Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Pakistan

Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: June/29/2019

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

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

Nature of Charges: Blasphemy

Sunny Mushtaq

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Sunny Mushtaq is detained for blasphemy.

On June 29, 2019, authorities arrested Mushtaq and his friend, Noman Asghar, and charged with "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC) reportedly in relation to sketches of the Prophet Muhammad the two received via WhatsApp.

Related Cases: Noman Asghar

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