Junaid Hafeez
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Pakistani activist
Junaid Hafeez's Degrees
- PhD English Literature Bahauddin Zakariya University
- Masters English Literature Bahauddin Zakariya University
- Masters English Literature Bahauddin Zakariya University
Why Is Junaid Hafeez Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Junaid Hafeez is a former M. Phil English student at a Pakistani university where he was teaching as visiting teacher as well. He was convicted of blasphemy under Pakistan's broad blasphemy laws and sentenced to death. Arrested in 2013, Hafeez was accused of making derogatory comments about the prophet of Islam, Muhammad on social media. Held in solitary confinement since 2014, his trial was repeatedly delayed, and Hafeez's first lawyer, Rashid Rehman, was murdered. In December 2019, Hafeez was convicted and sentenced to death by a Pakistani court. His detention and arrest have been condemned by human rights groups.
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