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The lawyer asserts that the father of three could be mentally incapable of standing trial. On November 3, residents of a Lahore neighborhood fled their homes because of fear of Islamist anger following the arrest of a Christian under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, sources report. Following accusations by Muslims in Ward No. 12 of Kahna, Lahore,…
Lahore, Pakistan. Pakistan is facing demands from 17 international human rights organizations to be suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations because of its blasphemy laws and other rights violations, which could have negative consequences for religious minorities, according to local activists. The coalition submitted an open letter to the Commonwealth Secretariat before the Commonwealth Heads of…
LAHORE, Pakistan: Due to the receipt of death threats from Islamists, the Supreme Court of Pakistan found it necessary to modify a portion of a ruling that had initially upheld the religious freedom of Ahmadis on August 22. This decision is likely to result in severe persecution of the nation’s religious minorities. The court’s surrender to…
According to his attorney, a Christian in Lahore, Pakistan, received a death sentence from an anti-terrorism court for posting a “blasphemous” video on social media. Sahiwal District Anti-Terrorism Judge Ziaullah Khan delivered the sentence to 27-year-old Ehsaan (nickname “Shan”) Masih under Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code, which mandates the death sentence for blaspheming…