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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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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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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 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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