Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Pakistan
Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: March/16/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Figures) Online Activity
Nature of Charges: Blasphemy Hate Speech
Fansan Shahid is detained for blasphemy.
On March 16, 2022, authorities arrested Shahid, an employee of the Pakistan Railways, from his home after he was accused of making a blasphemous comment on Facebook. Shahid was charged with "insulting the Prophet Muhammad (Sec. 295-C PPC), "intending to outrage religious feelings" (Sec. 295-A PPC), and committing hate speech (Sec. 11 of 2016 Electronic Crimes Act r/w Section 153-A PPC).
Shahid is married with two children.
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