Asia Bibi
Thirty years after Rushdie fatwa, blasphemy still potent weapon
Middle East
February 11, 2019
Thirty years after Rushdie fatwa, blasphemy still potent weapon
Thirty years after Iran called for the killing of Salman Rushdie, the British novelist remains a figure of hate for…
Top Pakistan court to rule on call for appeal against Asia Bibi
Middle East
January 29, 2019
Top Pakistan court to rule on call for appeal against Asia Bibi
The fate of a Christian woman enmeshed in a years-long blasphemy row could finally be decided Tuesday, when Pakistan’s Supreme…
Freed Pakistani Christian needs German passport to leave: lawyer
Middle East
November 20, 2018
Freed Pakistani Christian needs German passport to leave: lawyer
The lawyer for Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian acquitted of capital blasphemy charges, appealed on Tuesday to Germany to…
Woman at centre of Pakistani blasphemy row leaves jail
Middle East
November 8, 2018
Woman at centre of Pakistani blasphemy row leaves jail
A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy has been freed from jail after…
Pakistani Christian woman in limbo despite acquittal by top court
World
November 3, 2018
Pakistani Christian woman in limbo despite acquittal by top court
The fate of a Pakistani Christian woman accused of blasphemy was in limbo Saturday after the government allowed Islamist…
Pakistan PM Khan calls for calm as protests erupt after blasphemy verdict
Middle East
November 1, 2018
Pakistan PM Khan calls for calm as protests erupt after blasphemy verdict
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan hit out at religious hardliners and appealed for calm Wednesday after extremists called for…
Pakistan overturns Christian woman’s blasphemy death sentence
Middle East
October 31, 2018
Pakistan overturns Christian woman’s blasphemy death sentence
Pakistan’s Supreme Court Wednesday overturned the conviction of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother facing execution for blasphemy, in a…
Pakistani Islamists warn of ‘terrible consequences’ over blasphemy appeal
Middle East
October 8, 2018
Pakistani Islamists warn of ‘terrible consequences’ over blasphemy appeal
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A hardline Pakistani Islamist group has warned of “terrible consequences” if a Christian woman sentenced to…