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blasphemy

  1. danieldemol

    Sukarno's daughter accused of blasphemy after comparing father to Prophet Muhammad

    'Sukmawati Soekarnoputri, the daughter of Indonesia’s first president Sukarno, has been accused of blasphemy after purportedly comparing her father to Prophet Muhammad. A mass organization called the Bima Islam Youth Forum reported Sukmawati to the National Police’s Criminal Investigation...
  2. danieldemol

    Youtuber Atta Halilintar Reported to Police for Alleged Blasphemy

    ‘Jakarta - Indonesian renowned Youtuber Muhammad Attamimi Halilintar, famously known as Atta Halilintar, has been reported to the police for his video that is considered to be blasphemous and makes fun of Islam's prayer movement. The report was filed by a person named Ruhimat on Wednesday...
  3. danieldemol

    Greece Scraps Reinstatement of Blasphemy Law Following Public Outcry

    ‘Greek Minister of Justice Costas Tsiaras announced on Tuesday that the government is now withdrawing its decision to reintroduce the criminalization of blasphemy in Greece. Following a public outcry and a massive wave of ridicule across social media, the Greek government made a major U-turn...
  4. danieldemol

    Italian Who Compared Catholic Church to Masochism Club Convicted of Blasphemy

    ‘During a radio interview with La Zanzara (“The Mosquito”) in 2014, famed Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani discussed a hypothetical situation in which an alien landed in the country and walked into a Catholic Church for the first time. Oblivious to religious beliefs, he said, the alien...
  5. danieldemol

    Zombie Angelina Jolie' arrested over blasphemy charges in Iran, Instagram account shut down

    Zombie Angelina Jolie' arrested over blasphemy charges in Iran, Instagram account shut down Iran has arrested an Instagram celebrity famous for drastically altering her appearance through cosmetic surgery, Tasnim news agency has reported. Key points: The Instagram star reportedly faces a raft...
  6. danieldemol

    Silencing dissent (And criminalising the mentally ill)

    Pakistani man jailed for blasphemous Facebook post ‘A Pakistani court Friday sentenced a man to five years jail and hard labour for a blasphemous Facebook post, in what is believed to be one of the first such cases under controversial cybercrime laws. Sajid Ali was charged with posting...
  7. danieldemol

    Australia: Attorney-General says religious discrimination laws not intended to block out blasphemy

    ‘Attorney-General Christian Porter says incoming laws on religious discrimination are not designed to protect religious people from blasphemy, rejecting calls for radio host Kyle Sandilands to face sanction for his tirade against the Virgin Mary. Protesters gathered outside KIIS FM's studios...
    • danieldemol
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    • australia blasphemy kyle sandilands religious discrimination bill
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    • Forum: Religious News
  8. danieldemol

    Pakistan: Lecturer accused of blasphemy for Facebook posts must be released

    ‘Pakistani authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a university lecturer being held in solitary confinement for Facebook posts, Amnesty International said today. Junaid Hafeez, a 33-year-old lecturer at Bahauddin Zakariya University in the city of Multan, was charged with...
  9. danieldemol

    Saudi Government Denies Medicine to Religious Prisoner of Conscience

    ‘WASHINGTON DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns Saudi Arabia’s intensified mistreatment of religious prisoner of conscience Raif Badawi. The Saudi government has denied Badawi access to books and to crucial medicine, and he has declared a hunger...
  10. danieldemol

    Pakistan blasphemy riots: Dozens arrested after Hindu teacher accused

    ‘Dozens of people have been arrested in Pakistan after a teenager accused his Hindu headteacher of blasphemy, sparking riots. The principal, who owns the school, was accused of making comments about the Prophet Muhammad in Sindh province. A large mob then allegedly attacked a Hindu temple...
  11. danieldemol

    77 people accused of blasphemy, mostly Muslims, are in Pakistani prisons.

    “According to the US State Department, 77 people accused of blasphemy, mostly Muslims, are in Pakistani prisons. Their lawyers and human rights activists argue that the charges against them are false, often laid to settle private disputes and silence rivals.” Source: Asia Bibi speaks for the...
  12. danieldemol

    Genie in a Cross: Popular Cleric Abdul Somad Reported to Police for Mocking Christian Symbol

    ‘Jakarta. Abdul Somad, a popular Islamic cleric, is facing a series of blasphemy charges after a video went viral showing him telling a crowd that the Christian crucifix is the dwelling place for an "infidel jinn." Blasphemy accusations on a preacher of Islam, the religion of over 80 percent...
  13. danieldemol

    Freed Mauritania Blasphemy Blogger arrives in Europe

    “DAKAR: A Mauritanian blogger released last week after more than five years in jail on blasphemy charges has said he only “saw the sun six times” during his incarceration, according to Amnesty International, which said he has now arrived in Europe. Cheikh Ould Mohamed Ould Mkheitir, 36, had...
  14. danieldemol

    Lebanese Band’s Concert Is Canceled After It’s Accused of Blasphemy

    Lebanese Band’s Concert Is Canceled After It’s Accused of Blasphemy ‘A Lebanese music festival has canceled a concert by a major indie music band, Mashrou’ Leila, after it was accused of blasphemy and received death threats because a member had shared an image of the singer Madonna as the...
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    • blasphemy christianity lebanon maronite maronite christian church
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Religious News
  15. danieldemol

    Indonesian court upholds conviction of Buddhist woman who complained mosque was too loud

    This one’s a bit dated, but I missed it on April 2019 and still feel that it’s newsworthy. ‘Indonesia's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a woman whose complaint about the volume of mosque loudspeakers led to an 18-month prison sentence for blasphemy.’ Read more here: Indonesian court...
  16. danieldemol

    Saonara Italy to impose Blasphemy fine

    ‘A northern Italian town has had enough of people taking the Lord’s name in vain and those who do will be fined up to €400 (£360) for blasphemy. The city council of Saonara, a town with 10,000 inhabitants just outside Padua, has introduced a new law making it illegal “to blaspheme against any...
  17. danieldemol

    Latest blast to blasphemy laws

    ‘On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Mark Meadows (R-NC) introduced House Resolution 512 to support the repeal of blasphemy laws globally, encouraging the State Department and President Trump to protect international religious freedom by making the repeal of...
  18. Lionel Refson

    And God Said To Me, In A Little Quiet Voice

    "I only wished you to be fruitful and multiply. I blessed you so. But now my Blessing cannot be heard. You have your idols, your Moses, your Jesus, your Mohammed. I have given you freewill and so I will not involve myself in your world, but I cry every time I see murder and hatred in My name. I...
  19. danieldemol

    Ireland votes to remove blasphemy from constitution

    “Voters have overwhelmingly supported the proposal to remove blasphemy as an offence from the Constitution.” Ireland votes to remove blasphemy from Constitution Good move
  20. danieldemol

    Hate speech vs Blasphemy are they different?

    Hate speech vs Blasphemy are they different? My answer to that question would be yes - they are different. Although the dictionary definition of hate speech includes attempts to insult, when it comes to formulating law against hate speech, I believe that we should only define hate speech by...
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