Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani will be put to death for several charges of rape and extortion, charges that differ greatly from his original sentence of apostasy, Iran’s semi-official Fars News ...

Several recent incidents have drawn international attention to laws and policies prohibiting blasphemy – remarks or actions considered to be contemptuous of God or the divine. In a highly publicized ...

Restrictions on religious beliefs and practices occur in a variety of circumstances, but this study finds that they are particularly common in countries that prohibit blasphemy, apostasy or defamation ...

A new report from the State Department highlights concerns over blasphemy and apostasy laws that limit religious freedom and often impose death sentences for the accused. The report noted particular ...

December 3, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – More than two dozen Sudanese Muslims have been charged with apostasy and disturbing the peace according to a report by Agence France Presse (AFP). A special judge sits in ...

A Muslim man in Mauritania was sentenced to death for apostasy on Wednesday after a court ruled that he had written something blasphemous, a judicial source told AFP. Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed, who ...

In a new report, the U.S. State Department raises concerns over laws against blasphemy and apostasy in Islamic societies. "Such laws conflict with and undermine universally recognized human rights," ...