Shehzad Masih
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Pakistan
Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: Death
Date of Detainment: July/14/2017
Date of Sentencing: November/22/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Figures) Children’s Rights
Nature of Charges: Blasphemy
Shehzad Masih
Extra Bio Info:
Shehzad Masih is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.
In July 2017, authorities arrested 16-year-old Masih after a coworker and another individual accused him of insulting Islam. Authorities charged with "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC).
In November 2022, a court sentenced Masih to death.
Publicly Available Information:
- Persecution of Christians and Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan and Nigeria: Entire UN Side-Event ECLJ Officiel
- "Pakistan Sentences a Young Christian Man to Death by Hanging for Alleged Blasphemy as a Minor" American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ)
- "Guaranteeing Religious Freedom in Pakistan" The European Centre for Law and Justice
- The Voiceless Victims of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws International Christian Concern (ICC)
- "Pakistani Christian boy, 16, charged with blasphemy for discussing his faith" World Watch Monitor
- "Islamists in Pakistan Accuse Christian Minor of Blaspheming Islam’s Prophet" Daily Morning News