Blasphemy & Anti-Conversion Laws

5+ hour, 43+ min ago   (450+ words) Islamabad, Oct 10 Over 35 Christian families have fled their homes in Pakistan’s Punjab province after a Muslim mob set fire to a Christian man’s house and shop following blasphemy accusations against him, amid fears of further violence, a report has highlighted,…...

7+ hour, 14+ min ago   (278+ words) Brussels, Oct 10 (IANS) Pakistan’s record of blasphemy cases over the past decade, including cases emerging in 2026, highlights the human cost of religious accusations backed by criminal law. Such accusations can begin as whispered allegations and end in imprisonment, death sentences…...

6+ hour, 33+ min ago   (909+ words) Narang Mandi: A Christian doctor, Kamran Masih, was reportedly arrested on 9 October 2026 following a blasphemy accusation in Narang Mandi village, Gharial Kalan. An angry mob allegedly surrounded his home and clinic, broke into his residence, and set both properties ablaze....

6+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1544+ words) Sardar Mushtaq Gill questioned why the mob resorted to violence when the accused was already in police custody and the matter was subject to legal proceedings. He emphasized that allegations must be investigated through lawful procedures and cannot justify attacks…...

6+ hour, 3+ min ago   (368+ words) Islamabad, Oct 10 Pakistan’s religious minorities continued to face violence, discrimination and persecution throughout 2025, with blasphemy accusations and minority women and girls remaining at risk of abduction, forced conversion and forced marriage, a minority rights organisation said, citing a report by…...

14+ hour, 57+ min ago   (526+ words) A group that advocates for the rights of Christians in Pakistan has said it is “deeply concerned” over the decision to uphold the death sentence for a man accused of blasphemy. Christian brothers Qaiser and Amoon Ayub first faced allegations…...

23+ hour, 50+ min ago   (1452+ words) Pakistan: Christian brothers Qaiser and Amoon Ayub were sentenced to death in 2018 over allegations of online blasphemy. On 7 October 2026, the Supreme Court of Pakistan acquitted Amoon while upholding Qaiser's death sentence, raising renewed concerns about the application of Pakistan's blasphemy…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (232+ words) A Facebook user, Mustapha Muhammad and an Instagram user, Kennedy Samario, have deleted posts claiming that a woman was killed in Niger State for blasphemy after DUBAWA’s fact-check. On Sept. 22, 2026, Mustapha Muhammad shared an image of a mob gathered around…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (647+ words) The current controversy over the Road Traffic Regulations 2026 and its prohibition on preaching inside moving commercial vehicles is the latest and perhaps most transparently manufactured example of this tendency, and it must be called out for its lack of logic....

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (543+ words) Addressing a relief distribution programme in Muslim-majority Malda, Adhikari said religious conversion had occurred in the district's Kaliachak area in the past, but that should not be repeated. "If it happens in my tenure, no one will be worse than…...