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October 29, 2020
Humayun Faisal was detained for blasphemy.
On May 24, 2015, authorities arrested Faisal after he was accused of burning newspapers containing Qur'anic texts on them. Faisal was reportedly…
October 29, 2020
Zafar Bhatti is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
On July 22, 2012, authorities arrested Bhatti, a pastor, after he was accused of sending text messages insulting the…
October 29, 2020
Imran Ghafur Masih was imprisoned for blasphemy.
On July 1, 2009, authorities arrested Masih after he was accused of burning a Qur'an. Following the accusation, a mob attacked Masih and…
October 05, 2020
Maruf Gul is detained for blasphemy.
On September 18, 2020, authorities arrested Gul after he was accused of questioning a religious…
October 01, 2020
Notan Lal was imprisoned for blasphemy.
On September 15, 2019, authorities arrested Lal, the owner and principal of a private…
June 22, 2020
Mubarak Bala is imprisoned for exercising his freedom of belief.
On April 28, 2020, Kaduna State police arrested Bala, president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, from his home…
June 08, 2020
Patras Masih was detained for blasphemy.
On February 19, 2018, authorities arrested Masih after he was accused of posting a perceived-blasphemous image on Facebook a few days before. …
June 08, 2020
Asif Masih is detained for blasphemy.
In August 2017, authorities arrested Masih - a minor at the time - after he was accused of setting a Qur'an and another religious booklet on fire. A…
June 08, 2020
Ashfaq Masih is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
On June 15, 2017, authorities arrested Masih, a bicycle mechanic, reportedly following a dispute with a customer. According…
May 26, 2020
Noman Asghar is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
On June 29, 2019, authorities arrested Asghar and his friend, Sunny Mushtaq, and charged them with "insulting the Prophet…