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: February/25/2021

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Figures) Blasphemy (Religious Texts) Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Online Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Blasphemy Conversion Hate Speech

Shiraz Ahmad

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Shiraz Ahmad is detained for blasphemy.

On February 25, 2021, authorities arrested Ahmad after he was accused of creating a group online and sharing Ahmadi content in it. He was initially charged with "inciting interfaith hatred" (Sec. 11 Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016), "intending to outrage religious feelings" (Sec. 295-A PPC), and "posing as Muslim" (Sec. 298-C PPC).

On July 15, 2021, the trial court reportedly also included the charges of "desecrating the Qur'an" (Sec. 295-B PPC) and "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC) against Ahmad.