Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Pakistan

Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: August/30/2020

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

David Masih

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David Masih is detained for blasphemy.

On August 30, 2020, authorities arrested Masih following the discovery of torn pages from the Qur'an in a drain.  He was charged with "desecrating the Qur'an" (Sec. 295-B PPC).

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