Pakistan, Young Christian Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy
Noman Masih is accused of having shared caricatures of Prophet Muhammad via WhatsApp. He claims to be innocent.
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
Noman Masih is accused of having shared caricatures of Prophet Muhammad via WhatsApp. He claims to be innocent.
Adil Babar and Simon Nadeem Masih are accused of having called their dog “Muhammad Ali.” Only, they do not have a dog.
A Christian woman and a Muslim man have been falsely accused of burning Quran pages. They now risk the death penalty.
Dozens accused of blasphemy languish in jail for years. A Chinese man has been promptly released on a $700 bail.
Another man has been lynched in the Nankana Sahib District in Punjab. Do the anti-blasphemy laws inspire the criminals, or do the mobs influence the MPs who pass and support such laws?
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.
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.
Blogger Ahmed Waqas Goraya now lives in the Netherlands. He says the long arm of Pakistan is coming for him—and many others.
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.
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