Pakistan's Asia Bibi Asks France For Political Asylum
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 25, 2020
Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after a 2010 conviction of blasphemy, said Monday that she was seeking political asylum from the French government.
Asia Bibi Calls For Reform In Pakistan Blasphemy Law
World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 4, 2019
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.
Mike Pompeo Asks Pakistan To Do More On Religious Freedom
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 22, 2019
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged Pakistan to do more to stop the abuse of blasphemy laws after the release of Asia Bibi, who escaped a death sentence in a case that drew international scrutiny.
Pakistan's Asia Bibi Left For Canada. Others Remain On Death Row For Blasphemy
World News | Pamela Constable, The Washington Post | Sunday May 19, 2019
One prisoner is an illiterate Christian street cleaner who got into an argument with a Muslim friend while they were out drinking. Another is a US-trained university professor whose liberal Facebook posts upset Islamist student activists.
Pak Christian Asia Bibi, Cleared Of Blasphemy, Flees To Canada
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 9, 2019
Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who escaped a death sentence for blasphemy, began a new life in Canada Wednesday following a decade-long saga that sparked violent unrest and spotlighted religious extremism in her home country.
Asia Bibi, Christian Woman Cleared Of Blasphemy, Leaves Pakistan: Reports
World News | Reuters | Wednesday May 8, 2019
A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row over false blasphemy charges, Asia Bibi, has left the country, her lawyer and media said on Wednesday, more than six months after she was acquitted by Pakistan's top court.
Pak Christian Freed On Blasphemy Charges But Remains Silent, Invisible
World News | Pamela Constable, The Washington Post | Thursday February 7, 2019
For years, Asia Bibi has been the invisible victim and villain of a high-profile drama that has divided this Muslim-majority nation, set off a chain of violent events and focused world attention on the power of religious extremism and its challenge to the Pakistani state and its powerful security forces.
Asia Bibi's Lawyer Seeking European Nationality Amid Death Threats
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday February 2, 2019
The Pakistani lawyer who secured the acquittal of a Christian woman facing the death sentence for blasphemy is himself seeking protection from European governments, his French lawyer told AFP on Friday.
US Congress Introduces Resolution To Grant Asylum To Pakistan's Asia Bibi
World News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 1, 2019
A US lawmaker has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to grant asylum to Pakistani woman Asia Bibi, who was acquitted by the Supreme Court in a blasphemy case, claiming she was "persecuted" in the Muslim-majority country for being a Christian.
Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi's Daughters In Canada: Source
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 31, 2019
The daughters of Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi, whose blasphemy case spotlighted religious extremism in her country, are now in Canada, a source close to the case said Wednesday.
Asia Bibi Could Leave Pak After Court Upholds Acquittal In Blasphemy Case
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 29, 2019
Asia Bibi, the Christian woman at the centre of a blasphemy row which has ignited violent protests, been linked to two assassinations and spotlighted religious extremism in Pakistan, is expected to leave the country after its top court on Tuesday upheld her acquittal of the inflammatory charge.
Pak Supreme Court To Review Asia Bibi's Acquittal In Blasphemy Case
World News | Reuters | Monday January 28, 2019
Pakistan's Supreme Court will on Tuesday begin a review of its own acquittal of a Christian woman charged with blasphemy, a verdict that sparked days of Islamist protests and threats and chaos across the country.
Pakistan's Top Court To Decide On Asia Bibi Appeal On January 29: Lawyer
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 24, 2019
Pakistan's Supreme Court will decide on January 29 whether to allow an appeal against its acquittal of a Christian woman at the centre of a blasphemy row, a lawyer involved in the case said Thursday.
Cleared In Blasphemy Case, Asia Bibi To Still Spend Christmas In Custody
World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday December 23, 2018
Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi will celebrate Christmas under guard, despite being cleared of the blasphemy charges that kept her in jail since 2010.
Pak Cleric, Who Led Protests Against Asia Bibi, Charged With Terrorism
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday December 1, 2018
A hardline cleric has been charged with terrorism and sedition offences by the Pakistani government, after he led violent protests to oppose the acquittal of a Christian woman from blasphemy charges, a minister said Saturday.
