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Freedom for Asia Bibi

Depicts the case of religious persecution suffered by the Christian Pakistani Asia Bibi (Aasiya Noreen), falsely accused of blasphemy in 2010 by a Pakistani court and was sentenced to death by hanging. In October 2018, the Supreme Court of Pakistan acquitted her based on insufficient evidence, though she was not allowed to leave Pakistan until the verdict was reviewed. She was held under armed guard and was not able to leave the country until 7 May 2019; she arrived in Canada the next day.

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  • Anne-Isabelle Tollet

    Anne-Isabelle Tollet

    Journalist/Writer

  • Asia Bibi

    Asia Bibi

  • Ignacio Arsuaga

    Ignacio Arsuaga

  • Miguel Angel Rutz

    Miguel Angel Rutz

    Father

  • Esham Masih

    Esham Masih

    Asia Bibi's daughter

  • Ashiq Masih

    Ashiq Masih

    Asia Bibi's husband

  • Rana Tanweer

    Rana Tanweer

    Journalist Lahore

  • Nadeem Anthony

    Nadeem Anthony

    Defense Lawyer

  • Abdul Rasheed

    Abdul Rasheed

    Imam

Overview

Depicts the case of religious persecution suffered by the Christian Pakistani Asia Bibi (Aasiya Noreen), falsely accused of blasphemy in 2010 by a Pakistani court and was sentenced to death by hanging. In October 2018, the Supreme Court of Pakistan acquitted her based on insufficient evidence, though she was not allowed to leave Pakistan until the verdict was reviewed. She was held under armed guard and was not able to leave the country until 7 May 2019; she arrived in Canada the next day.

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