Posts Tagged ‘blasphemy’
February 15th, 2012
Saudi journalist
Hamza Kashgari has
repented for his tweets deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammed, according to a family member. They said Kashgari, 23, ”has affirmed to his family that he stands by his repentance, that he has made a mistake and regrets it.”
The newspaper columnist fled Saudi Arabia after tweeting a mock conversation between himself and the prophet Mohammed that sparked thousands of responses, including death threats. He was
arrested and detained upon his arrival in Malaysia on 9 February, before being sent back to Saudi in controversial circumstancs. He may be accused of apostasy, which is a capital offence in his native Saudi Arabia.
February 15th, 2012
Lawyers representing Saudi journalist
Hamza Kashgari have
said there are no immigration records of his
deportation from Malaysia last Sunday, suggesting the columnist may have been sent back to his native country in violation of international laws and that the Malaysian government may have acted in contempt of court. 23-year-old Kashgari fled Saudi Arabia after tweeting a mock conversation between himself and the prophet Mohammed that sparked thousands of responses, including death threats. He was
arrested and detained upon his arrival in Malaysia on 9 February. Kashgari may be accused of apostasy, which is a capital offence in Saudi Arabia.
February 13th, 2012
The global police organisation went beyond its remit in pursuing Saudi Arabian journalist Hamza Kashgari, says Denis MacShane MP. Now we must ensure the kingdom’s authorities respect free speech
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February 13th, 2012
Following the deportation of Hamza Kashgari to Saudi Arabia where he faces the death penalty, Myriam Francois -Cerrah explores the real reason the journalist is being targeted
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February 12th, 2012
Malaysian authorities have deported a Saudi journalist accused of insulting the prophet Mohammed on Twitter, it was
reported today. Newspaper columnist Hamza Kashgari fled Saudi Arabia after tweeting a mock conversation between himself and the prophet Mohammed last week that sparked thousands of responses, including death threats. He was
arrested and detained upon his arrival in Malaysia last Wednesday. Insulting the prophet is considered blasphemous in Islam and is punishable by death in Saudi Arabia.
June 28th, 2011
As another person is sentenced to death for defiling Islam’s prophet, Khalid Khattak reports on the continuing debate on the much-abused blasphemy law
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January 7th, 2011
Salmaan Taseer’s assassination is the result of years of political uses of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, says Salil Tripathi
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November 10th, 2010
Asia Bibi, a Christian mother-of-five, has
been sentenced to death for blasphemy. Bibi is accused of insulting the Prophet Mohammad during an argument with a group of Muslim women. She has denied the charges and has told investigators that she is being persecuted because of her faith. It is thought she will now appeal in a local court in Sheikhupura, near Lahore. No one has ever been executed under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, most of those convicted are freed on appeal, although 10 defendants are thought to have been murdered whilst on trial.
