Archive for the ‘Blasphemy Laws’ Category

Alex Aan’s trial begins Thursday Via:- Maryam Namazie Alex Aan‘s trial begins tomorrow, Thursday, with the first prosecution witnesses being called, according to Rafiq Mahmood. Alex is the 30 year old Indonesian civil servant who has been charged with ‘insulting’ Islam in an atheist group in Facebook. Rafiq says: This isn’t just for Alex but [...]

Film banned for blasphemy to be released after two decades The only film ever banned in Britain for being blasphemous is to be released   in its original, uncut form after more than two decades. In, 1996, Nigel Wingrove, the director, took the case to the European Court of Human Rights arguing that the ban violated [...]

Girl accused of blasphemy for a spelling error By Muhammad Sadaqat Published: September 25, 2011 Eighth-grader expelled from school; mother forced to move from city. ABBOTTABAD: It may have been a mere misplaced dot that led to accusations of blasphemy against a Christian eighth-grader, whose miniscule error led to her expulsion from school and uproar [...]

Shot down for opposing the religious right Few Pakistani politicians have had the courage to oppose blasphemy laws so openly and brazenly as Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, who was assassinated this week by a member of his own security detail for his political stance.   By Irfan Yusuf, January 7, 2011   Last man standing? [...]