On Feb. 3, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) blocked Wikipedia nationwide. In its statement before the ban, the PTA said the online encyclopedia had refused to remove “sacrilegious contents” from the website. In 2020, Continue Reading
A court in Pakistan has sentenced a Christian to death after he received cartoons of Mohammad, the founder of Islam, in a WhatsApp chat message to his phone. Nouman Asghar, Continue Reading
Alarming numbers in blasphemy cases in Pakistan. From Jan 1 to May 10, 2023: 57 alleged blasphemy cases & 4 extrajudicial killings were reported. Punjab hit hardest with 28 cases, Continue Reading
Two Christian teenagers, one of whom is a minor, were arrested on accusations of blasphemy in the Qurban Lines area of Lahore, Pakistan on 18 May. Adil Babar, 18, and Continue Reading
A mob in eastern Pakistan stormed a police station on Saturday, snatched a Muslim man accused of blasphemy from custody and lynched him, in the country’s latest religion-linked killing. Muhammad Waris, in Continue Reading
After serving five years in prison, a Christian who owns a bicycle repair shop in Lahore, Pakistan, has been sentenced to death on baseless charges of blasphemy, according to his Continue Reading
Aneeqa Ateeq says she was dragged her into a religious discussion so her accuser could take revenge A court in Pakistan has sentenced a woman to death over allegedly blasphemous messages sent Continue Reading
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) launched its 7th annual Freedom of Thought Report at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City last year. For the first Continue Reading
Lahore (Agenza FIdes) – 17-year-old Pakistani Christian teen arrested for blasphemy on social media and arrested yesterday in Lahore. As Fides learns, the complaint, based on Article 295-c of the Continue Reading
