Gender: Unspecified

Perpetrator: Pakistan

Religion or Belief: Unspecified

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: August/5/2021

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Texts) LGBTI+ Rights

Nature of Charges: Blasphemy

Qaiser Zada

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Qaiser Zada is detained for blasphemy.

On August 5, 2021, authorities arrested Zada, whom reports identity as transgender, after Zada was accused of burning a copy of the Qur'an. Prior to police arrival, a mob beat Zada. Zada was charged with "desecrating the Qur'an" (Sec. 295-B PPC).

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