Pakistani Blasphemy Laws: A Human Rights Violation
In Pakistan, a college teacher was sentenced to ten years in jail for a supposed blasphemous lecture presented in class on January 8, 2021. According to Aljazeera news, judge Raja Continue Reading
Pakistan: Christian couple on death row for ‘blasphemous texts’ must be released
The Pakistani authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a husband and wife facing death sentences after being convicted of sending ‘blasphemous’ text messages, said Amnesty International, ahead of an appeal Continue Reading
Pakistan Blasphemy cases have inflated in 2020, the year of the most abuses
LAHORE: At least 1,855 people have been accused under offences related to religion – mostly under Sections 295-B and C to 298-C of the Pakistan Penal Code, better known as Continue Reading
Pakistan court sentences three to death for blasphemy
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 Continue Reading
Pakistan: Accusations of blasphemy continue to endanger lives
The alarming uptick in blasphemy accusations across Pakistan underscores the urgency with which the draconian laws that enable abuse and risk lives must be repealed, Amnesty International said today. The Continue Reading
Explained: Pakistan’s emotive blasphemy laws
Islamabad, Pakistan – Bishop John Joseph, 65, one of Pakistan’s most prominent human rights activists, had been campaigning for decades to reform the country’s strict blasphemy laws. On the morning of Continue Reading
Atheists and humanists facing discrimination across the world, report finds
Atheists and humanists are facing discrimination and persecution in some countries because of their beliefs and values, according to a new report. Non-religious people in Colombia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Continue Reading
Pakistan’s Bloodthirsty Blasphemy Law Needs to Be Repealed
Tahir Ahmad Naseem became the latest to be extrajudicially killed for blasphemy in Pakistan. The victim, who had formerly been an Ahmadi before leaving the community, had been under arrest inside Peshawar Continue Reading
Man shot dead for ‘blasphemy’ in Pakistan courtroom
Tahir Ahmad Naseem, accused of blasphemy by claiming to be a prophet, shot six times during a hearing. A man accused of blasphemy for claiming that he was a prophet Continue Reading
Women’s oppression in Islam
Islam in its purest form honors and elevates women, we are often told. But does it?All too often, textual reality (the Quran) matches up with the historical reality of seventh-century Continue Reading