Por: Los Angeles Times Opinion February 03, 2023
On Jan. 17, Pakistan’s National Assembly unanimously voted to expand the country’s laws on blasphemy, which already carried the death penalty for insulting the prophet Muhammad. Now anyone in Pakistan deemed to have insulted the prophet’s companions, which could include thousands of early Muslims, can face life imprisonment. Across cultures and across centuries, I've found, blasphemy laws have emerged to serve the ruling authorities... + full article
Los Angeles Times USA World February 13, 2023
Police in Pakistan arrested at least 50 suspects in the kidnapping and lynching of a man who was in custody on suspicion of committing blasphemy, officials said Monday. A mob of hundreds of enraged Muslims descended on the police station in the Nankana district of eastern Punjab... + más
Op-Ed: How blasphemy laws are used to serve political ends | Los Angeles Times
In Pakistan, angry mob lynches man accused of blasphemy | ABC News
ABC News USA World February 11, 2023
LAHORE, Pakistan -- Hundreds of Muslims descended on a police station in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province Saturday, snatched a blasphemy suspect from his cell and took him outside and lynched him, police said.Senior police officer Babar Sarfaraz Alpa said a man identified... + más
Pakistan strengthens already harsh laws against blasphemy | The Boston Globe
Associated Press USA Politics February 06, 2023
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s media regulator said Monday it blocked Wikipedia services in the country for hurting Muslim sentiment by not removing purportedly blasphemous content from the site. Critics denounced Islamabad’s action, saying it was a blow to digital... + más
Wikipedia Has Spent Years on a Barely Noticeable Redesign | Slate
Pakistan blocks Wikipedia, says it hurt Muslim sentiments | Fox Business
WPLG Local 10 USA Tech February 06, 2023
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's media regulator said Monday it blocked Wikipedia services in the country for hurting Muslim sentiment by not removing purportedly blasphemous content from the site. Critics denounced Islamabad's action, saying it was a blow to digital... + más
Pakistan blocks Wikipedia, says it hurt Muslim sentiments | ABC News
Time USA World February 06, 2023
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s media regulator said Monday it blocked Wikipedia services in the country for hurting Muslim sentiment by not removing purportedly blasphemous content from the site. Critics denounced Islamabad’s action, saying it was a blow to digital rights. Under... + más
Pakistan blocks Wikipedia, says it hurt Muslim sentiments | Associated Press
The Boston Globe USA World January 22, 2023
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, which can already mean death for those deemed to have insulted Islam or the Prophet Muhammad, can now also be used to punish anyone convicted of insulting people who were connected to him.The move this past week by Parliament to further... + más
Pakistan Strengthens Already Harsh Laws Against Blasphemy | The New York Times
Pakistan, New Zealand aim for much-awaited test win | Associated Press
The New York Times USA World January 21, 2023
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, which can already mean death for those deemed to have insulted Islam or the Prophet Muhammad, can now also be used to punish anyone convicted of insulting people who were connected to him.The move this week by Parliament to... + más
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