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Islamic Extremists Pledge to Pursue Asia Bibi in Canada

09 May 2019
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Alison Lesley

After nine years on death row in Pakistan she has finally arrived in Canada The mother of two daughters came to the North American country after Canada offered her asylum. She was reported to be of weak...

Egyptian Lawmaker Wants to Remove Religion from ID cards

21 Nov 2018
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Derek Welch

Nasr al-Din takes his inspiration from the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The bill, if passed, will erase the mention of religion from all official documents. Nasr al-Din has been...

Canada Offers Asylum to Pakistani Christian Woman Asia Bibi

15 Nov 2018
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Gary Nguyen

After eight years on death row, Asia Bibi is being blocked from leaving the country. , a Pakistani Christian. The mother to five children was given the capital death sentence for blasphemy and incarcerated...

Pakistan Acquits Christian Woman from Blasphemy Death Sentence

01 Nov 2018
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Elisa Meyer

The ruling has sparked violence across the country Bibi was convicted in 2010 of blasphemy after she was accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a fight with her neighbors. Bibi has repeatedly...

Indonesia Sentenced Buddhist Woman with “Insulting Islam” after Complaining a Mosque was too Loud

02 Sep 2018
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Nathan Glover

Concerns have been raised about the slow erosion of the country's secular fabric The 44-year-old Buddhist had complained that a mosque located close to her home created an inordinate decibel of noise...

Ireland will Vote on Removing Blasphemy from Constitution

14 Jun 2018
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Nathan Glover

This law has no bearing in modern Ireland Charlie Flanagan, the Justice and Equality Minister of Ireland, announced that the . This will be done through a referendum and it concerns the removal of blasphemy...

UN Warned of Religious Animosity by Vatican Official

06 Mar 2018
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Kelly Frazier

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic does not like “freedom from religion” phrase. Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, a Vatican observer to the UN agencies located in Geneva, has told the United Nations Human Rights...

Nepal Outlaws Christian Conversion, Providing More Protections for Hinduism

18 Nov 2017
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Corey Barnett

Violation of law will bring incarceration plus punitive monetary fines Bidhya Devi Bhandari, the President of Nepal, signed into law a particular legislation which makes evangelism and subsequent...

Indonesian Law Requiring Citizens to Identify with 1 of 6 Religions is Overturned

09 Nov 2017
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Gary Nguyen

Citizens can now list their own faith; no longer limited to six religion choices on ID cards. In a historic feat, by overturning a law that required all citizens to religiously identify as followers...

Pakistan Should be Called Country of Concern Over Religious Persecution

02 Nov 2017
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Gary Nguyen

The country has institutionalized discrimination A number of influential United States Senators have recommended that Pakistan be designated - 'country of particular concern'. The reason for this...