Pakistan Blasphemy
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Pakistan 'Vigilantes' Behind Rise In Online Blasphemy Cases
Hundreds of young men are standing trial in Pakistan courts, accused of making blasphemous statements online or in WhatsApp groups, an offence for which arrests have exploded in recent years.
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Case Filed Against School Owner, Maid Over Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan
Police registered a blasphemy case against a private school owner and her maid in Rai Kalan village in the Kasur district of Punjab after accusations emerged that they had desecrated pages of the Quran, Dawn News reported on Tuesday.
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Christian Community In Pakistan Attacked, House Burnt Over Blasphemy Charges
At least five members of a minority Christian community were rescued on Saturday after a Muslim crowd attacked their settlement in eastern Pakistan, police and a community leader said.
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Pak Student Sentenced To Death For "Blasphemy" Over WhatsApp Messages
A 22-year-old student in Pakistan has been sentenced to death on charges of blasphemy over Whatsapp messages, BBC reported on Friday.
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Pak Court Orders Release Of Chinese National Arrested On Blasphemy Charges
A Chinese national arrested in Pakistan on charges of committing blasphemy has been freed from a high-security prison after an anti-terrorism court granted him bail, officials said on Friday.
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Chinese Man Arrested Over Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan
A Chinese worker was charged with blasphemy in northern Pakistan after angry workers surrounded his office accusing him of insulting the Prophet Mohammad, then stormed a police station to try to find him, officials said.
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Pak Man Sends Blasphemous Message On WhatsApp Group, Sentenced To Death
An anti-terrorism court in northwest Pakistan has convicted and sentenced a Muslim man to death after he was accused of posting blasphemous content in a WhatsApp group.
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Hindu Man Arrested After Protests For Alleged Blasphemy In Pak: Report
A Hindu sanitation worker has been arrested in Pakistan for allegedly committing blasphemy by burning pages of a religious book following a series of protests by an extremist group, a senior police official said on Monday.
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120 Arrested In Pakistan Over Mob Lynching Of Sri Lankan Factory Manager
Up to 120 people have been arrested in Pakistan after a Sri Lankan factory manager was beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob who accused him of blasphemy, officials said on Saturday.
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US Asks Pakistan To Act After American Charged With Blasphemy Killed In Court
The United States urged Pakistan on Thursday to take action over the killing of an American national in a crowded courtroom as he faced trial for blasphemy.
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Pakistan's Asia Bibi's Brother-In-Law's Body Found With Throat Slit
Younus, the brother-in-law of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy by a Pakistani court, was killed in Sheikhupura city of Punjab province in Pakistan on Monday.
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No Evidence, No Witness: Pak Supreme Court Releases Man After 18 Years
After being in jail for over 18 years for charges under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws, a death-row convict was finally acquitted by the country's Supreme Court due to lack of evidence.
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Asia Bibi Calls For Reform In Pakistan Blasphemy Law
Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was freed from death row by the Supreme Court in a high-profile sacrilege case last year that polarised the society, has called for reforms in the country's "harsh" blasphemy law, according to a media report.
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Pak Cleric, Who Led Protests Over Asia Bibi Blasphemy Case, Arrested
Pakistani authorities on Friday night arrested an ultra-right religious party leader whose followers have shut down major cities demanding stricter application of stringent laws on blasphemy against Islam.
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Pak Christian Woman, Spared Death In Blasphemy Case, Freed From Jail
Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi, who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy, has been freed from jail, her lawyer said Thursday.
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Pakistan 'Vigilantes' Behind Rise In Online Blasphemy Cases
Hundreds of young men are standing trial in Pakistan courts, accused of making blasphemous statements online or in WhatsApp groups, an offence for which arrests have exploded in recent years.
-
Case Filed Against School Owner, Maid Over Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan
Police registered a blasphemy case against a private school owner and her maid in Rai Kalan village in the Kasur district of Punjab after accusations emerged that they had desecrated pages of the Quran, Dawn News reported on Tuesday.
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Christian Community In Pakistan Attacked, House Burnt Over Blasphemy Charges
At least five members of a minority Christian community were rescued on Saturday after a Muslim crowd attacked their settlement in eastern Pakistan, police and a community leader said.
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Pak Student Sentenced To Death For "Blasphemy" Over WhatsApp Messages
A 22-year-old student in Pakistan has been sentenced to death on charges of blasphemy over Whatsapp messages, BBC reported on Friday.
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Pak Court Orders Release Of Chinese National Arrested On Blasphemy Charges
A Chinese national arrested in Pakistan on charges of committing blasphemy has been freed from a high-security prison after an anti-terrorism court granted him bail, officials said on Friday.
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Chinese Man Arrested Over Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan
A Chinese worker was charged with blasphemy in northern Pakistan after angry workers surrounded his office accusing him of insulting the Prophet Mohammad, then stormed a police station to try to find him, officials said.
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Pak Man Sends Blasphemous Message On WhatsApp Group, Sentenced To Death
An anti-terrorism court in northwest Pakistan has convicted and sentenced a Muslim man to death after he was accused of posting blasphemous content in a WhatsApp group.
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Hindu Man Arrested After Protests For Alleged Blasphemy In Pak: Report
A Hindu sanitation worker has been arrested in Pakistan for allegedly committing blasphemy by burning pages of a religious book following a series of protests by an extremist group, a senior police official said on Monday.
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120 Arrested In Pakistan Over Mob Lynching Of Sri Lankan Factory Manager
Up to 120 people have been arrested in Pakistan after a Sri Lankan factory manager was beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob who accused him of blasphemy, officials said on Saturday.
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US Asks Pakistan To Act After American Charged With Blasphemy Killed In Court
The United States urged Pakistan on Thursday to take action over the killing of an American national in a crowded courtroom as he faced trial for blasphemy.
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Pakistan's Asia Bibi's Brother-In-Law's Body Found With Throat Slit
Younus, the brother-in-law of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy by a Pakistani court, was killed in Sheikhupura city of Punjab province in Pakistan on Monday.
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No Evidence, No Witness: Pak Supreme Court Releases Man After 18 Years
After being in jail for over 18 years for charges under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws, a death-row convict was finally acquitted by the country's Supreme Court due to lack of evidence.
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Asia Bibi Calls For Reform In Pakistan Blasphemy Law
Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was freed from death row by the Supreme Court in a high-profile sacrilege case last year that polarised the society, has called for reforms in the country's "harsh" blasphemy law, according to a media report.
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Pak Cleric, Who Led Protests Over Asia Bibi Blasphemy Case, Arrested
Pakistani authorities on Friday night arrested an ultra-right religious party leader whose followers have shut down major cities demanding stricter application of stringent laws on blasphemy against Islam.
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Pak Christian Woman, Spared Death In Blasphemy Case, Freed From Jail
Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi, who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy, has been freed from jail, her lawyer said Thursday.
