Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Pakistan

Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: Death

Date of Sentencing: July//2002

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Figures) Blasphemy (Religious Texts) Religious Belief Religious Expression

Nature of Charges: Blasphemy

Anwar Kenneth

Extra Bio Info:

Anwar Kenneth is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.

In 2001, authorities reportedly arrested Kenneth after he was accused of writing letters perceived as blasphemous towards the Prophet Muhammad and Qur’an. Kenneth was charged with "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC).

In July 2002, a court in Lahore sentenced Kenneth to death and fined him five million rupees after he plead guilty.

On June 30, 2014, the Lahore High Court upheld Kenneth’s sentence.

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