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Russia lower house approves bill criminalizing actions against religious groups
April 11, 2013 by Jerry Votava
The Russian State Duma on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a bill that criminalizes negative actions towards religious groups and imposes stiff prison terms and fines on offenders. The legislation criminalizes blasphemy, including the public insulting and humiliating of religious rites and.... [more]
Bangladesh protesters demand anti-blasphemy laws
April 6, 2013 by Julie Deisher
Thousands in Bangladesh on Saturday demanded that the government introduce anti-blasphemy laws, including provisions to prosecute and hang atheist bloggers, in a rally organized by Hefazat-e-Islam, an Islamic group drawing support from thousands of seminaries and allegedly backed by Jamaat-e-.... [more]
Pakistan court overturns blasphemy conviction of man on death row
April 5, 2013 by Sarah Paulsworth
The Lahore High Court in Pakistan on Thursday acquitted a Christian man sentenced to death for blasphemy. Younis Masih has been in prison for six years. The charges against him stemmed from a incident in which allegedly interrupted a gathering of Sufi singing to make blasphemous remarks in 2005..... [more]
Afghan journalism student received death sentence for blasphemy [this day at law]
January 22, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On January 22, 2008, an Afghan court sentenced journalism student Sayad Parwez Kambaksh to death for blasphemy. The panel alleged that Kambaksh's criticism of gender roles in Afghan society insulted Islam, an offense punishable by death under Article 130 of the Afghanistan Constitution. In.... [more]
Salman Taseer was assassinated for opposing Pakistani blasphemy laws [this day at law]
January 4, 2013 by Arjun Mishra
On January 4, 2011, Salman Taseer, the governor of Pakistani's Punjab Province, was assassinated by one of his own security guards for his opposition to the country's blasphemy laws. Taseer was a prominent opponent of the laws, which were used to execute a Christian woman in 2010 for insulting the.... [more]
Human rights report finds persistent persecution of the non-religious
December 10, 2012 by Brandon Gatto
A report by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has found that atheists and other non-religious persons suffer persecution and discrimination all over the world, and that prosecutions of blasphemy have risen along with the popularity of social media. The report, "Freedom of Thought.... [more]
Pakistan court drops blasphemy charges against Christian girl
November 20, 2012 by Sarah Posner
A Pakistani court on Tuesday ordered police to drop blasphemy charges against a 14-year-old girl, which had sparked international concern over the use of the country's controversial law. The girl was charged under Pakistan's blasphemy law for allegedly burning pages for a Koran. She was released.... [more]
Poland high court rules musician may be liable for insulting Church
October 30, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Poland on Monday ruled against a musician who tore up a copy of the Bible on stage in 2007. The court held that even without intention of insulting the Catholic Church, the musician violated the Article 196 of the country's Penal Code. Adam Darski,.... [more]
Pakistan president: blasphemy laws must not be misused
August 20, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said Monday that the country's blasphemy laws would not be misused to persecute religious beliefs. Zardari's comments came after an 11-year-old Christian was arrested last week for allegedly desecrating pages of a religious text. Police said after the girl's.... [more]
Tunisia: Springtime for Defamation of Religion [op-ed]
August 13, 2012 by Caleb Pittman
JURIST Guest Columnist Robert C. Blitt of the University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Law argues that legislation recently introduced in Tunisia proposing to criminalize blasphemy underscores a pattern in predominantly Muslim countries that the US and other countries should contest in an.... [more]
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