Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Pakistan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: Death
Date of Detainment: March/22/2017
Date of Sentencing: January/8/2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Figures) Online Activity
Nature of Charges: Blasphemy
Nasir Ahmad is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
On March 22, 2017, authorities arrested Ahmad after he was accused of uploading blasphemous videos to YouTube.
On September 12, 2017, Ahmad was indicted.
On January 8, 2021, a court in Islamabad sentenced Ahmad to death for blasphemy.
Related Cases: Abdul Waheed, Rana Nouman Rafaqat, Anwaar Ahmad