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

In March 2013, authorities arrested Hafeez, a lecturer…

Ramesh Kumar was detained for blasphemy.

On May 27, 2019, authorities arrested Kumar, a veterinarian, after he was accused of using Qur'anic text to wrap his medicine deliveries. …

Muhammad Ishaq was detained for blasphemy.

On December 27, 2019, authorities arrested Ishaq and his friend, Shahbaz Masih, and charged them with "desecrating the Qur'an" (Sec. 295-B PPC).…

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…

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 (…

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…