Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Pakistan
Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: June/29/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Figures) Online Activity
Nature of Charges: Blasphemy
Sunny Mushtaq is detained for blasphemy.
On June 29, 2019, authorities arrested Mushtaq and his friend, Noman Asghar, and charged with "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC) reportedly in relation to sketches of the Prophet Muhammad the two received via WhatsApp.
Related Cases: Noman Asghar
The Voiceless Victims of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws International Christian Concern (ICC)