Ehsaan Masih was accused of posting on TikTok material on the Jaranwala riots referencing the fabricated blasphemous content that ignited them.
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United Nations Denounce Discrimination and Hate Crimes Against Jehovah’s Witnesses and Others in Japan
For the first time, an official UN document signed by four Special Rapporteurs acknowledges the existence of a major religious liberty crisis in the country.
A Strange Belgian Decision: Catholic Bishops Should Pay Damages for Not Allowing a Woman to Train as a Deacon
Only men can become deacons in the Catholic Church. The judges say they cannot change this but can sentence Catholic authorities to indemnify the woman.
The US Department of State Yearly Report on Religious Freedom: Exemplary on China, Timid on Japan
The report, published on June 26, 2024, confirms last year’s attitude to persuasively denounce foes but somewhat excuse political allies.
Pakistan, Tourist Lynched and Burned Alive for Alleged Blasphemy
A Muslim man visiting the popular tourist destination of Madyan was once again falsely accused of having burned pages of the Quran.
France, Administrative Court Finds MIVILUDES’s Statements About Jehovah’s Witnesses Defamatory
The Paris Administrative Court has concluded that it is “factually incorrect” to claim that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not report cases of child sexual abuse to secular authorities or that they discourage children from pursuing education.
Argentina: Buenos Aires Yoga School Wins Again in Court, “The New York Times” Ignores It
One day after BAYS scored another court victory, “The New York Times” republished the old falsehoods about the “sex cult.” Why?
Now, It’s Uganda: Churches Fight New Restrictive Draft Religious Policy
Deaths by fasting in Kenya are used to put all religions under state control. Churches vow to “stand firm to the last drop of our blood until the policy is dropped.”
Russia: Towards a Liquidation of the Greek Catholic Church?
A priest in Omsk was detained for “rehabilitation of Nazism.” The FSB warned that “the fate of the Greek Catholic Church in Russia” is at stake.
Another School for Girls Burned by Arsonists in Pakistan
The police tries to attribute the incident to a business dispute, but there is a consistent pattern of attacks by ultra-fundamentalists hostile to the education of women.