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Asia Bibi criticizes Pakistan blasphemy law as Christian man sentenced to death
- Sep 10, 2020
Nearly two years after her release from prison, and as another Christian man has been sentenced to death in Pakistan, Asia Bibi is calling for the country’s strict blasphemy laws to be changed in order to allow better protection for minorities.
Activists shocked after Asia Bibi dissociates herself from autobiography
- Sep 2, 2020
Human rights activists were shocked after Asia Bibi dissociated herself from her autobiography, due out later in September.
Pakistani Muslim accused of insulting Islam killed in court
- Jul 29, 2020
A young Pakistani Muslim walked into a courtroom in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday and shot and killed a fellow Muslim who was on trial for blasphemy, a police officer said.
As lockdowns end, pope prays for prudence in behavior, judging others
- Apr 28, 2020
Pope Francis began his early morning Mass praying that people would be prudent and obedient as governments begin lifting restrictions imposed to stop the coronavirus pandemic.
Asia Bibi, Pakistani woman accused of blasphemy, seeks asylum in France
- Feb 25, 2020
A Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan, and who faced death threats from Islamic extremists, said she is going to request asylum in France.
In autobiography, Asia Bibi speaks of iron collar, ‘depths of darkness’
- Feb 2, 2020
Asia Bibi, the Catholic woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan, described herself as “a prisoner of fanaticism” in her newly published autobiography.
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