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Junaid Hafeez is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy. 

In March 2013, authorities arrested Hafeez, a lecturer…

Abdul Waheed is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.

In March 2017, security services detained Waheed and held him incommunicado after he was accused of uploading "…

Taimoor Raza is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.

In April 2016, authorities arrested Raza after he was accused of insulting various Islamic figures on Facebook. …

Sunny Mushtaq is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.

In June 2019, authorities arrested 19-year-old Sunny Mushtaq and his friend, Noman Asghar, for receiving images…

Noman Asghar is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.

In June 2019, authorities arrested Asghar and his friend, Sunny Mushtaq, for receiving images deemed blasphemous via WhatsApp…

Ashfaq Masih is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.

In June 2017, authorities arrested Masih, a bicycle mechanic, following a dispute with a customer. Authorities charged Masih…

Asif Masih is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In August 2017, authorities arrested 16-year-old Masih after he was accused of setting a Qur'an and another religious booklet on fire. A mob…

Huma Younus was subjected to forced renunciation of faith.

In October 2019, a man abducted 14-year-old Younus and forced her to convert to Islam and marry him. Her family subsequently filed…

Maruf Gul is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In September 2020, authorities arrested Gul, a Sunni Muslim, after he discussed religious…

Yaqoob Bashir Masih is imprisoned for alleged blasphemy.

In June 2015, authorities arrested Masih after he was accused of burning a booklet containing Qur'an text and was harmed by a mob.…

Nadeem James is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy. 

In July 2016, authorities arrested James after he was accused of forwarding allegedly blasphemous content to a friend.…

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…

Anwar Masih is detained for alleged blasphemy.

On June 2, 2020, authorities arrested Masih following a dispute with some Muslim family members. Authorities, who were called to mediate,…

Sohail Masih is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In August 2020, authorities arrested Masih after he was accused of posting content on Facebook deemed to be blasphemous. Authorities charged…

David Masih is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In August 2020, authorities in Nowshera arrested Masih after pages torn from the Qur'an were discovered in a nearby drain. Authorities…

Saeed Ahmad Wariach is detained for alleged blasphemy. 

Authorities arrested Wariach for "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC).

Abdul Majeed is detained for blasphemy.

On September 13, 2020, authorities arrested Majeed after charging him with "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC).

Salma Tanveer is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy. 

In September 2013, authorities arrested Tanveer, a school principal, after she was accused of…

Shagufta Kiran is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In July 2021, authorities arrested Kiran after she was accused of forwarding content deemed blasphemous via WhatsApp in September 2020.…

Asif Pervaiz is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.

In October 2013, authorities arrested Pervaiz after a coworker accused him of sending blasphemous text messages.…

Muhammad Islam is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy. 

In April 2019, authorities arrested Islam, a tailor, after two of his coworkers accused him of blasphemy.…

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.…

Qaisar Ayub is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.

In November 2014, authorities arrested Ayub and charged him with "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC).…

Rana Nouman Rafa­qat is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy. 

In March 2017, authorities arrested Rafa­qat after he was accused of uploading "blasphemous"…

Nasir Ahmad is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.

In March 2017, authorities arrested Ahmad after he was accused of uploading videos on YouTube deemed to be blasphemous…

Anwaar Ahmad is imprisoned for alleged blasphemy.

In 2017, authorities arrested Ahmad, a professor at the Islamabad Model College, after he was accused of committing blasphemy during a…

Mansoor Tahir Ahmad is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In March 2021, authorities arrested Ahmad after he was accused of making negative comments about a religious program. They charged…

Malik Zaheer Ahmad is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In September 2020, authorities arrested Ahmad after he was accused of blasphemy. In February 2021, after he was granted bail,…

Rohan Ahmad is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In May 2020, authorities arrested Ahmad after he was accused of sharing on WhatsApp religious content deemed blasphemous. Authorities…

Malik Usman Ahmad…

Hafiz Tariq Shehzad is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In September 2020, authorities arrested Shehzad after accusing him of sharing perceived blasphemous materials. Authorities charged…

Muhammad Hashmi is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In August 2021, authorities arrested Hashmi after his bail was revoked. He was initially arrested on June 20, 2019, after he was…

Aneeqa Ateeq is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.

In May 2020, authorities arrested Ateeq after she was accused of circulating sketches of religious figures and other…

Simran Kumari was subjected to forced renunciation of faith.

In August 2020, 17-year-old Kumari disappeared from her aunt's home in Gotki district, Sindh province. Days later, her family was…

Reena was subjected to forced renunciation of faith.

In March 2019, armed men kidnapped 14-year-old Reena and her 15-year-old sister, Raveena, from their home in Gotki district, Sindh…

Raveena was subjected to forced renunciation of faith.

