A man was arrested in the United Kingdom after footage of him burning a copy of the Quran was live-streamed on social media, raising concerns about the rise of blasphemy laws across Europe following a series of Quran-burning protests in Sweden and Denmark.
An Iranian court has allegedly sentenced a famous Iranian singer and rapper to death on appeal for blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad, with the Iranian judiciary denying the reports made by local media.
A prominent Nigerian atheist who was imprisoned for blasphemy has just been freed after serving more than four years in prison and is now living in a safe house as his legal team fears his life may still be in danger.
Iranian authorities have sentenced a political prisoner to death and transferred him to solitary confinement ahead of his execution for blasphemy and for allegedly collaborating with Israel.
Iranian political prisoner Mohammad-Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh was transferred to a pre-execution solitary confinement cell.
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Concerns have been raised in the United Kingdom after a member of parliament (MP) from the ruling Labour Party advocated for measures that would prohibit the desecration of religious texts and the prophets of the Abrahamic religions, which some critics considered a possible reintroduction of blasphemy laws in the country.
A man in northwestern Pakistan was arrested for allegedly insulting the Quran during a heated argument after police were alerted that an angry mob wanted to lynch the suspect.
A court convicted a Pakistani teen on November 23rd for killing a man who was standing on trial back in 2020 for blasphemy charges.
(1/2) A Peshawar anti-terrorism court sentenced a man to life for killing a blasphemy accused in 2020, but acquitted two co-accused due to lack of evidence. https://t.co/ZM40qrTDpU
Pakistan’s top body of clerics declared that virtual private networks or VPNs violate Islamic laws, Pakistani officials said on November 18th, as the country’s Ministry of Interior seeks to ban the service, which allows people to evade censorship in countries with strict Internet controls.
Pakistan is seeing a rise in online blasphemy cases, where hundreds of young men are standing trial in court for allegedly making blasphemous statements or sharing blasphemous content online or on WhatsApp.
A Pakistani cleric who once vocally advocated for putting anyone charged with blasphemy to death is forced into hiding after being accused of blasphemy due to his remarks about the Prophet Muhammad and the Quran.
Pak Mufti Tariq Masood, once calling for strict punishment under blasphemy laws, now humbly asks for forgiveness after insulting Prophet.
