Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Pakistan

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: Death

Date of Sentencing: July/7/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

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

Nature of Charges: Blasphemy

Sajid Ali

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Sajid Ali is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.

In 2020, authorities arrested Ali after accusing him of insulting the Prophet Muhammad and other religious figures. According to his lawyer, the blasphemy accusations came after a religious debate between Ali and another individual. 

On July 7, 2023, a court in Hassan Abdal sentenced Ali to death for "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC) and fined him 1,000,000 rupees. The court also sentenced him to three years in prison for "using derogatory remarks in respect of holy personages" (Sec. 298-A PPC).

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