False blasphemy charge

Horrific Attack on Hindu Youth in Mymensingh Exposes Rising Religious Terror in Bangladesh

Hindu Voice Team: Bangladesh reels again as religious extremism brutally targets its minority communities. In a shocking display of violence, Suman, a young Hindu man in Haluaghat Upazila, was savagely beaten by extremist elements of the Tohidi Janata following baseless accusations of blasphemy. The attackers mercilessly assaulted him, publicly humiliated him, and then handed him …

A Century of Blasphemy Pogroms in Bangladesh: How Digital Age Blueprints Have Refined and are Accelerating Cultural Erasure

Blasphemy: A Tool for Violence and Cultural Cleansing In present-day Bangladesh, blasphemy accusations—often fabricated or exaggerated—have long been weaponized by Islamist forces to justify violence, displacement, and cultural erasure of the indigenous Hindu population. This disturbing pattern dates back to the colonial era and continues, with chilling consistency, into modern times. From school dramas to …

Bangladesh: Islamists targeted and tortured Hindu father and son over imaginary blasphemy allegations 

Islamists in Bangladesh have been using imaginary blasphemy allegations to target and torture Hindu minorities for last few months. A fresh case has been reported from the Lalmonirhat district of Bangladesh.  Based on the imaginary blasphemy allegations, Islamists targeted and tortured a Hindu father and his son in broad daylight. Later, the Police detained them …

Pakistan: Hindu school principal arrested & jailed in 2019 for alleged ‘blasphemy’ of Islam cleared of the charges by Sindh HC

© Vishnu The recent acquittal of Notan Lal, a Hindu school principal in Pakistan, by the Sindh High Court marks a significant moment of justice in a case marred by religious intolerance and baseless accusations. In 2019, Notan Lal was arrested and jailed on charges of blasphemy after allegedly reprimanding an Islamic student for neglecting his Urdu …

Bangladesh: Hindu woman jailed in Bagerhat district over false blasphemy charges

Amid continuous attacks on Hindu minorities and Murti breaking, a Hindu woman is jailed over alleged blasphemy charges. Local Hindus say that false blasphemy charges have been framed against the woman to avenge personal enmity.  The jailed Hindu woman has been identified as Rupali Rani Das(45). Rupali Rani is a resident of Gouramba Union under the …

Bangladesh: Hindu youth arrested over false blasphemy charges

 Police arrested a Hindu boy named Dayal Hari Das Joni over blasphemy charges. He allegedly posted a photoshopped image that hurt the sentiment of Muslims.  As per the received information, a resident of Ghargra village of Rangunia Upazila under the Chattragram district of Bangladesh, Dayal Hari Das posted a photoshopped image on his Facebook timeline …

বাংলাদেশ: নবী মহম্মদকে নিয়ে ফেসবুক পোস্ট, হিন্দু যুবকের ১০ বছরের জেল

নবী মহম্মদ সম্বন্ধে অপমানজনক ফেসবুক পোস্ট করায় হিন্দু যুবককে ১০ বছরের কারাদণ্ড দিলো আদালত। গতকাল মঙ্গলবার রংপুরের সাইবার ট্রাইব্যুনাল আদালত হিন্দু যুবক টিটু রায়কে এই সাজা শোনায়। সেই সঙ্গে টিটু রায়কে পঞ্চাশ হাজার টাকা জরিমানা করেছে আদালত, যা অনাদায়ে আরও পাঁচ মাস জেল খাটতে হবে তাকে। গতকাল বিচারপতি আব্দুল মজিদ সাজা ঘোষণা করেন। সাজা ঘোষণার …