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Asia Bibi: Pakistan court overturns blasphemy death sentence
Christian woman to be freed after being sentenced in 2010, accused of insulting the prophet Muhammad
- Memphis Barker
- The Guardian
Pakistan’s supreme court has struck down the death sentence for blasphemy handed down to Christian woman Asia Bibi, in a long-delayed, landmark decision that has seen the judiciary praised for its bravery in the face of threats of violence and protest from the country’s Islamist groups.
The court, in a three-member bench led by chief justice Saqib Nisar, released the verdict on Wednesday morning in Islamabad, three weeks after they had reached a…