blasphemy
Pakistan 'vigilantes' behind rise in online blasphemy cases
Blasphemy is an incendiary charge in Muslim-majority Pakistan, where even unsubstantiated accusations can incite public outrage and lead to lynchings.
Pakistani blasphemy suspect's family forgives police officer accused of killing him
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom says the South Asian country is one of the world's strictest and most frequent enforcers of blasphemy laws.
BLASPHEMY ROW: Don't test our patience
Pakistan's powerful military warned yesterday that its patience had been thoroughly tested after being threatened by Islamist hardliners enraged at the acquittal of a Christian woman for blasphemy, as thousands joined mass protests.
Complaint against challengers of state religion binned
A Dhaka court rejects a complaint brought against challengers of state religion Islam.
Bangladesh court sends woman to jail for 'blasphemy'
A court in Kushtia sends a young woman to jail for her alleged derogatory comment on Allah and demeaning the holy Quran in Kumarkhali upazila of the district.
Pakistan hangs killer of governor Salman Taseer
Pakistan hangs the former police bodyguard who shot dead Punjab's governor over his opposition to blasphemy laws, officials say.
Pakistan 'vigilantes' behind rise in online blasphemy cases
Blasphemy is an incendiary charge in Muslim-majority Pakistan, where even unsubstantiated accusations can incite public outrage and lead to lynchings.
Pakistani blasphemy suspect's family forgives police officer accused of killing him
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom says the South Asian country is one of the world's strictest and most frequent enforcers of blasphemy laws.
BLASPHEMY ROW: Don't test our patience
Pakistan's powerful military warned yesterday that its patience had been thoroughly tested after being threatened by Islamist hardliners enraged at the acquittal of a Christian woman for blasphemy, as thousands joined mass protests.
Complaint against challengers of state religion binned
A Dhaka court rejects a complaint brought against challengers of state religion Islam.
Bangladesh court sends woman to jail for 'blasphemy'
A court in Kushtia sends a young woman to jail for her alleged derogatory comment on Allah and demeaning the holy Quran in Kumarkhali upazila of the district.
Pakistan hangs killer of governor Salman Taseer
Pakistan hangs the former police bodyguard who shot dead Punjab's governor over his opposition to blasphemy laws, officials say.