blasphemy laws

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.

By Elise Ann Allen
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.

By Associated Press
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.

By Associated Press

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.

By Catholic News Service
Pakistani archbishop, now a Canadian, focuses on helping asylum-seekers
- Jan 19, 2020
A Pakistani Catholic archbishop who migrated to Canada after his retirement said his focus now is on helping persecuted Pakistani Christians who seek asylum in Canada.

By Catholic News Service
Pakistani Christian voices thanks for freedom, regret for those still behind bars
- Sep 2, 2019
Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman freed earlier this year after a decade on death row for blasphemy charges, has expressed gratitude for an international campaign to free her as well as regret for those still behind bars under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws.

By Inés San Martín