A court in Pakistan sentenced a Christian man to death on July 1 for sharing what it said was hateful content against Muslims, his lawyer said, adding that he will appeal the verdict. Eshan Shan was accused of reposting defaced pages of the Koran on his TikTok account. Under Pakistan's blasphemy laws, anyone found guilty of insulting Islam can be sentenced to death. While authorities have yet to carry out a death sentence for blasphemy, accusations can cause riots and incite violence, lynching, and killings. On June 20, a man in Pakistan's Swat Valley was beaten to death and his body was set on fire after he was accused of blasphemy.
Pakistani Christian Sentenced To Death For Blasphemy
The aftermath of a mob attack on a police station in the town of Madyan, Swat, in northwestern Pakistan, following accusations of blasphemy.