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Blasphemy Law

UP cleric seeks stricter laws for blasphemy following BJP MLA's remarks

A top cleric from the Lucknow-based Majlis-e-Ulema-e-Hind has condemned the remarks made by suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh against Prophet Mohammad and urged the Centre to make the laws more stringent

UP cleric seeks stricter laws for blasphemy following BJP MLA's remarks
Updated On : 26 Aug 2022 | 10:25 AM IST

Mob in Pakistan lynches Sri Lankan man over 'blasphemy' allegations

Priyantha Kumara, in his 40s, was working as the general manager of the garment factory in Sialkot district

Mob in Pakistan lynches Sri Lankan man over 'blasphemy' allegations
Updated On : 04 Dec 2021 | 12:48 AM IST

Anti-France protests in Pakistan's Islamabad over 'blasphemous' sketches

A large number of supporters of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan marched from Liaquat Bagh Rawalpindi to Faizabad in Islamabad to protest against the publication of "blasphemous" sketches in France

Anti-France protests in Pakistan's Islamabad over 'blasphemous' sketches
Updated On : 16 Nov 2020 | 12:13 PM IST

Pakistan's outdated blasphemy laws are not fit for the 21st century

British lawmakers introduced legislation aimed to protect minorities

Pakistan's outdated blasphemy laws are not fit for the 21st century
Updated On : 15 May 2017 | 3:55 PM IST

A tale of two blasphemies

If we exclude Ireland, blasphemy laws have fallen into disuse in most developed countries

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Updated On : 12 May 2017 | 10:49 PM IST