Nasir Ahmad
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Pakistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: Death
Date of Detainment: March/22/2017
Date of Sentencing: January/8/2021
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
Nasir Ahmad
Extra Bio Info:
Nasir Ahmad is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.
In March 2017, authorities arrested Ahmad after he was accused of uploading videos on YouTube deemed to be blasphemous.
In January 2021, judicial authorities in Islamabad sentenced Ahmad to death for blasphemy.