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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

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

2 Lynchings Reported at Sikh Temples in India

December 19, 2021December 19, 2021SAMEER YASIRComments Off on 2 Lynchings Reported at Sikh Temples in India

Enraged mobs attacked men they linked to acts of sacrilege, one at the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs.

World

Iraqi Protesters Lynch Teenager While Police Stand By

December 12, 2019December 13, 2019ALISSA J. RUBIN and FALIH HASSANComments Off on Iraqi Protesters Lynch Teenager While Police Stand By

Mistakenly believing that a 16-year-old had fired on them, a mob of antigovernment protesters stabbed him to death.

World

Under Modi, a Hindu Nationalist Surge Has Further Divided India

April 11, 2019April 12, 2019JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, KAI SCHULTZ, SUHASINI RAJ and HARI KUMARComments Off on Under Modi, a Hindu Nationalist Surge Has Further Divided India

The Hindu right has never been so enfranchised at every level of power. Now, with another term likely for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, minorities are worried.

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