Additional Name(s): Noman Masih

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Pakistan

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: Death

Date of Detainment: June/29/2019

Date of Sentencing: May/30/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Figures) Online Activity

Nature of Charges: Blasphemy

Noman Asghar

Extra Bio Info:

Noman Asghar is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.

On June 29, 2019, authorities arrested Asghar and his friend, Sunny Mushtaq, and charged them with "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC), reportedly in relation to sketches of the Prophet Muhammad the two received via WhatsApp.

On May 30, 2023, a court in Bahawalpur, Punjab province, sentenced Asghar to death.

Related Cases: Sunny Mushtaq

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