For one convict, the state decided life in prison wasn't enough.
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Unbelief Brief: January 21, 2021
Our biweekly round-up on Islam and freethought
IN PAKISTAN, BAILS GRANTED AND DENIED
A mixed bag over the last two weeks in ongoing Pakistani blasphemy cases: a harsher sentence given to one victim and bail denied to three others, while another three have been freed on bail. Also: a would-be martyr and hostage crisis at a Texas synagogue.
Selected Stories
Pakistani blasphemy convict sentenced to death
Zafar Bhatti, a Christian pastor, had previously been sentenced to life in prison but now sits on death row.
Bail granted to blasphemy suspect
Nadeem Samson had been held for years based on blasphemy accusations, but Pakistan’s Supreme Court has now ruled that he should be let go on bail.
Appeal against Polish human rights activists fails
The three women had previously been cleared of guilt under Poland’s de facto blasphemy law, and their innocence under the law is now further cemented.
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