Étiqueté : blasphemy

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Suspect in Lahore blasphemy case combating for his existence

Lahore, Pakistan – Sajid Masih lies in a hospital bed, struggling to breathe, as a watchful police guard keeps a close eye on him at the Mayo Hospital, in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore. Both of Masih’s legs are in casts, and he is covered in bruises. His left eye is bloodshot, and the other…

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Mauritania strengthens blasphemy legislation after blogger case

Mauritania has moved to strengthen a law criminalising apostasy and blasphemy, after a court in the West African nation ordered the release of a local blogger who faced the death penalty for allegedly criticising the Prophet Muhammad. An amendment to Article 306 of the country’s penal code will now see the death penalty applied to…