Gender: Male
Current Location: Camp Jail, Lahore
Perpetrator: Pakistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Ahmadiyya
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: March/31/2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Other)
Nature of Charges: Hate Speech
Mansoor Tahir Ahmad is detained for blasphemy.
On March 31, 2021, authorities arrested Ahmad after he was accused of making negative comments about a religious program. He was reportedly charged with "inciting interfaith hatred" (Sec. 11 Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016) and "intending to outrage religious feelings" (Sec. 295-A PPC).
Ahmad's initial requests for bail have been denied.