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UK: Salman Rushdie fatwa: 30 years on
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France : L’irréligieuse
26 octobre 2017, par siawi3« Les musulmans ont hérité d’une stratégie mise en place depuis plus de vingt ans par des activistes chrétiens afin d’adapter l’accusation de blasphème à nos sociétés pluralistes, dit-elle. Car les dévots ont peu à peu compris qu’il ne fallait plus se présenter comme la majorité morale, mais au contraire comme une minorité discriminée, autrement dit retourner les droits de l’homme et l’antiracisme (qu’ils exècrent) à leur profit en se présentant comme des victimes, heurtées dans leur sensibilité religieuse. »
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Belgique : Du blasphème aux lois mémorielles
1er octobre 2012, par siawi3Il y a une différence fondamentale entre dire « Le communisme a fait des millions de morts  » et dire à un communiste qu’il est un assassin. Or, les caricatures de Charlie Hebdo ne me semblent pas avoir jamais ciblé les musulmans dans leur ensemble, ni encore moins chaque musulman pris isolément, mais les intégristes religieux- et que qui se sent morveux se mouche !
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Vers l’abrogation du délit de “blasphème†... en France ?
7 mars 2017, par siawi3Le 14 octobre 2016, le Sénat a voté pour l’abrogation du délit de blasphème mentionné dans le droit pénal local d’Alsace et de Moselle. il entérine ainsi que le « blasphème » ne saurait constituer un délit et que les citoyens doivent être protégés de toute pression exercée sur eux qui ne respecterait pas leur liberté de conscience.
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Bangladesh: Blasphemy, Genocide and Violence Against Women: the case of Bangladesh
19 December 2012, by siawi3This article is based on an event organized by the Center for Secular Space on November 27, 2012 while a Tribunal on war crimes committed during the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971 is presently taking place. Entitled ‘Bangladesh Genocide, what human rights, anti-racist and peace organizations won’t tell you’ , the exchange took place between executive director of the Centre, Gita Sahgal and Dr. Ghayasuddin Siddiqui (a former Islamist, now Muslim reformer) and Asif Munier.

 It looks at the implication of Britain in the protection of perpetrators, in the name of human rights.
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Blasphemy laws are being misused in Pakistan.
9 March 2013, by siawi3The Pakistan Secular forum has demanded from Government to abolish the Blasphemy laws from constitution of Pakistan. In his press statement the Chairman Pakistan Secular Forum& Anti Torture Movement Pakistan Dilshad Bhutto said that most of the countries have abolished death sentence and Pakistan should do the same especially in cases where murder or death is not involved.
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UK: Open Letter: APPG Islamophobia Definition Threatens Civil Liberties
20 June 2019, by siawi3The undersigned unequivocally, unreservedly and emphatically condemn acts of violence against Muslims, and recognise the urgent need to deal with anti-Muslim hatred. However, we are extremely concerned that allegations of Islamophobia will be, indeed already are being, used to effectively shield Islamic beliefs and even extremists from criticism, and that formalising this definition will result in it being employed effectively as something of a backdoor blasphemy law. The accusation of Islamophobia has already been used against those opposing religious and gender segregation in education, the hijab, halal slaughter on the grounds of animal welfare, LGBT rights campaigners opposing Muslim views on homosexuality, ex-Muslims and feminists opposing Islamic views and practices relating to women, as well as those concerned about the issue of grooming gangs.
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France : Le renouveau du blasphème
10 septembre 2017, par siawi3« J’ai vu se mettre en place une énorme affaire internationale toujours à base d’accusations de blasphème. »
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Chilling Valentine’s Day gift that thrust Salman Rushdie to international fame
24 February 2016, by siawi3To live the life that Sir Salman Rushdie did, of ostracism, exile, disjuncture and, eventually, personal reinvention, is extraordinary.
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Pakistan: Blasphemy law are increasingly used to target minorities
3 March 2016, by siawi3An estimated crowd of more than 100,000 people have attended the funeral of Mumtaz Qadri, in a massive show of support for the convicted murderer of a leading politician who had criticised Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. What chance do Christians have for survival in a nation that openly places hero status on murderers? Pakistani Christians are in great fear,