Pakistan Blasphemy Case
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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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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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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 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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Asia Bibi Still In Jail A Week After Acquittal In Pakistan Blasphemy Case
One week after the country's highest court ordered her release, a Pakistani Christian who has spent eight years on death row for blasphemy was still in prison Wednesday, with no immediate prospect of freedom.
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"Help Us Exit From Pakistan": Asia Bibi's Husband Asks Trump For Refuge
The husband of a Pakistani Christian woman acquitted after spending eight years on death row on charges of blasphemy has appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump for refuge, citing danger to family members' lives.
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"Need To Stay Alive": Asia Bibi's Lawyer Leaves Pakistan Citing Threat
The Pakistani lawyer who saved a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy from the gallows left the country on Saturday, saying his life was under threat.
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"Don't Confront The State": Pak PM Warns Blasphemy Verdict Protestors
Talking tough, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday told hardliners not to "confront the State" and refrain from vandalism after the Supreme Court acquitted a Christian woman sentenced to death for committing blasphemy.
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Pak Outfit Demands "Death" For Judge Who Overturned Blasphemy Verdict
A hard-line Islamist party in Pakistan on Wednesday called for the death of the chief justice of the Supreme Court and two other judges who overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy.
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Pak Court Overturns Christian Woman's Death Sentence In Blasphemy Case
Pakistan's Supreme Court today overturned the conviction of a Christian mother facing execution for blasphemy in a landmark case which has incited deadly violence and reached as far as the Vatican.
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Pak Court Reserves Verdict On Christian Woman's Appeal Against Execution
Pakistan's Supreme Court today reserved its judgement on the final appeal against the execution of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death in a blasphemy case.
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Pakistan Court To Hear Christian Woman's Appeal In Blasphemy Case On Monday
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday said it will take up the final appeal of a Christian woman, who was awarded death sentence in a blasphemy case, next week.
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Pak cleric arrested for framing 11-year-old in blasphemy case
The imam, Khalid Jadoon Chishti, appeared briefly in court on Sunday before he was sent to jail for a 14-day judicial remand.
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Pakistani court extends remand of Christian girl
A Pakistani court has extended by a fortnight the judicial remand of a minor Christian girl arrested on a charge of blasphemy. Rimsha Masih, who was arrested from the low-income Mehria Jaffar area on the outskirts of Islamabad on August 16, was produced in the court of a judicial magistrate amidst tight security.
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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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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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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 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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Asia Bibi Still In Jail A Week After Acquittal In Pakistan Blasphemy Case
One week after the country's highest court ordered her release, a Pakistani Christian who has spent eight years on death row for blasphemy was still in prison Wednesday, with no immediate prospect of freedom.
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"Help Us Exit From Pakistan": Asia Bibi's Husband Asks Trump For Refuge
The husband of a Pakistani Christian woman acquitted after spending eight years on death row on charges of blasphemy has appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump for refuge, citing danger to family members' lives.
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"Need To Stay Alive": Asia Bibi's Lawyer Leaves Pakistan Citing Threat
The Pakistani lawyer who saved a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy from the gallows left the country on Saturday, saying his life was under threat.
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"Don't Confront The State": Pak PM Warns Blasphemy Verdict Protestors
Talking tough, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday told hardliners not to "confront the State" and refrain from vandalism after the Supreme Court acquitted a Christian woman sentenced to death for committing blasphemy.
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Pak Outfit Demands "Death" For Judge Who Overturned Blasphemy Verdict
A hard-line Islamist party in Pakistan on Wednesday called for the death of the chief justice of the Supreme Court and two other judges who overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy.
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Pak Court Overturns Christian Woman's Death Sentence In Blasphemy Case
Pakistan's Supreme Court today overturned the conviction of a Christian mother facing execution for blasphemy in a landmark case which has incited deadly violence and reached as far as the Vatican.
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Pak Court Reserves Verdict On Christian Woman's Appeal Against Execution
Pakistan's Supreme Court today reserved its judgement on the final appeal against the execution of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death in a blasphemy case.
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Pakistan Court To Hear Christian Woman's Appeal In Blasphemy Case On Monday
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday said it will take up the final appeal of a Christian woman, who was awarded death sentence in a blasphemy case, next week.
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Pak cleric arrested for framing 11-year-old in blasphemy case
The imam, Khalid Jadoon Chishti, appeared briefly in court on Sunday before he was sent to jail for a 14-day judicial remand.
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Pakistani court extends remand of Christian girl
A Pakistani court has extended by a fortnight the judicial remand of a minor Christian girl arrested on a charge of blasphemy. Rimsha Masih, who was arrested from the low-income Mehria Jaffar area on the outskirts of Islamabad on August 16, was produced in the court of a judicial magistrate amidst tight security.
