Rise of Anti-Blasphemy party in Pakistan elections
‘You Must Vote for the Holy Prophet’: Anti-Blasphemy Party Flexes Muscle in Pakistan Source: Wall Street Journal By Saeed Shah and Bill Spindle A political party formed just last year by a […]
Imran Khan criticised for defence of Pakistan blasphemy laws
Source: Guardian PTI leader accused of using blasphemy issue to win backing of religious right By Memphis Barker in Islamabad Imran Khan has been accused of risking bloodshed for electoral […]
Ireland to hold referendum on blasphemy law
Source: BBC News The Republic of Ireland will hold a referendum on whether to change its laws against blasphemy. It is expected that the vote will be held on the […]
Ironies of the Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan
Source: Newsweek Pakistan By Munir uz Zaman—AFP AHSAN IQBAL WAS TARGETED FOR BLASPHEMY DESPITE HAILING FROM A FAMILY RESPONSIBLE FOR LEGISLATING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR IT Interior minister Ahsan Iqbal, who […]
Islamic groups report Indonesian politician for reciting ‘blasphemous’ poem
Source: Reuters By Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA (Reuters) – Hardline Islamic groups on Wednesday filed a blasphemy complaint against a daughter of Indonesia’s first president, accusing her of […]
Christians come under threat in Pakistan: ‘No one accused of blasphemy is ever safe’
Source: The Washington Post By Pamela Constable March 16 at 5:00 AM Email the author People from a Pakistani Christian community near Lahore pray for the recovery of Sajid Massih, who suffered serious […]
This is what the Quran actually says about blasphemy
Source: Independent BY Qasim Rashid Blasphemy laws began in Christian countries, and started appearing in Muslim majority countries after British imperialism. But if we go back to the Quran, we can see […]
Jakarta’s Christian ex-governor challenges blasphemy conviction
Source: Reuters By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – Jakarta’s former governor, a Christian convicted of insulting Islam, sought a judicial review of his case on Monday, as several […]
Quran-burner trial dropped after Danish parliament revokes centuries-old blasphemy law
Source: Independent By Greg Wilford A Danish man who posted a video of himself burning the Quran on Facebook will not stand trial after politicians abolished a centuries-old blasphemy law. Read […]
Govt to change law and severely punish accusers who falsely allege blasphemy, IHC told
Source: Dawn By Mohammad Imran The Interior Ministry on Friday submitted to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) a draft of proposed amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) 2016 […]
Mashal Khan case: Death sentence for Pakistan ‘blasphemy’ murder
Source: BBC News A Pakistani court has sentenced one man to death and handed life terms to five others for murdering a student who was falsely accused of blasphemy. Twenty-five […]
Pakistan: Principal shot dead by student for ‘blasphemy’
Source: Reuters By Saad Sayed ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani student shot and killed his school principal on Monday, in a dispute over the student skipping classes to attend rallies […]
Remembering Salman Taseer
Source: The Beginning By Saira A. Nizami January 2014 Years on, nothing has changed. Those who chant Qadri’s name stay the same and those who condemn this act and ask […]
Pakistan man exonerated after serving 9 years for blasphemy
Source: ABC news By ZARAR KHAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS Pakistan’s supreme court exonerated a man convicted of blasphemy after he served nine years of a life sentence in prison. A two-judge panel of the […]
5 Christian Families Flee Pakistani Village After Teen Falsely Accused of Blasphemy
Source: The Christian Post By Samuel Smith , CP Reporter | Nov 10, 2017 7:16 AM (PHOTO: REUTERS/ATHAR HUSSAIN)A Pakistani Christian woman attends mass along with others on Christmas day at St Andrew’s Church in […]
One of the biggest threats to international religious freedom is also a biblical commandment
Source: Deseret News By Kelsey Dallas SALT LAKE CITY — In August, “The Book of Mormon” came to Salt Lake City for the second time in three years, bringing its irreverent […]
List of demands put forward by TLY and accepted by govt for ending the Faizabad protest
Source: Dawn News The government on Monday gave in to the demands of Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLY) in order to end the Faizabad sit-in. The agreement document — bearing signatures […]
Pakistan minister resigns, ending Islamabad standoff
Source: Al Jazeera by Asad Hashim 7 hours ago Protesters have been blocking a key highway in Islamabad [Shahzaib Akber/EPA]Islamabad – Pakistan’s federal law minister has resigned, acceding to a key […]
The borders of freedom: Blasphemy and the press in Pakistan
Source: CNN By Rafia Zakaria, who is the author of “The Upstairs Wife: An Intimate History of Pakistan” (Beacon 2015) and Veil (Bloomsbury 2017). She is a columnist for Dawn […]
Pakistani police clash with protesters at anti-blasphemy sit-in
Source: The Guardian Capital on near lockdown after rally in support of cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi in row over electoral oath wording Members of the Tehreek-e Labaik Pakistan party shout […]