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| Asia Bibi isolated in prison over security fears |
| 2015-10-15 |
| [DAWN] Asia Bibi, a Christian woman on death row for blasphemy, has been put in isolation over fears of attacks by vigilantes enraged over a high-profile ruling in another blasphemy case that moderates said struck a blow against religious extremism. Prison officials and rights activists said this week that they were concerned for Asia Bibi's life due to the security threat and her worsening health. The move comes after "genuine" threats to her life were issued in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that upheld the death sentence for Mumtaz Qadri, the killer of former Punjab 1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard 2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers 3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots.... governor Salman Taseer, who sought blasphemy law reform in a separate, high-profile case. The mother-of-five, whose plight has prompted prayers from the Vatican, has been on death row since she was convicted in 2010 of committing blasphemy during an argument with a Muslim woman over a bowl of water. She was placed in solitary confinement last week at the women's prison in the city of Multan, an official there told AFP. Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in Pakistain. The country has never executed anyone on the charge -- but anyone convicted, or even just accused, of insulting Islam risks a violent and bloody death at the hands of vigilantes. |
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