Asia Bibi | The Accused: Damned or Devoted? | Clip | Doc World

Описание: Asia Bibi, a Christian Pakistani woman, was accused and charged with blasphemy after an argument with a group of Islamic women. She was sentenced to death and remained on death row for eight years until being acquitted. Asia and her case brought international attention to Pakistan where its blasphemy laws were codified in 1860 under British rule and expanded in the decades to follow.

THE ACCUSED: DAMNED OR DEVOTED?: Khadim Rizvi is running for Pakistan's highest office in the upcoming elections. The powerful cleric is on a mission to preserve the country's blasphemy laws, which prescribe a mandatory death sentence for disrespecting the Prophet Muhammad. A film by Mohammed Ali Naqvi.

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