Pakistan Blocks US Youth Group s Website
Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association will work to Oppose Persecution of its Members
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SILVER SPRING, Md., May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Government of Pakistan has targeted and banned the website of America s largest men s Muslim youth organization, escalating its decades-long persecution of members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community who believe that His Holiness Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was the long-awaited messiah who came to revive Islam s true teachings.
On March 30, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) received notice from Pakistan s Web Analysis Division stating that AMYA s website violated Pakistani law. This ban took effect on April 9, after which mkausa.org was blocked from access in Pakistan. Late last year, Pakistan also threatened criminal enforcement against the operators of the official website of AMYA s affiliate, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, and has since banned
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