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UNTIL LAST month, a Greek citizen could be jailed for up to two years for “publicly and maliciously blaspheming” against God, the Greek Orthodox church or “any other permitted religion”. In one of its ...

A Nigerian teen who was convicted in the northwest of the country of blasphemy has had his sentence overturned, his lawyer said Friday. The appellate division of the Kano State High Court set aside ...

As a self-proclaimed model of how democracy and Islam can flourish hand-in-hand, Indonesia’s exemplary role in the protection of religious minorities remains to be seen. When it comes to freedom of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. blasphemy laws reflect a complex fight for the freedom of religion and speech Getty Images Some 79 countries around the world ...

Abroad, India’s RSS Speaks of ‘Love.’ At Home, Its Affiliates Attack Christians. On the night of December 28, 2023, just a few days before New Year’s, my husband and I went through an unsettling ...

Decades ago, converts thought the country would be a refuge from the caste system. Today, they are subject to discrimination, including stricter blasphemy laws. Two Christian Pakistani teenagers, one ...

ST 2007 What is Blasphemy? What is blasphemy? Blasphemy is in the news, according to Associated Press. “A recent string of public Quran desecrations by a handful of anti-Islam activists in Sweden – ...

Officials in Pakistan last week reported to a parliamentary committee that a majority of 333 blasphemy cases registered in the past five years in four provinces were fabricated, according to media ...

Islamabad, Pakistan – A Pakistani court has sentenced a Muslim woman to death for committing “blasphemy” by sharing images deemed to be insulting to Islam’s Prophet Muhammad and one of his wives, also ...

(The Conversation) — Some 79 countries around the world continue to enforce blasphemy laws. And in places such as Afghanistan, Brunei, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, violation of these ...