Qaiser Zada
Gender: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Pakistan
Religion or Belief: Unspecified
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: August/5/2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Texts) LGBTI+ Rights
Nature of Charges: Blasphemy
Qaiser Zada
Extra Bio Info:
Qaiser Zada is detained for alleged blasphemy.
In August 2021, authorities arrested Zada after Zada was accused of burning a copy of the Qur'an and beaten by a mob. Authorities charged Zada with "desecrating the Qur'an" (Sec. 295-B PPC).