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Bitter Winter

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Home / Archives for Anti-blasphemy Law

Anti-blasphemy Law

Professional Ahmadi hunter Hassan Muawiya. From Twitter.

01/14/2023 Massimo Introvigne

Ahmadis Killed in Burkina Faso, Booked for Printing the Quran in Pakistan 

Nine were slaughtered in Burkina Faso, five have been charged for blasphemy, as a radical cleric incites Sunni Muslims to “pour petrol rather than water” on Ahmadi houses on fire.

The boy accused of blasphemy. From Twitter.

01/12/2023 Marco Respinti

Pakistan: Boy Charged with Blasphemy for Calling God “Cruel” on Social Media

Confronted with tragedy, a young man shared his anguish and wrote God should be cruel if he allows it. Now, the boy risks the death penalty.

Goraya (left) and the hitman hired to kill him (right). From Facebook.

12/09/2022 Marco Respinti

Pakistanis Accused of Blasphemy Persecuted Abroad as Well

Blogger Ahmed Waqas Goraya now lives in the Netherlands. He says the long arm of Pakistan is coming for him—and many others.

Ashfaq Masih. From Twitter.

07/11/2022 Daniela Bovolenta

Ashfaq Masih: Another Christian Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy in Pakistan

Claiming during a commercial dispute that he “follows only Jesus” and does not give discounts to members of Sufi ascetic orders was enough for getting a capital sentence.

The first page of the decision. From Twitter.

01/25/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Blasphemy: Even a Muslim Woman Sentenced to Death in Pakistan

A man accused her of sharing blasphemous messages and caricatures on WhatsApp. She says it’s the man’s vendetta after she rejected his advances.

Horrific images from videos shared on Twitter: the body of the lynched manager is burned while the mob takes pictures and celebrates.

12/06/2021 Massimo Introvigne

Pakistan: Mob Lynches Sri Lankan Manager Accused of Blasphemy, Burns His Body

The export director of a company in Sialkot, Pakistan, was accused of having offended Prophet Muhammad. Hundreds watched, chanted, and took pictures.

Scenes of destruction of the Bhong Hindu temple.

08/13/2021 Massimo Introvigne

Why an 8-Year-Old Can Be Tried for Blasphemy in Pakistan

Few realize that in the Pakistani Penal Code the minimum age for criminal responsibility in 7. A Hindu boy may face death penalty.

Men and women attend the Aurat Marches.

05/14/2021 Massimo Introvigne

Pakistan: Women’s Rights Activists Accused of Blasphemy

The ubiquitous anti-blasphemy laws are used to threaten women activists with the death penalty, using fabricated evidence.

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