Shiraz Ahmad

Gender: Male

Current Location: Camp Jail, Lahore

Perpetrator: Pakistan

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Ahmadiyya

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: February/25/2021

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Figures) Blasphemy (Religious Texts) Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Online Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Blasphemy Conversion Hate Speech

Shiraz Ahmad

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Shiraz Ahmad is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In February 2021, authorities arrested Ahmad after he was accused of creating an Ahmadiyya online group and sharing content in it. Authorities charged him with “inciting interfaith hatred” (Sec. 11 Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016), “intending to outrage religious feelings,” “desecrating the Qur’an,” and “insulting the Prophet Muhammad” (Secs. 295-A, 295-B, 295-C PPC), and “posing as Muslim” (Sec. 298-C PPC) against Ahmad.