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Asia Bibi’s appeal hearing postponed

October 13, 2016

One of the three judges scheduled to preside at the hearing said he could not hear the case

Police in Pakistan search for Christian accused of insulting Islam in WhatsApp poem

July 12, 2016

Nadeem James Masih is on the run after allegedly sending the poem to his Muslim friend

Court grants visitation rights to father of Asia Bibi

August 25, 2015

Soran Masih had previously been denied access to his daughter who was convicted of blasphemy in Pakistan in 2012

Enough is enough, Asia Bibi’s false imprisonment must end immediately

July 22, 2015

Pakistan's blasphemy laws claim jurisdiction over those who are not Muslim, which is simply outrageous

Asia Bibi’s death sentence temporarily suspended by Pakistan’s supreme court

July 22, 2015

Ms Bibi was sentenced to death in 2010 after a row over drinking water

Pope greets family of Asia Bibi at general audience

April 15, 2015

Ms Bibi, a Pakistani Christian, was sentenced to death for blasphemy in 2009

Irish government says no referendum on blasphemy before election

January 21, 2015

The offence of blasphemy was first introduced in Ireland in 1937

Asia Bibi makes last ditch legal appeal to save her life

November 24, 2014

Lawyer says blasphemy accusation against Ms Bibi was concocted by her enemies

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