In March 2019, armed men reportedly kidnapped 15-year-old Raveena and her 14-year-old sister, Reena, from their home in Gotki district…

Muhammad Akbar is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In 2019, authorities arrested Akbar after he was accused of burning papers containing Qur'anic texts. The accusations were spurred after…

Waseem Abbas is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.

In June 2020, authorities arrested Abbas after he was accused of sending written letters insulting Islam. 

Fansan Shahid is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In March 2022, authorities arrested Shahid at his home after he was accused of posting a blasphemous comment on Facebook. Authorities charged…

Ibtisam Mustafa is imprisoned for alleged blasphemy.

On an unspecified date, authorities arrested Mustafa over blasphemy-related accusations.

In July 2021, an anti-terrorism court in…

Qaiser Zada is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In August 2021, authorities arrested Zada after Zada was accused of burning a copy of the Qur'an and beaten by a mob. Authorities charged Zada…

Asif Fareed is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In August 2021, authorities arrested Fareed and his brother, Abdullah Fareed, after they were accused of burning pieces of the Qur'an and…

Abdullah Fareed is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In August 2021, authorities arrested Fareed and his brother, Asif Fareed, after they were accused of burning pieces of the Qur'an and…

Ashok Kumar is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In August 2022, police in Hyderabad arrested Kumar, a sanitation worker, after he was accused of burning a Qur'an. A first information report (…

Zarvia Pervaiz was subjected to forced renunciation of faith. 

In April 2022, 12-year-old Pervaiz, a Christian girl from Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, was abducted by a 40-year-old man…

Zafar Ali is detained for his religious activity.

In July 2022, police in Faisalabad arrested Ali and his father for sacrificing animals on the Eid al-Adha holiday.…

Arshad Pervaiz is detained for his religious activity.

In July 2022, police in Faisalabad arrested Pervaiz and his son for sacrificing animals on the Eid al-Adha holiday.…

Saeed Ahmad is detained for his religious activity.

On July 10, 2022, police in Faisalabad arrested Ahmad and other Ahmadis for sacrificing animals on the Eid-ul-Adha holiday…

Shakeel Ahmad is detained for his religious activity.

In July 2022, police in Faisalabad arrested Ahmad and other Ahmadis for sacrificing animals on the Eid al-Adha holiday.…

Mukhtar Ahmad is detained for his religious activity.

In July 2022, police in Faisalabad arrested Ahmad and other Ahmadis for sacrificing animals on the Eid al-Adha…

Ishtiaq Saleem is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In November 2022, authorities in Islamabad arrested Saleem after he was accused of sharing content deemed blasphemous on social media.…

Adil Babar is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In May 2023, police arrested Babar and his friend, Simon Nadeem, for allegedly calling a puppy "Muhammad Ali." The police charged Babar with "…

Simon Nadeem is detained for alleged blasphemy.

In May 2023, police arrested Nadeem, a minor, and his friend, Adil Babar, for allegedly calling a puppy "Muhammad Ali." The police charged…

Sajid Ali is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.

In 2020, authorities arrested Ali after he was accused of insulting various Islamic figures following a religious debate…

Kim Jung-wook is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role.

In October 2013, North Korean authorities arrested Kim Jung-wook, a South Korean missionary, after he allegedly…

Kim Kook-kie is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In October 2014, North Korean authorities arrested and forcibly disappeared Kim Kook-kie, a South Korean pastor who engaged…

Choi Chun-gil is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In December 2014, North Korean authorities reportedly arrested and forcibly disappeared Choi Chun-gil, a South Korean…

Ashfaque Ali is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy. 

In January 2025, Judge Tariq Ayub sentenced Ali to death for posting content deemed blasphemous on social media…

Rana Usman is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy. 

In January 2025, Judge Tariq Ayub sentenced Usman to death for posting content deemed blasphemous on social media…

Salman Sajjad is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.

In January 2025, Judge Tariq Ayub sentenced Sajjad to death for posting content deemed blasphemous on social media…

Wajid Ali is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.

In January 2025, Judge Tariq Ayub sentenced Ali to death for posting content deemed blasphemous on social media and…

Ijaz Hussain is detained for his religious activity.

In May 2025, Pakistani authorities arrested Ijaz Hussain, along with another Ahmadi, Ayaz Hussain, for offering Friday prayers. During…

Ayaz Hussain is detained for his religious activity. 

In May 2025, Pakistani authorities arrested Ayaz Hussain, along with another Ahmadi, Ijaz Hussain, for offering Friday prayers.…

Amir Shehzad is detained for his religious expression. 

