Political Islam in the News

Indonesia: Pastor Sentenced to Prison for blasphemy

Persecution.Org · August 22, 2026

New Taliban Police Law Allows Death Threats & Punishment Of Suspects

Afghanistan International · August 22, 2026

Four people receive 100 lashes for extramarital sex in Indonesia

Ynet News · August 20, 2026

The Wrath of ISIS and the Case for the Yazidi

frontpagemag.com · August 19, 2026

Indonesia: Competing Islamic ideologies and influence operations

eurasiareview.com · August 17, 2026

Iranian parliament votes to further criminalize interviews with US, Israeli media outlets

JPost · August 16, 2026

Under the proposed bill, interviews or participation in discussions with such media would be banned, and violations would carry six months to two years in prison.

Christian woman wrongly arrested for converting from Islam: Nigerian court

christianpost.com · August 16, 2026

A Nigerian federal court ruled that Islamic religious police in Kano had no authority to arrest a woman over her conversion from Islam to Christianity.

Nearly 7,000 Civilians Killed or Wounded Since Taliban Takeover

Afghanistan International · August 15, 2026

Rawadari, a human rights organisation, says human rights violations and repression have remained widespread in Afghanistan over the past five years, with at least 6,929 civilians killed or wounded...

United Nations calls out Iran for its ‘other war’ – against Christians

World Net Daily · August 14, 2026

Human Rights Council asked to intervene in seizure of historic church

First Conviction Handed Down in Pakistan’s Jaranwala Christian Enclave Attacks

Persecution.Org · August 14, 2026

CSPII Commentary: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court convicted Irfan Yousaf over the 2023 Jaranwala riots, where a Christian enclave was attacked after fabricated blasphemy accusations. Churches were burned and homes looted, while 13 co-defendants were acquitted after the judge cited defective police investigations.