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Rare Victory for Religious Freedom in Pakistan
by Faith J. H. McDonnell
Frontpage Magazine
November 28, 2012
https://www.legal-project.org/3592/rare-victory-for-religious-freedom-in-pakistan
Excerpt:
She was the topic of worldwide concern and prayers as she awaited her fate in an Islamabad jail cell. She was the victim of an accusation most feared by – and arbitrarily waged against – Christians and Muslims alike. Now the young Pakistani Christian, Rimsha Masih, is the first of such falsely-accused victims of Pakistan's infamous blasphemy laws to be exonerated. On Tuesday, November 20, Compass Direct News Service announced that Masih had been cleared of all charges by the Islamabad High Court.
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