Atheists in Pakistan fearful as crackdowns on digital blasphemy continue

May 23, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 23 : Blasphemy arrests and mob violence continue to escalate in Pakistan as blasphemy laws are leading to the erasure of...

Pakistan's obsession with blasphemy laws leads to extrajudicial killings, mob violence

Apr 24, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 24 : Blasphemy is a highly sensitive issue in deeply conservative Pakistan where mere allegations have led to extrajudicial killings and...

Pakistan: Two years later, Jaranwala mob violence victims still await justice

Oct 03, 2025

Two years after the mob violence in Jaranwala, victims and rights activists say justice remains far from reality, with only one person convicted despite...

Lynching of Sri Lankan national points to rise of religion-based hatred violence in Pakistan: Report

Dec 14, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 14 : The lynching of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara in Pakistan over blasphemy allegations by a hardline mob has signalled...

Violence against minority surges in Pakistan as Christian youth stabbed to death in Lahore

Feb 15, 2022

Lahore [Pakistan], February 15 : Violence against the minorities in Pakistan is on the rise as in a fresh incident, a Christian man was...

EU speaks for religious minorities in Pakistan

May 18, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 18 : Amid the recent surge in mob violence and religious persecution in Pakistan, the EU Parliament last month called for...