Gender: Male
Current Location: District Jail Jhelum, Jhelum, Punjab
Perpetrator: Pakistan
Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: Death
Date of Detainment: November/17/2014
Date of Sentencing: December/13/2018
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Figures) Online Activity
Nature of Charges: Blasphemy
Amoon Ayub is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In 2011, Ayub and his brother, Qaisar Ayub, were accused of publishing blasphemous content on a website registered under his brother's name. Following harassment over the accusation, the brothers fled the country but subsequently returned in 2012.
On November 17, 2014, authorities arrested Ayub and charged him with "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC).
On December 13, 2018, Ayub and his brother were sentenced to death.
On June 8, 2022, the Lahore High Court Rawalpindi bench upheld Ayub and his brother's death sentences.
Ayub is reportedly married.
Related Cases: Qaisar Ayub
The Voiceless Victims of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws International Christian Concern (ICC)
"Qaisar and Amoon Ayub" Coalition Against Misuse of the Blasphemy Laws
"PAKISTAN: Two Christian brothers sentenced to death for blasphemy" Church In Chains
Gender: Male
Current Location: District Jail Jhelum, Jhelum, Punjab
Perpetrator: Pakistan
Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: Death
Date of Detainment: November/10/2014
Date of Sentencing: December/13/2018
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Figures) Online Activity
Nature of Charges: Blasphemy
Qaisar Ayub is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In 2011, Ayub and his brother, Amoon Ayub, were accused of publishing blasphemous content on a website registered under Ayub's name. Following harassment over the accusation, the brothers fled the country but subsequently returned in 2012.
On November 10, 2014, authorities arrested Ayub and charged him with "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC).
On December 13, 2018, Ayub and his brother were sentenced to death.
On June 8, 2022, the Lahore High Court Rawalpindi bench upheld Ayub and his brother's death sentences.
Ayub is reportedly married with three children.
Related Cases: Amoon Ayub
The Voiceless Victims of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws International Christian Concern (ICC)
"Qaisar and Amoon Ayub" Coalition Against Misuse of the Blasphemy Laws
"PAKISTAN: Two Christian brothers sentenced to death for blasphemy" Church In Chains
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
USCIRF Conversation: Democracy and Religious Freedom
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
10:00 – 11:00 AM ET
Virtual Event
Please join the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for a virtual event about the intersection between democracy and religious freedom.
As the Biden administration prepares to host its first Summit for Democracy, this event will highlight ongoing religious freedom issues facing two of the largest democracies in the world: India and Indonesia. Focusing on these case studies, the event will explore barriers these countries are facing in realizing full protection for freedom of religion and belief.
In its 2021 Annual Report, USCIRF recommended that India be designated a Country of Particular Concern and Indonesia be placed on the U.S. Department of State’s Special Watch List. The Indian government has continued to implement policies that stifle civil society and pose severe challenges to freedom of religion or belief. Since Indonesia’s transition to democracy in 1998, blasphemy allegations have proliferated across the archipelago and the country enforces many laws and regulations that hinder faith communities from operating and building houses of worship.
USCIRF Chair Nadine Maenza and Commissioner Khizr Khan will be joined by guest panelists John Sifton of Human Rights Watch and Robert Hefner of Boston University. USCIRF Commissioner Anurima Bhargava will moderate the conversation followed by questions and answers from attendees.
Panelists
This virtual event is open to the public and media. The video recording will be posted on the Commission website. For any additional questions, please contact [email protected].