Monday, June 12, 2017

Man sentenced to death for ‘blasphemy’ on Facebook in Pakistan

Man sentenced to death for 'blasphemy' on Facebook in Pakistan

A 30-year-old man in Pakistan has been sentenced to death after conviction for committing “blasphemy” on Facebook, the latest incident in the country's widening crackdown on dissent on social media. An anti-terrorism court in the city of Bahawalpur on Saturday sentenced Taimoor Raza, 30, after he was found guilty of making derogatory remarks about the […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/12/man-sentenced-to-death-for-blasphemy-on-facebook-in-pakistan/

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