Young Christian accused of blasphemy is found dead in prison

A 20-year-old Pakistani who was arrested for blasphemy on September 12 in a village in Punjab has been found dead in prison. Police say that the man, Falish Masih, had hanged himself, but Nadeem Anthony, a member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), has accused the authorities of judicial murder. He described the death as: A torture killing …we can see signs of torture on his body in the picture. [The Freethinker] Read more See Also: [AsiaNews] Read