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Indonesia To Ban Sex Outside Marriage, Live-Ins
Indonesia is expected to ratify sweeping changes to its criminal code on Tuesday, senior officials confirmed, in a legal overhaul that critics say could wind back hard-won democratic freedoms and police morality in the Southeast Asian nation.
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Pakistani Court Sentences Woman School Principal To Death For "Blasphemy"
A Pakistani court in Lahore has sentenced to death a woman school principal for committing blasphemy.
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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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Ireland Re-Elects Michael D Higgins As President
Ireland re-elected its president, Michael D Higgins, for a second term, official results showed on Saturday, despite a surge in support for the runner-up after controversial comments targeted at the Irish Traveller ethnic minority.
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Family Of Pak Christian First To Face Death For Blasphemy Holds Out Hope
The family of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother who faces becoming the first person to be executed for blasphemy in Pakistan, said they hoped the Supreme Court would free her.
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Pakistani Hardline Group To Call Off Protests After Government Deal
A Pakistani hardline Islamist group whose supporters clashed with police over the weekend is to call off its weeks-long protest after the government agreed to its demands and the law minister resigned, the group's spokesman said on Monday.
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Pakistan's Law Minister Zahid Hamid Resigns In Wake Of Anti-Blasphemy Protests
Pakistan's Law Minister Zahid Hamid has tendered his resignation following the deadly clashes across the country between police and protesters belonging to hardline religious groups, state broadcaster said today.
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Pakistan's Army Silent As Islamists, Police Clash Again
Islamist party activists on Sunday clashed with Pakistani security forces for a second day outside the capital, Islamabad, burning vehicles before withdrawing into an uneasy stand-off at a protest camp they have occupied for two weeks, police said.
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Pakistan Issues 'Last Warning' To Islamists Blocking Entrance To Capital
Pakistan's government on Friday issued a final warning to members of a hard-line Islamist party who have blocked a main road into the capital since last week, raising fears of a violent clash as they refuse to budge.
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Pakistan Blocks Off Roads Into Islamabad As Blasphemy Law Supporters Stage Sit-In
Pakistan on Friday blocked off roads into Islamabad, the capital, as an Islamist party that backs strict blasphemy laws staged a sit-in on a key highway, demanding the resignation of a minister it blames for changes to an electoral oath.
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Pakistan Abducts Own Citizens, Muzzles Rights Watchdog: UN
Pakistan must address a catalogue of human rights failings including state-sponsored abductions and a death penalty that amounts to torture, but its national watchdog is muzzled, the UN Human Rights Committee said on Thursday.
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Man In Pakistan Gets Death Sentence For Posting Blasphemous Content On Facebook
A minority Shia Muslim man in Pakistan was today sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court for posting blasphemous content on Facebook, the first death sentence handed for blasphemy on social media in the country.
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Pakistani Christian Jailed For Blasphemy Over Facebook Like
Pakistani police say they have arrested a 16-year-old Christian boy on blasphemy charges after he "liked" an "inappropriate" photograph on Facebook of the Kaaba in Mecca, one of the holiest sites in Islam.
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American Senator Marco Rubio Blasts Pakistan's Blasphemy Law
American Senator Marco Rubio has criticised Pakistan's blasphemy law, saying it continues to "encourage" violence and marginalisation of religious minorities in the country.
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Indonesia To Ban Sex Outside Marriage, Live-Ins
Indonesia is expected to ratify sweeping changes to its criminal code on Tuesday, senior officials confirmed, in a legal overhaul that critics say could wind back hard-won democratic freedoms and police morality in the Southeast Asian nation.
-
Pakistani Court Sentences Woman School Principal To Death For "Blasphemy"
A Pakistani court in Lahore has sentenced to death a woman school principal for committing blasphemy.
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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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Ireland Re-Elects Michael D Higgins As President
Ireland re-elected its president, Michael D Higgins, for a second term, official results showed on Saturday, despite a surge in support for the runner-up after controversial comments targeted at the Irish Traveller ethnic minority.
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Family Of Pak Christian First To Face Death For Blasphemy Holds Out Hope
The family of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother who faces becoming the first person to be executed for blasphemy in Pakistan, said they hoped the Supreme Court would free her.
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Pakistani Hardline Group To Call Off Protests After Government Deal
A Pakistani hardline Islamist group whose supporters clashed with police over the weekend is to call off its weeks-long protest after the government agreed to its demands and the law minister resigned, the group's spokesman said on Monday.
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Pakistan's Law Minister Zahid Hamid Resigns In Wake Of Anti-Blasphemy Protests
Pakistan's Law Minister Zahid Hamid has tendered his resignation following the deadly clashes across the country between police and protesters belonging to hardline religious groups, state broadcaster said today.
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Pakistan's Army Silent As Islamists, Police Clash Again
Islamist party activists on Sunday clashed with Pakistani security forces for a second day outside the capital, Islamabad, burning vehicles before withdrawing into an uneasy stand-off at a protest camp they have occupied for two weeks, police said.
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Pakistan Issues 'Last Warning' To Islamists Blocking Entrance To Capital
Pakistan's government on Friday issued a final warning to members of a hard-line Islamist party who have blocked a main road into the capital since last week, raising fears of a violent clash as they refuse to budge.
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Pakistan Blocks Off Roads Into Islamabad As Blasphemy Law Supporters Stage Sit-In
Pakistan on Friday blocked off roads into Islamabad, the capital, as an Islamist party that backs strict blasphemy laws staged a sit-in on a key highway, demanding the resignation of a minister it blames for changes to an electoral oath.
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Pakistan Abducts Own Citizens, Muzzles Rights Watchdog: UN
Pakistan must address a catalogue of human rights failings including state-sponsored abductions and a death penalty that amounts to torture, but its national watchdog is muzzled, the UN Human Rights Committee said on Thursday.
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Man In Pakistan Gets Death Sentence For Posting Blasphemous Content On Facebook
A minority Shia Muslim man in Pakistan was today sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court for posting blasphemous content on Facebook, the first death sentence handed for blasphemy on social media in the country.
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Pakistani Christian Jailed For Blasphemy Over Facebook Like
Pakistani police say they have arrested a 16-year-old Christian boy on blasphemy charges after he "liked" an "inappropriate" photograph on Facebook of the Kaaba in Mecca, one of the holiest sites in Islam.
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American Senator Marco Rubio Blasts Pakistan's Blasphemy Law
American Senator Marco Rubio has criticised Pakistan's blasphemy law, saying it continues to "encourage" violence and marginalisation of religious minorities in the country.
