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
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
The Pakistani government did not amend or repeal blasphemy law provisions that have provided a pretext for violence against religious minorities and have left them vulnerable to arbitrary arrest and Continue Reading
A mob in Pakistan tortured, killed and then set on fire a Sri Lankan man who was accused of blasphemy over some posters he had allegedly taken down. Priyantha Diyawadana, Continue Reading
An eight-year-old Hindu boy is being held in protective police custody in east Pakistan after becoming the youngest person ever to be charged with blasphemy in the country. The boy’s family is 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
Female Infanticide in Pakistan at its peak, In 2017 Edhi Foundation, a non-profit operating in the region, found 355 dead infants from the garbage dumps across Pakistan. The bodies of over 300 Continue Reading
Up to 11 cases of child sexual abuse in Pakistan reported per day, according to a report published by Sahil – an organisation that works on child protection with a special Continue Reading
