Day: September 1, 2024

Appeals

Alarming development: Rights activists, including a young woman, face blasphemy charges in Pakistani-administered Kashmir

There is an alarming development in Pakistan-administrated Jammu Kashmir (officially called Azad Jammu Kashmir or AJK), where two young activists have been framed with frivolous charges of blasphemy—a grave offence in Pakistan and its held territories. Deputy Chief Organizer of Jammu Kashmir National Students Federation (JKNSF) Arslan Shani and a female activist of the organization, Asma Batool, are being victimized with accusations of blasphemy, with the former on the run and the latter already under police arrest.