Ayaz Nizami

Ayaz Nizami is a blogger from Pakistan known for when he was arrested on 24 March 2017 for alleged blasphemy,[1][2] and is currently facing the death penalty on such charges.[3][4][5] Before his arrest, he allegedly translated materials critical of Islam to Urdu for publishing.[5] Nizami founded the website realisticapproach.org, a website in Urdu about irreligion,[6] and allegedly served as the vice president of the Atheist & Agnostic Alliance Pakistan.[7] Two other bloggers were arrested along with Nizami in a crackdown on social media content deemed blasphemous by the Pakistani government.[8] After his arrest, the hashtag #hangayaznizami was trending on Twitter in Pakistan, and authorities shut down his social media account over material deemed controversial.[7][9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Pakistan: More bloggers charged, cleric's rally blocked". Mail Online. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  2. ↑ "Who is Ayaz Nizami? Triggering The Blasphemous Spark, Again!". Muhammad Usman Awan - Social Activist from Pakistan. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  3. ↑ "Blasphemy crackdown: FIA arrests 2 suspects from Karachi". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  4. ↑ www.ummat.net. "http://ummat.net/2017/03/25/news.php?p=story1.gif". ummat.net. Retrieved 2017-06-01. External link in |title= (help)
  5. 1 2 "Details on the cases of Ayaz Nizami and Rana Noman". Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  6. ↑ "جراتِ تحقیق - ہمتِ کفر ملے جراتِ تحقیق ملے". Archived from the original on 2015-08-29.
  7. 1 2 "When Atheism becomes Terrorism in Pakistan – Extra Newsfeed". Extra Newsfeed. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  8. ↑ "Pakistan Detains Three Bloggers On Blasphemy Charges". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  9. ↑ "42 Christians told 'to convert to Islam or face death penalty'". The Independent. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
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