Blasphemy
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Asia
Indonesia to beef up blasphemy laws, ban sex outside marriage
Proposed criminal law overhaul could affect millions JAKARTA: Indonesia is set to vote on a plan to outlaw gay and…
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UAE joins Washington-led call against ‘abuse of blasphemy’
20 countries sign the joint statement on blasphemy WASHINGTON: The United Arab Emirates has joined a US-led call to prevent…
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Subcontinent
Woman in blasphemy row leaves Pakistan
Asia Bibi ‘safely reunited’ with family, likely in Canada ISLAMABAD: Asia Bibi, the Christian woman at the center of a…
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Subcontinent
Pakistan convicts 2 over blasphemy lynching case
PESHAWAR: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced two men, including a local government official, to life in prison yesterday for their…
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Subcontinent
Protests fizzle as Bibi expected to leave Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A call by Pakistani religious hardliners for protests fell flat yesterday as Asia Bibi, the Christian woman at the…
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Subcontinent
Bibi expected to leave Pakistan after acquittal upheld
ISLAMABAD: Asia Bibi, the Christian woman at the center of a blasphemy row which has ignited violent protests, been linked…
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World
Blasphemy lawyer returns to Pakistan to aid in Bibi appeal
THE HAGUE: The Pakistani lawyer of a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy Saturday jetted out of the Netherlands to “hopefully…
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