Hafeez, a liberal academic, was arrested for blasphemy in 2013 and has been in solitary confinement since 2014. An Islamist group lodged the accusation against him to prevent his promotion to a permanent faculty position. He was sentenced to death in 2019.
Junaid Hafeez
Is case active: Yes
Designation:Poet, Scholar
Country:Pakistan
Region:Asia-Pacific
Gender:Male
Status:Imprisoned
Years active:2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023