …

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Pakistan has more religious violence than any other country: Reports
2 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan has more religious violence than any other country: Reports

Op India  

Amidst political instabilities in Pakistan growing with every passing day, reports have appeared in various media houses in which it is said that the religious violence in Pakistan is more than that in any other country in the world. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom mentioned in the report that instances of mob violence, and state-enforced criminal blasphemy …

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Pakistan court sentences three to death for blasphemy
3 years, 11 months ago

Pakistan court sentences three to death for blasphemy

Al Jazeera  

Fourth accused, a college teacher, sentenced to 10 years in jail for ‘blasphemous’ lecture he delivered in the classroom. An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has handed death sentences to three people for social media posts deemed insulting to Prophet Muhammad under the country’s blasphemy laws. A fourth accused, a college teacher, was sentenced to 10 years in jail for a …

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Explained: Pakistan’s emotive blasphemy laws
4 years, 3 months ago

Explained: Pakistan’s emotive blasphemy laws

Al Jazeera  

In recent years, a record number of cases have been filed under blasphemy law introduced during British colonial rule. “In a sense, all religious traditions have deep connections to specific sacred objects and would be hurt by perceived defilement of their religious traditions, but this has certainly taken heightened political significance in Pakistan.” Khan argues that the heightened significance of …

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US asks Pak to reform ’abused blasphemy laws’ after killing of citizen in court
4 years, 4 months ago

US asks Pak to reform ’abused blasphemy laws’ after killing of citizen in court

Live Mint  

Expressing shock and outrage over the killing of an American citizen inside Pakistani courtroom, US on Thursday asked Pakistan to "immediately reform its often abused blasphemy laws and its court system, which allow such abuses to occur." Naseem had been lured to Pakistan from his home in Illinois by individuals who then used Pakistan's blasphemy laws to entrap him," Cale …

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Pakistan: Elderly man accused of 'blasphemy' killed inside court
4 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan: Elderly man accused of 'blasphemy' killed inside court

Op India  

In a brutal incident, an elderly man belonging to the minority Islamic sect of Ahmadiyyas, who was facing a trial for ‘blasphemy’, was shot dead in front of the judge in a local court situated in a high-security zone in Pakistan’s Peshawar city on Wednesday. According to the reports, Tahir Ahmad Naseem, who was arrested on the charges of blasphemy …

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