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Badshashi Mosque title : Pakistan Authorities Release Tortured Mother and Son Accused of Blasphemy After Politicians, Groups Intervene
summary : Pakistani police released a mother and her nine-year-old son accused of blasphemy after several days of holding them in custody because of increasing public clamor to set them free.
date : Nov 03, 2016 12:31 PM EDT
Asia Bibi title : The Case of Asia Bibi: Pakistan Mulls Changes in Blasphemy Law
summary : The case of Asia Bibi, also known as Asia Noreen, a Christian woman in the Pakistan village of Ittan Wali, in the province of Punjam, who is accused of uttering blasphemous remarks against the Prophet Muhammad during a spat with a group of Muslim women while plucking falsta, a kind of berry, has attracted the attention of the international community.
date : Jun 23, 2015 01:12 PM EDT