Freedom of Religion and Belief
PAKISTAN: Christian attacked by mob over blasphemy accusations dies from injuries Nova Kruijning | Maastricht U. Faculty of Law, NL Jurist News (04.06.2024) – A Pakistani Christian who was attacked by a mob last month after being accused of blasphemy has...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
NIGERIA: UN experts demand release of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu imprisoned for WhatsApp messages Sharif-Aminu was sentenced to death by hanging for sharing allegedly “blasphemous” song lyrics on WhatsApp ADF International (17.05.2024) – Experts from the United Nations...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
PAKISTAN: Concerns about two Bills that increase blasphemy punishment and fail minorities CSW (11.08.2023) – CSW is concerned about two Bills passed in Pakistan’s legislature that increase the punishment for blasphemy offences, and fail to adequately...
Freedom of Religion and Belief, Uncategorized
PAKISTAN: Cleric killed by mob following blasphemy accusation CSW (09.05.2023) – A local cleric in the city of Mardan, Khyber Pakthunkhwa Province, Pakistan, was killed by a mob on 6 May after he was accused of making a blasphemous reference during a political...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
José Luis Bazan (COMECE) EU-PAKISTAN: “The GSP+ and blasphemy laws in Pakistan in the dock” Blasphemy legislation in Pakistan: Which response should be given by the EU?” By José Luis Bazan, Legal Adviser for International Religious Freedom, Migration and Asylum,...