The EBL Coalition strongly condemns the outrageous decision of the Kano State High Court to convict Nigerian humanist leader Mubarak Bala, sentencing him to 24 years in prison. #EndBlasphemyLaws

#Nigeria : Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, who was sentenced to death by hanging in 2020 after being convicted of #blasphemy by an Islamic court, has appealed a High Court ruling that he be retried. He is seeking this outright acquittal.

#EndBlasphemyLaws

More: saharareporters.com/2022/02/02/kan…

At a court hearing held today, persecuted #humanist Mubarak Bala denied all charges of causing a public disturbance in connection with several Facebook posts deemed #blasphemous by some.
#FreeMubarakBala #EndBlasphemyLaws

#Iran : the second largest country in the Middle East boasts some of the most draconian #blasphemy laws in the world, as Nikan Khosravi and Arash Ilkhani know all too well.

Read here an insightful article into the experience of the frontmen of Confess

#EndBlasphemyLaws

The EBL Coalition stands in solidarity with pop icon, Sezen Aksu, whose New Year post re-sharing her 2017 song 'Şahane Bir Şey Yaşamak' ('How Wonderful to Be Alive') has sparked controversy and accusations of blasphemy in #Turkey

Protect #FreedomofExpression #EndBlasphemyLaws

EBL Coalition partner Humanists International getting to the crux of the matter

#EndBlasphemyLaws protect #FreedomOfExpression

#FreeMubarakBala

Humanists International is relieved to learn that a Polish court threw out the appeal by Polish prosecutors over the acquittal of three women of “offending religious beliefs' charges, still, we believe they shouldn't have been charged in the first place.
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Whether you agree with what he said or his right to say it. The fact remains that “If he is convicted, the maximum sentence is two years. Mubarak Bala has almost served a sentence [that] no court has imposed on him.”

#FreeMubarakBala #EndBlasphemyLaws

The EBL Coalition is deeply disappointed to learn that a man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in #SaudiArabia after being accused of alleged #apostasy and #blasphemy .

#EndBlasphemyLaws

Read more details on the case here:

The freedoms of expression & religion or belief = human rights. While they may be limited according to the principles of necessity, proportionality & legality under international law, criminalizing #blasphemy is not a legitimate restriction. #EndBlasphemyLaws #HumanRightsDay2021

PAKISTAN: Amnesty International is deeply alarmed by the disturbing lynching and killing of a Sri Lankan factory manager in Sialkot, allegedly due to a blasphemy accusation. (Thread)

According to RSF Yemeni journalist Ali Aboluhom has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in #SaudiArabia in connection with tweets that were deemed to spread “ideas of apostasy, atheism and blasphemy.”

Aboluhom must be released.

#EndBlasphemyLaws

Did you know that #blasphemy is still a crime in #Barbados ?

The law is a legacy of colonialism, & in unenforced. It's time to #EndBlasphemyLaws .

Find out more about this and other issues affecting the freedom of thought in Barbados at today's event run by Humanists Barbados

#Singapore is reported to use religious and racial tensions to justify limitations on freedom of speech, including 'religious insult'.

Most recently, the country banned a book about #censorship over the republication of 'offensive' images.

Read more: end-blasphemy-laws.org/countries/asia…