Danish police on Sunday arrested two individuals suspected to have aided a gunman in the Copenhagen attacks that left two dead over the weekend. On Saturday a 22-year-old gunman, whose name has not yet been released, opened fire [WP...
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Pakistan lawmakers protest publication of Muhammad cartoon in French magazine
Pakistani lawmakers on Thursday passed a resolution and rallied outside parliament to protest the publication of images of Islam's Prophet Muhammad in French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo , which was attacked by extremists last week. Pakistan...
A Turkish court on Wednesday banned access to websites showing the new cover of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo , which features a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad. The court's prohibition of access to the sites is reportedly...
A New Delhi court on Saturday confirmed the Indian National Investigation Agency (NIA) charges against US citizen David Headley and eight others, including Canadian citizen Tahawwur Rana, for their roles in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack [BBC...
Norway men convicted of terrorism for plotting attack on Danish newspaper
A Norwegian court on Monday convicted two men accused of planning an attack against the Danish newspaper that published a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad. This is the first conviction under Norway's anti-terror laws . Both defendants, Mikael...
JURIST Contributing Editor Liaquat Ali Khan of Washburn University School of Law says that the recent events in the US are a continuation of a Western medieval custom of desecrating the Qur'an... The recent Qur'an burning by Pastor Terry Jones,...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called for the revocation of blasphemy laws in Pakistan after a Christian woman was sentenced to death for insulting the Prophet Muhammad ...
Pakistan court reimposes ban on YouTube for offensive content
A Pakistani court on Wednesday reimposed a ban on the video sharing network YouTube after content deemed offensive to Muslims resurfaced on the website when a previous ban was lifted last month. The court also restricted access...
Bangladesh government lifts Facebook ban after removal of Muhammad caricatures
The Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission announced Sunday that the agency has lifted a ban against Facebook after the social networking site agreed to remove content depicting the Prophet Muhammad. The commission blocked access to Facebook [BBC...
The Lahore High Court (LHC) Monday ordered the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to restore access to the Facebook social networking website. The LHC had blocked access to the website earlier this month, in...