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Tag: Blasphemy

World

Hundreds Languish in Pakistan’s Prisons on Blasphemy Charges

August 24, 2025August 24, 2025Zia ur-RehmanComments Off on Hundreds Languish in Pakistan’s Prisons on Blasphemy Charges

In Pakistan, hundreds are in jail on charges of blaspheming Islam. Rights groups say some of these cases are due to bad actors’ entrapping victims online.

World

First It Was Lynch Mobs. Now Police Kill Pakistanis Accused of Blasphemy.

September 26, 2024September 28, 2024Zia ur-RehmanComments Off on First It Was Lynch Mobs. Now Police Kill Pakistanis Accused of Blasphemy.

The deaths of two men have reverberated across Pakistan, where the charge of insulting Islam has long been a sensitive issue.

World

Blasphemy Is a Crime in Pakistan. Mobs Are Delivering the Verdicts.

March 2, 2024Zia ur-RehmanComments Off on Blasphemy Is a Crime in Pakistan. Mobs Are Delivering the Verdicts.

Being convicted of the charge can bring a death sentence in the country. But simply being accused of disrespect toward Islam can also be enough to get a person killed.

World

Lina Lutfiawati Sentenced to 2 Years After Eating Pork on Camera

September 21, 2023September 21, 2023MIKE IVES and MUKTITA SUHARTONOComments Off on Lina Lutfiawati Sentenced to 2 Years After Eating Pork on Camera

Lina Lutfiawati, an influencer from Indonesia, received a two-year sentence after a video of her eating pork rinds angered the nation’s ​​top Muslim clerics.

World

Sweden Raises Terrorism Threat Amid Quran Burnings: What to Know

July 31, 2023August 17, 2023Aaron BoxermanComments Off on Sweden Raises Terrorism Threat Amid Quran Burnings: What to Know

The country has found itself caught between outrage over anti-Muslim actions and its commitment to free speech. Denmark has also wrestled with the same tensions.

World

What’s Happening With the Quran Burnings in Sweden?

July 28, 2023July 28, 2023Aaron BoxermanComments Off on What’s Happening With the Quran Burnings in Sweden?

Sweden has found itself caught between outrage over anti-Muslim actions and its commitments to free speech.

World

Chinese Worker in Pakistan Is Arrested on Blasphemy Charges

April 17, 2023SALMAN MASOODComments Off on Chinese Worker in Pakistan Is Arrested on Blasphemy Charges

The arrest of a foreigner under the country’s harsh blasphemy laws, which can lead to the death penalty, is rare and could strain an otherwise warming relationship between China and Pakistan.

World

Pakistan Strengthens Laws Against Blasphemy

January 21, 2023January 22, 2023SALMAN MASOODComments Off on Pakistan Strengthens Laws Against Blasphemy

Insulting Islam or its founder is already a capital offense, but now those who insult people connected to the Prophet Muhammad could get prison time.

World

In New Law, Indonesia Criminalizes Sex Outside of Marriage

December 6, 2022December 7, 2022SUI-LEE WEEComments Off on In New Law, Indonesia Criminalizes Sex Outside of Marriage

Parliament also approved a law that criminalizes criticism of the government, delivering a blow to the country’s progressive reputation.

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