Asia Bibi acquitted in blasphemy case
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam and ordered her freed. “The appeal is allowed. She has been…
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Ruling postponed in Asia Bibi death penalty appeal
Premier UK: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has postponed its ruling on a final appeal by a Christian woman on death row since 2010 on charges of blasphemy. The judicial panel listened…
Christian persecuted Asia Bibi nominated for Sakharov Prize
A Pakistani Christian mother who fell victim to her country’s strict blasphemy laws has been nominated for a top award by the European Union. Asia Bibi, who’s spent the past…
Pakistan sentences Christian man to death for ridiculing Prophet Muhammad on WhatsApp
A Pakistani Christian man has been sentenced to death for blasphemy after he sent a Muslim friend a poem on WhatsApp that insulted Islam, a lawyer said on Friday (Sept…