In November 2024, four plainclothes officers from the Cyber Crime Wing of the Federal Investigation Agency in Pakistan detained…

Maria Shahbaz was subjected to forced renunciation of faith. 

On July 26, 2025,13-year-old Shahbaz was abducted by a 30-year-old man near her home, forcibly converted to Islam, and…

Alina Khalid was subjected to forced renunciation of faith. 

In June 2024, 14-year-old Khalid, a Christian girl from Islamabad, was abducted from her home by a neighbor. She was later…

Jessica Iqbal was subjected to forced renunciation of faith. 

In April 2025, Iqbal, a Christian girl from Lahore, was abducted from her home by a neighbor. Her father subsequently filed…

Kajol Meghwar was subjected to forced renunciation of faith. 

In December 2024, 15-year-old Meghwar, a Hindu girl from Mirpurkhas Disctrict in Sindh Province, was abducted at gunpoint…

Saneha Meghwar was subjected to forced renunciation of faith. 

In May 2025, 15-year-old Megwhar, a Hindu girl from Rohri Taluka, Sukkur District, was abducted at gunpoint by three armed…

Radha Bheel was subjected to forced renunciation of faith. 

In April 2025, 14-year-old Radha Bheel, a Hindu girl from Hyderabad, was abducted at gunpoint from her home by three men.…

Najo Kohli was subjected to forced renunciation of faith.

In February 2025, 13-year-old Kohli, a Hindu girl from Umerkot District, was abducted from her home at midnight by four armed men…

Mubarak Sani is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In January 2023, authorities arrested Sani for allegedly distributing Tafseer-e-Sagheer, an Ahmadiyya exegesis of the Qur'an, in…

Victim NP-0005 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0005 for having contact with a religious person and saying the word "…

Victim NP-0022 is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In 2011, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0022 in Nampo, South Pyongan Province, and sentenced her to prison at…

Victim NP-0036 is detained for his religious belief and activity. 

In 2014, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0036 for his Christian faith and evangelism. Authorities…

Victim NP-0057 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2008, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0057 for smuggling pages of the Bible into North Korea from a…

Victim NP-0064 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

On an unspecified date, Korean People's Army (KPA) and Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0064, a soldier in the…

Victim NP-0065 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2019, Ministry of People's Security officials detained NP-0065, a shamanistic practitioner, for his religious activities.…

Victim NP-0066 is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In 2019, Ministry of People's Security officials detained NP-0066, a shamanistic practitioner, for her religious activities.…

Victim NP-0238 is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In 2009, North Korean officials arrested NP-0238 after China refouled her for meeting with Christians to study Christianity.…

Victim NP-0136 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2014, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0136 after he was reported for possessing a Christian pamphlet.…

Victim NP-0140 is imprisoned for his religious activity and association. 

In 2015, North Korean Ministry of State Security officials abducted Chinese resident NP-0140 from China after…

Victim NP-0150 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2011, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0150, a known public official, for being a member of an underground…

Victim NP-0237 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 1999, Ministry of State Security officials arrested NP-0237 for smuggling Bibles into North Korea from China. 

Victim NP-0279 is detained for her religious activity. 

In 2004, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0279, a minor at the time, along with 18 other victims, for her…

Victim NP-0304 is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In 2019, Ministry of People's Security officials arrested NP-0304 for practicing shamanism and forced her into confession at a…

Victim NP-0149 is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In 2018, North Korean officials arrested NP-0149 for engaging in shamanistic practices and confined her in Sinuiju City MPS…

Victim NP-0076 is detained for her religious conversion and activity. 

In 2014, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0076, confined her at Musan County MSS Detention Center…

Victim NP-0111 is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0111 after he was refouled from China, where he had studied the…

Victim NP-0112 is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0112 after he was refouled from China, where he had studied the…

Victim NP-0107 is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0107 after he was refouled from China, where he had studied the…

Victim NP-0105 is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0105 after he was refouled from China, where he had studied the…

Victim NP-0106 is imprisoned for his religious activity and leadership role. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0106 after he was refouled from China, where he had studied the…

Victim NP-0114 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained and imprisoned NP-0114 after he was refouled from China, where he engaged in religious…

Victim NP-0113 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2000, North Korean officials detained NP-0113 after he was refouled from China, where he engaged in religious activity.…

Victim NP-0115 is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In 2010, Ministry of People's Security officials imprisoned NP-0115 at Chongori Re-education Camp No. 12 for reciting the…

Victim NP-0314 is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In 2016, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0314 for his Christian activity. Authorities held him at Ryanggang…

Victim NP-0374 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0374, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled…

Victim NP-0375 is imprisoned for their religious activity and association. 

In 2001, North Korean officials detained NP-0375, along with 29 other North Koreans, after they were refouled…