A court in Rawalpindi on Tuesday awarded death penalty to five accused, along with life imprisonment and a cumulative sum of Rs6.5 million in fines in a blasphemy case registered against them by ...

Islam is the official religion in Muslim-majority Pakistan, and accusations of insulting religious sentiments can easily incite mob violence. Blasphemy is an incendiary charge, and the issue is ...

TOPEKA — Rep. Sean Tarwater prayed Thursday for his House colleagues who support a satanic plot to make a mockery of his faith. Tarwater, who identified himself as a devout Catholic, said he stayed ...

KARACHI - An axe-wielding mob chases a terrified group; a daring Pakistani television drama has for the first time tackled the deeply sensitive issue of the dozens murdered for alleged blasphemy.

Much-lauded actress Cate Blanchett thinks there are “too many” awards shows in Hollywood, which are already too “public facing,” she revealed in a new interview. “It’s blasphemy ...

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly intervened Wednesday in satanists’ plans to conduct a black mass on March 28 at the Statehouse by declaring they would not be allowed inside. The satanists plan to defy her ...

TOPEKA — All hail civil disobedience. Gov. Laura Kelly intervened Wednesday in satanists’ plans to conduct a black mass on March 28 at the Statehouse by declaring they would not be allowed inside. The ...

Gov. Laura Kelly enters the House chamber to deliver her State of the State address on Jan. 15, 2025. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — All hail civil disobedience. Gov. Laura Kelly ...

LAHORE, Pakistan — A high court judge in Pakistan resigned last week after a media report exposed his alleged close ties with a criminal gang falsely charging Christians and others with blasphemy, ...

People attend Friday prayers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at the New Memon Mosque in Karachi, Pakistan on March 7, 2025. Reuters Shah Nawaz Kumbhar, accused of sharing blasphemous content ...