Pakistan's Asia Bibi Asks France For Political Asylum
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 25, 2020
Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after a 2010 conviction of blasphemy, said Monday that she was seeking political asylum from the French government.
Asia Bibi Calls For Reform In Pakistan Blasphemy Law
World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 4, 2019
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.
Mike Pompeo Asks Pakistan To Do More On Religious Freedom
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 22, 2019
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged Pakistan to do more to stop the abuse of blasphemy laws after the release of Asia Bibi, who escaped a death sentence in a case that drew international scrutiny.
Pakistan's Asia Bibi Left For Canada. Others Remain On Death Row For Blasphemy
World News | Pamela Constable, The Washington Post | Sunday May 19, 2019
One prisoner is an illiterate Christian street cleaner who got into an argument with a Muslim friend while they were out drinking. Another is a US-trained university professor whose liberal Facebook posts upset Islamist student activists.
Pak Christian Asia Bibi, Cleared Of Blasphemy, Flees To Canada
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 9, 2019
Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who escaped a death sentence for blasphemy, began a new life in Canada Wednesday following a decade-long saga that sparked violent unrest and spotlighted religious extremism in her home country.
Asia Bibi, Christian Woman Cleared Of Blasphemy, Leaves Pakistan: Reports
World News | Reuters | Wednesday May 8, 2019
A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row over false blasphemy charges, Asia Bibi, has left the country, her lawyer and media said on Wednesday, more than six months after she was acquitted by Pakistan's top court.
Pak Christian Freed On Blasphemy Charges But Remains Silent, Invisible
World News | Pamela Constable, The Washington Post | Thursday February 7, 2019
For years, Asia Bibi has been the invisible victim and villain of a high-profile drama that has divided this Muslim-majority nation, set off a chain of violent events and focused world attention on the power of religious extremism and its challenge to the Pakistani state and its powerful security forces.
Asia Bibi's Lawyer Seeking European Nationality Amid Death Threats
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday February 2, 2019
The Pakistani lawyer who secured the acquittal of a Christian woman facing the death sentence for blasphemy is himself seeking protection from European governments, his French lawyer told AFP on Friday.
US Congress Introduces Resolution To Grant Asylum To Pakistan's Asia Bibi
World News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 1, 2019
A US lawmaker has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to grant asylum to Pakistani woman Asia Bibi, who was acquitted by the Supreme Court in a blasphemy case, claiming she was "persecuted" in the Muslim-majority country for being a Christian.
Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi's Daughters In Canada: Source
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 31, 2019
The daughters of Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi, whose blasphemy case spotlighted religious extremism in her country, are now in Canada, a source close to the case said Wednesday.
Asia Bibi Could Leave Pak After Court Upholds Acquittal In Blasphemy Case
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 29, 2019
Asia Bibi, the Christian woman at the centre of a blasphemy row which has ignited violent protests, been linked to two assassinations and spotlighted religious extremism in Pakistan, is expected to leave the country after its top court on Tuesday upheld her acquittal of the inflammatory charge.
Pak Supreme Court To Review Asia Bibi's Acquittal In Blasphemy Case
World News | Reuters | Monday January 28, 2019
Pakistan's Supreme Court will on Tuesday begin a review of its own acquittal of a Christian woman charged with blasphemy, a verdict that sparked days of Islamist protests and threats and chaos across the country.
Pakistan's Top Court To Decide On Asia Bibi Appeal On January 29: Lawyer
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 24, 2019
Pakistan's Supreme Court will decide on January 29 whether to allow an appeal against its acquittal of a Christian woman at the centre of a blasphemy row, a lawyer involved in the case said Thursday.
Cleared In Blasphemy Case, Asia Bibi To Still Spend Christmas In Custody
World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday December 23, 2018
Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi will celebrate Christmas under guard, despite being cleared of the blasphemy charges that kept her in jail since 2010.
Pak Cleric, Who Led Protests Against Asia Bibi, Charged With Terrorism
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday December 1, 2018
A hardline cleric has been charged with terrorism and sedition offences by the Pakistani government, after he led violent protests to oppose the acquittal of a Christian woman from blasphemy charges, a minister said Saturday.
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