Pakistani Christians who are charged under the country’s blasphemy laws are living in hiding, Rizwan Syed reports.
Pakistani Christians who are charged under the country’s blasphemy laws are living in hiding – even after being found innocent.
Under the laws, insulting Islam can be punished by death. Critics argue that the laws are being used to settle petty grievances and that Christians are disproportionately represented among defendants.
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