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Anwar Kenneth is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In 2001, authorities reportedly arrested Kenneth after he was accused of writing letters perceived as blasphemous towards…
Ishtiaq Saleem is detained for blasphemy.
On November 29, 2022, authorities in Islamabad arrested Saleem after he was accused of sharing content perceived as blasphemous on social media.…
Ashok Kumar is detained for blasphemy.
On or around August 21, 2022, police in Hyderabad arrested Kumar, a sanitation worker, after he was accused of burning a Qur'an. A first information…
Abdullah Fareed is detained for blasphemy.
In August 2021, authorities arrested Fareed and his brother, Asif Fareed, after they were accused of burning pieces of the Qur'an and other…
Asif Fareed is detained for blasphemy.
In August 2021, authorities arrested Fareed and his brother, Abdullah Fareed, after they were accused of burning pieces of the Qur'an and other…
Muhammad Akbar is detained for blasphemy.
In 2019, authorities arrested Akbar after he was accused of burning papers containing Qur'anic texts. The accusations were reportedly spurred…
Muhammad Hashmi is detained for blasphemy.
On August 9, 2021, authorities arrested Hashmi after his bail was revoked. He was initially arrested on June 20, 2019, after he was accused of…
Hafiz Tariq Shehzad is detained for blasphemy.
On September 29, 2020, authorities arrested Shehzad after accusing him of sharing perceived blasphemous materials. He was charged with…
Rohan Ahmad is detained for blasphemy.
On May 26, 2020, authorities arrested Ahmad after he was accused of sharing on WhatsApp religious materials perceived as blasphemous. Ahmad was…