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London:  London-based Pakistani human rights activist and spokeswoman for Justice for Minorities in Pakistan Anila Gulzar has targeted the country's judicial system and even condemned the death sentence awarded to Christian man Asif Pervaiz in Lahore recently. more
Blasphemy charges: Pakistani court sentences Christian man to death

Lahore: A Court in Pakistan's Lahore city on Tuesday  sentenced a Christian man to death for having committed "blasphemy", media reports said.

Pakistan Christian man accused of blasphemy arrested

Islamabad: Pakistan continues to persecute its religious minorities with a Christian man arrested in the northwestern city of Nowshera under the country’s notorious blasphemy laws b ...

I will stand for justice for my dad: Daughter of US man killed at Pakistan blasphemy trial

Washington: Daughter of the US national, who was shot dead in a Pakistan court, has revealed she has received 'nasty threats' but was not deterred by them.

Rights experts urge Nigeria to free humanist detained for blasphemy

New York: Nigerian authorities must immediately release prominent humanist and rights defender Mubarak Bala, who has been detained for more than two months without charge on accusations o ...

US religious freedom watchdog condemns arrest of Ahmadi Muslim woman in Pakistan on blasphemy charges

Washington: The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has condemned the arrest of Ramzan Bibi, a 55-year-old Ahmadi Muslim woman in Cheleki, Pakistan, on blasphemy c ...

Blasphemy: Pakistani singer targeted over song posted on social media

Islamabad: While the world is engaged in combating COVID-19 outbreak, Pakistan's hardline Islamists are active. They are misusing the blasphemy law to target any voice of protest.

Pakistan: Punjab Assembly resolution seeks most stringent anti-blasphemy laws, USCIRF condemns

Washington:  The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Friday condemned the resolution passed by the Punjab Assembly in Pakistan which asked the fed ...

Pakistan blasphemy death sentence ‘travesty of justice’, say UN experts

New York: Independent UN human rights experts condemned on Friday the death sentence of a university lecturer charged with blasphemy in Pakistan, calling the ruling "a travesty of ju ...

Pakistan court sentences scholar to death on blasphemy charges

Islamabad: A Pakistan court on Saturday sentenced Junaid Hafeez, a former university lecturer, to death on blasphemy charges.