Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Pakistan

Religion or Belief: Unspecified

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: August//2021

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

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

Nature of Charges: Blasphemy

Asif Fareed

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Asif Fareed is detained for blasphemy.

In August 2021, authorities arrested Fareed and his brother, Abdullah Fareed, after they were accused of burning pieces of the Qur'an and other religious literature. They were both charged with "desecrating the Qur'an" (Sec. 295-B PPC).

Related Cases: Abdullah Fareed

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