Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Pakistan

Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other

Health Concerns: Mental disability

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: August/12/2017

Date of Release: January//2020

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Texts) Children’s Rights

Nature of Charges: Blasphemy

Asif Stephen

Extra Bio Info:

Asif Stephen was detained for blasphemy. 

On August 12, 2017, authorities arrested Stephen - a minor at the time - after he was accused of burning pages of the Qur'an.  A mob reportedly attacked Stephen and forced him to confess.  He was charged with "desecrating the Qur'an" (Sec. 295-B PPC).

In January 2020, Stephen was released on bail.

Stephen reportedly suffers from a mental disability. 

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