by HRWF | Dec 21, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Nigeria’s death-for-blasphemy laws slammed at European Parliament – MEP Carlo Fidanza calls for overturn of Sharia-inspired blasphemy laws that violate fundamental rights of religious minorities – Fidanza brings attention to Nigerian musician’s appeal to...
by HRWF | Dec 6, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Against Nigeria’s blasphemy laws No one should be killed over their beliefs By Kelsey Zorzi The Critic (03.12.2022) – https://bit.ly/3XU1MoF – In Nigeria, you can be put to death under the law for the “crime” of blasphemy. Sufi musician Yahaya...
by HRWF | Jul 15, 2022 | Christians, Freedom of Religion and Belief
Ashfaq Masih: another Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan 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. By Daniela Bovolenta...
by HRWF | May 11, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Police in Indonesia’s West Java charge man with blasphemy for desecrating Quran Iqna (07.05.2022) – https://bit.ly/3FH5pFF – Cepdika Eka Rismana, 25, a resident of Sukabumi city in West Java, was arrested at a restaurant in the city on May 5, police said....
by HRWF | May 2, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Questions from MEP Martusciello about blasphemy laws to EU Commissioner Dombrovskis HRWF (02.05.2022) – On April 28th, there was an informal hearing in the European Parliament (EP) to ask what the European Commission has done in response to the 29 April 2021 EP...
