Hafiz Tariq Shehzad

Additional Name(s): Tariq Ahmad Shehzad

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Pakistan

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Ahmadiyya

Date of Detainment: September/29/2020

Current Status: Not Released

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Figures) Blasphemy (Religious Texts) Online Activity Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Blasphemy Conversion Hate Speech

Hafiz Tariq Shehzad

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Hafiz Tariq Shehzad is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In September 2020, authorities arrested Shehzad after accusing him of sharing perceived blasphemous materials. Authorities charged him with “inciting interfaith hatred” (Sec. 11 Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016), “desecrating the Qur’an,” “intending to outrage religious feelings,” and “insulting the Prophet Muhammad” (Secs. 295-A–C PPC), and “posing as Muslim” (Sec. 298-C PPC).

Publicly Available Information:

"Pakistan: UN Declares Detention of Three Muslim Men a Violation of International Law" Freedom Now
"Opinion No. 35/2023 concerning Rohan Ahmad, Usman Ahmad and Tariq Ahmad Shehzad (Pakistan)" UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention