Ashfaq 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/15/2017

Date of Sentencing: July/4/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

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

Nature of Charges: Blasphemy

Ashfaq Masih

Extra Bio Info:

Ashfaq Masih is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.

In June 2017, authorities arrested Masih, a bicycle mechanic, following a dispute with a customer. Authorities charged Masih with "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC).

In July 2022, Session Judge Khalid Wazir sentenced Masih to death by hanging.

Publicly Available Information:

"Christian mechanic in Pakistan gets death for ‘blasphemy’. His said ‘Jesus is supreme’" The Print
"Ashfaq Masih" Church In Chains
The Voiceless Victims of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws International Christian Concern (ICC)