Muhammad Islam

Additional Name(s): Tutti, Tooti

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Pakistan

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: Death + 10 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: April/7/2019

Date of Sentencing: September/13/2021

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 Hate Speech

Muhammad Islam

Extra Bio Info:

Muhammad Islam is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.

In April 2019, authorities arrested Islam, a tailor, after two of his coworkers accused him of blasphemy.

In September 2021, the Model Criminal Trial Court of Attock sentenced Islam to death for "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC) and ten years' imprisonment for "intending to outrage religious feelings" (Sec. 295-A PPC).

Publicly Available Information:

"Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws by Sarmad Ali" Aequitas Review
"No end in sight?" The News on Sunday