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Who Was Dipu Chandra Das, Hindu Man Lynched In Bangladesh
Dipu Chandra Das was lynched to death by a mob in Bangladesh's Mymensingh city on Thursday night following allegations of blasphemy, in an incident that has sparked widespread outrage.
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4 Men Sentenced To Death For Posting Blasphemous Content Online In Pakistan
A Pakistan court sentenced four men to death for posting blasphemous content online.
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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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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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From Treason To Blasphemy - Imran Khan Faces 121 Cases Across Pakistan
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan, who was arrested by paramilitary Rangers today, is facing 121 cases across the country, including committing treason and blasphemy and inciting violence and terrorism.
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Mob Lynches Pak Man At Imran Khan's Party Rally Over Blasphemy Charge
A man was beaten to death by a mob after being accused of blasphemy at a rally for former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's party, officials said Sunday.
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Chinese Man Denies Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan, Sent To Jail: Police
A Chinese national in Pakistan has denied an accusation of blasphemy levelled by fellow workers on a hydropower project who said he had insulted the Prophet Mohammad, police said on Tuesday after a court remanded him in judicial custody.
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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 Accused Of Blasphemy Dragged Out Of Jail, Killed By Mob
A mob in eastern Pakistan entered a police station on Saturday and killed a man under custody, who was accused of blasphemy, police said, in the latest incident of religion-linked violence in the Islamic republic.
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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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Pak School Teacher Killed By Colleague, Students For "Blasphemy": Police
Delhi Weather: A teacher at an all-girls religious school was killed by a woman colleague and two students who accused her of blasphemy, Pakistan police said Wednesday, the latest murder in the country related to the hugely sensitive issue.
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Pak Professor Sentenced To Death For "Blasphemous Post" On Social Media
A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced a university professor to death for blasphemy under a law that critics say is often used to target minorities and liberal activists.
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218 Charged For Rioting In Pakistan Over Alleged Blasphemy By Hindu Principal
Police in Pakistan's Sindh province on Monday registered three cases against 218 rioters for vandalising properties, including a temple, after a school principal from the minority Hindu community was charged for alleged blasphemy, according to media reports.
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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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Who Was Dipu Chandra Das, Hindu Man Lynched In Bangladesh
Dipu Chandra Das was lynched to death by a mob in Bangladesh's Mymensingh city on Thursday night following allegations of blasphemy, in an incident that has sparked widespread outrage.
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4 Men Sentenced To Death For Posting Blasphemous Content Online In Pakistan
A Pakistan court sentenced four men to death for posting blasphemous content online.
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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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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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From Treason To Blasphemy - Imran Khan Faces 121 Cases Across Pakistan
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan, who was arrested by paramilitary Rangers today, is facing 121 cases across the country, including committing treason and blasphemy and inciting violence and terrorism.
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Mob Lynches Pak Man At Imran Khan's Party Rally Over Blasphemy Charge
A man was beaten to death by a mob after being accused of blasphemy at a rally for former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's party, officials said Sunday.
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Chinese Man Denies Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan, Sent To Jail: Police
A Chinese national in Pakistan has denied an accusation of blasphemy levelled by fellow workers on a hydropower project who said he had insulted the Prophet Mohammad, police said on Tuesday after a court remanded him in judicial custody.
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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 Accused Of Blasphemy Dragged Out Of Jail, Killed By Mob
A mob in eastern Pakistan entered a police station on Saturday and killed a man under custody, who was accused of blasphemy, police said, in the latest incident of religion-linked violence in the Islamic republic.
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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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Pak School Teacher Killed By Colleague, Students For "Blasphemy": Police
Delhi Weather: A teacher at an all-girls religious school was killed by a woman colleague and two students who accused her of blasphemy, Pakistan police said Wednesday, the latest murder in the country related to the hugely sensitive issue.
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Pak Professor Sentenced To Death For "Blasphemous Post" On Social Media
A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced a university professor to death for blasphemy under a law that critics say is often used to target minorities and liberal activists.
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218 Charged For Rioting In Pakistan Over Alleged Blasphemy By Hindu Principal
Police in Pakistan's Sindh province on Monday registered three cases against 218 rioters for vandalising properties, including a temple, after a school principal from the minority Hindu community was charged for alleged blasphemy, according to media reports.
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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.
