Showing results for "#Blasphemy"
Christian couple arrested for 'desecration' of Quran in Lahore
The incident comes in the wake of the August 16 violent episode in which a mob ransacked and set fire to nearly two dozen churches in Jaranwala
Blasphemy convictions spark Nigerian debate over sharia law
Fuad Adeyemi, an imam in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, respects those who believe that a 22-year-old man accused of sharing a blasphemous message on...
Auschwitz memorial director offers to share Nigerian boy's blasphemy...
The head of Poland’s Auschwitz Memorial has written to Nigeria’s president offering to serve part of a 10-year jail term handed to a 13-year-old boy...
Pak court sentences Christian man to death for committing blasphemy
A Pakistani court here on Tuesday sentenced a Christian man to death under the controversial blasphemy law.
Macron decries 'Islamic separatism,' defends blasphemy
French President Emmanuel Macron criticized Friday what he called “Islamic separatism” in his country and those who seek French citizenship without...
Lawyer's apprentice arrested for aiding murder of US blasphemy suspect...
Police have arrested a man believed to have helped a teenage murder suspect to bring a gun into a courtroom and kill an American who was on trial for...
Pak awarded death penalty to 584 people, 17 for blasphemy in 2019
Last year, Pakistan awarded death penalty to at least 584 people, out of which 17 were convicted for "blasphemy", and 15 were executed.
Muslim professor in Pak sentenced to death on blasphemy charges
Additional Sessions Judge Kashif Qayyum sentenced Hafeez to death and imposed a fine of Rs 0.5 million under Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code...
