Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Pakistan

Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: Death

Date of Detainment: June/15/2017

Date of Sentencing: July/4/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Figures)

Nature of Charges: Blasphemy

Ashfaq Masih

Extra Bio Info:

Ashfaq Masih is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.

On June 15, 2017, authorities arrested Masih, a bicycle mechanic, reportedly following a dispute with a customer. According to reports, a police report was filed against Masih for "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC), but the exact charge is unclear.

In 2019, Masih was reportedly released on parole briefly to attend his mother's funeral.

On July 4, 2022, a Lahore court reportedly sentenced Masih to death. 

Masih reportedly has a daughter.

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