Pakistan Blasphemy

• Human rights experts call on Pakistan to clear scholar of blasphemy, lift death sentence

  International law permits the death penalty only in exceptional circumstances, and requires incontrovertible evidence of intentional murder, the UN experts said.

  World

  Dec 27, 2019
  
• Canada says safety of Pakistan woman Asia Bibi top priority

  Canadian officials say Bibi's safety is a priority but didn't comment on her asylum status.

  World

  Jan 29, 2019
  
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• Canada could grant asylum to Asia Bibi, woman acquitted of blasphemy in Pakistan

  Asia Bibi, who spent eight years on death row in Pakistan before being released, is in protective custody because her life is in danger from those who disagree with the acquittal.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2018
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• Pakistan acquits Asia Bibi, Christian woman facing death for blasphemy

  Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman accused of blasphemy over an incident involving a container of water, has been cleared of the charges after nine years on death row.

  World

  Oct 31, 2018
• Pakistan blocks social media access, restricts news coverage of anti-blasphemy protests

  The Pakistani government has blocked access to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and ordered private news channels off the air, as Islamist protests that began in the capital Islamabad began to spill into other parts of the country. 

  World

  Nov 25, 2017
• Man sentenced to death for blasphemy on Facebook by Pakistani court

  A Pakistani counter-terrorism court has sentenced to death a man who allegedly committed blasphemy on Facebook.

  Jun 11, 2017