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'''Ayaz Nizami''' is a blogger and political prisoner in [[Pakistan]] known for his arrest on 24 March 2017 for alleged [[blasphemy]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4345364/Pakistani-police-prevent-clerics-rally-against-blasphemy.html|title=Pakistan: More bloggers charged, cleric's rally blocked|work=Mail Online|access-date=2017-06-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://usmanawan.com/ayaz-nizami-story-behind-this-blasphemy-act/|title=Who is Ayaz Nizami? Triggering The Blasphemous Spark, Again!|date=2017-03-29|work=Muhammad Usman Awan - Social Activist from Pakistan|access-date=2017-06-01|language=en-US}}</ref> and is currently facing the [[blasphemy law in Pakistan|death penalty on such charges]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/24-Mar-2017/blasphemy-crackdown-fia-arrests-2-suspects-from-karachi|title=Blasphemy crackdown: FIA arrests 2 suspects from Karachi|work=The Nation|access-date=2017-06-01|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ummat.net/2017/03/25/news.php?p=story1.gif|title=ummat.net/2017/03/25/news.php?p=story1.gif|last=www.ummat.net|website=ummat.net|language=en|access-date=2017-06-01}}</ref><ref name="CEMB_Nizami_Noman"></ref> Before his arrest, he allegedly translated materials critical of Islam in English to [[Urdu]] for publishing.<ref name="CEMB_Nizami_Noman" /> Nizami founded the website ''realisticapproach.org'', a website in Urdu about [[irreligion]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://realisticapproach.org |title=جراتِ تحقیق - ہمتِ کفر ملے جراتِ تحقیق ملے |publisher= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829141838/http://realisticapproach.org/ |archivedate=2015-08-29 }}</ref> and allegedly served as the vice president of the [[Fauzia Ilyas|Atheist & Agnostic Alliance Pakistan]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://extranewsfeed.com/when-atheism-becomes-terrorism-in-pakistan-8e4b5d486bce|title=When Atheism becomes Terrorism in Pakistan – Extra Newsfeed|date=2017-04-04|work=Extra Newsfeed|access-date=2017-06-01}}</ref> Two other bloggers were arrested along with Nizami in a crackdown on social media content deemed blasphemous by the [[Government of Pakistan|Pakistani government]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-bloggers-charged-blasphemy/28390360.html|title=Pakistan Detains Three Bloggers On Blasphemy Charges|website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|access-date=2017-06-01}}</ref> After his arrest, the hashtag ''#hangayaznizami'' was trending on [[Twitter]] in Pakistan, and authorities shut down his social media account over material deemed controversial.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pakistani-christians-islam-lynching-trial-muslims-convert-youhanabad-lahore-church-bombings-a7659721.html|title=42 Christians told 'to convert to Islam or face death penalty'|date=2017-03-31|work=The Independent|access-date=2017-06-03|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
'''Ayaz Nizami''' is a blogger and political prisoner in [[Pakistan]] known for his arrest on 24 March 2017 for alleged [[blasphemy]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4345364/Pakistani-police-prevent-clerics-rally-against-blasphemy.html|title=Pakistan: More bloggers charged, cleric's rally blocked|work=Mail Online|access-date=2017-06-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://usmanawan.com/ayaz-nizami-story-behind-this-blasphemy-act/|title=Who is Ayaz Nizami? Triggering The Blasphemous Spark, Again!|date=2017-03-29|work=Muhammad Usman Awan - Social Activist from Pakistan|access-date=2017-06-01|language=en-US}}</ref> and is currently facing the [[blasphemy law in Pakistan|death penalty on such charges]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/24-Mar-2017/blasphemy-crackdown-fia-arrests-2-suspects-from-karachi|title=Blasphemy crackdown: FIA arrests 2 suspects from Karachi|work=The Nation|access-date=2017-06-01|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ummat.net/2017/03/25/news.php?p=story1.gif|title=ummat.net/2017/03/25/news.php?p=story1.gif|last=www.ummat.net|website=ummat.net|language=en|access-date=2017-06-01}}</ref><ref name="CEMB_Nizami_Noman"></ref> Before his arrest, he allegedly translated materials critical of Islam in English to [[Urdu]] for publishing.<ref name="CEMB_Nizami_Noman" /> Nizami founded the website ''realisticapproach.org'', a website in Urdu about [[irreligion]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://realisticapproach.org |title=جراتِ تحقیق - ہمتِ کفر ملے جراتِ تحقیق ملے |publisher= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829141838/http://realisticapproach.org/ |archivedate=2015-08-29 }}</ref> and allegedly served as the vice president of the [[Fauzia Ilyas|Atheist & Agnostic Alliance Pakistan]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://extranewsfeed.com/when-atheism-becomes-terrorism-in-pakistan-8e4b5d486bce|title=When Atheism becomes Terrorism in Pakistan – Extra Newsfeed|date=2017-04-04|work=Extra Newsfeed|access-date=2017-06-01}}</ref> Two other bloggers were arrested along with Nizami in a crackdown on social media content deemed blasphemous by the [[Government of Pakistan|Pakistani government]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-bloggers-charged-blasphemy/28390360.html|title=Pakistan Detains Three Bloggers On Blasphemy Charges|website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|access-date=2017-06-01}}</ref> After his arrest, the hashtag ''#hangayaznizami'' was trending on [[Twitter]] in Pakistan, and authorities shut down his social media account over material deemed controversial.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pakistani-christians-islam-lynching-trial-muslims-convert-youhanabad-lahore-church-bombings-a7659721.html|title=42 Christians told 'to convert to Islam or face death penalty'|date=2017-03-31|work=The Independent|access-date=2017-06-03|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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Ayaz Nizami is a blogger and political prisoner in Pakistan known for his arrest 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 in English 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
- ^ "Pakistan: More bloggers charged, cleric's rally blocked". Mail Online. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ "Who is Ayaz Nizami? Triggering The Blasphemous Spark, Again!". Muhammad Usman Awan - Social Activist from Pakistan. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ^ "Blasphemy crackdown: FIA arrests 2 suspects from Karachi". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ^ www.ummat.net. "ummat.net/2017/03/25/news.php?p=story1.gif". ummat.net. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ^ a b "Details on the cases of Ayaz Nizami and Rana Noman". Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain. 2017-03-28. Archived from the original on 2018-11-04. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "When Atheism becomes Terrorism in Pakistan – Extra Newsfeed". Extra Newsfeed. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ^ "Pakistan Detains Three Bloggers On Blasphemy Charges". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ^ "42 Christians told 'to convert to Islam or face death penalty'". The Independent. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
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