# Hope grows for Pakistani scholar Junaid Hafeez after 13 years in prison

https://mins.news/en/item/80407

- DW, 2026-09-30 13:59 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/the-lawyer-of-junaid-hafeez-a-fullbright-scholar-imprisoned-for-13-years-in-a-pakistani-jail-tells-dw-he-is-hopeful-for-his-release/a-79490207?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Former Fulbright scholar Junaid Hafeez was sentenced to death under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws and has spent 13 years in prison. The Lahore High Court has begun hearing his appeal, prompting his family and lawyer to hope the conviction may be overturned.