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Pakistan: HRFP condemns blasphemy charges against Musarrat Bibi, Muhammad
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
It is alleged that the two burned pages of the Quran in the school where Musarrat Bibi was working as a peon and Muhammad Sarmad was working as a gardener.
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Pakistan lenient in enforcing blasphemy laws against Chinese nationals: Re
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Christians, Hindus, and members of other minorities accused of blasphemy languish in jail for years, unless they are lynched by angry mobs. Some, such as Asia Bibi, are liberated only thanks to international mobilization.
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Two people, convicted of blasphemy, hanged in Iran as executions continue
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
As executions continue in Iran, two people, who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy were hanged on Monday, CNN reported citing news agency Mizan which is affiliated with Iran's judiciary.
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Christian widow and Muslim gardener arrested for blasphemy in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
On April 15, a 46-year-old Christian widow named Mussarat Bibi and a Muslim gardener named Muhammad Sarmad were assigned the task of cleaning the storeroom of a school, which was filled with paper and scrap items. They gathered the paper and other scraps in a corner of the school and burn
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Vicious cycle of violence, suppression continues in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Recently, on May 4, six teachers, belonging to a minority community, were killed. According to Geo News, several teachers of the same school were killed in two separate incidents in Upper Kurram Tehsil of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Pakistan: Blasphemy killing of PTI-affiliated cleric controversial
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Maulana Nigar Alam, 40, while addressing a rally under the guidance of PTI Mardan in the Sawaldhir area to express solidarity with Imran Khan on May 6, said, "Imran Khan is a truthful person and I respect him like the Prophet".
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Situation 'under control' in Mardan after man lynched over blasphemy, clai
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A day after a man was lynched over blasphemy accusations at a rally of Imran Khan's political outfit Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Pakistan police officials claimed that the situation in the city was "under control" and that the authorities had begun to investigate the matter, reported
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Man lynched in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Mardan for Blasphemy
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A man was lynched by a violent mob in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Mardan after he was accused of blasphemy during a rally of Imran Khan's political outfit Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday night, Pakistan media reported.
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Minorities facing persecution, repression in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Not only the Hindus, Christians and Sikhs but Shias and Ahamdiyyas also are facing continuous suppression.
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Pakistan defeated GSP+ purpose, benefits under serious threat
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Pakistan has defeated the purpose of GSP+ not only with regard to human and labour rights, but also in bringing equity in society at the cost of EU citizens and the government, reported Geo-politik.
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Pakistan: Chinese man arrested on blasphemy charges released on bail
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A foreign national on the Dasu hydropower project in Kohistan district, who had been detained after a crowd accused him of committing blasphemy earlier this month, was ordered to be released by Judge Sajjad Ahmad Jan, reported The News.
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Political instability in Pakistan increased crime: HRCP
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to the HRCP, incidents of violence against religious minorities and transgenders, blasphemy cases and incitement have also increased. The HRCP released these details in a report on the human rights situation in Pakistan in 2022 released on Wednesday.
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