A Pakistani court sentenced a Christian mother of five to death for blasphemy. Asia Bibi was sentenced to death in Punjab on Monday under the controversial law that outlaws blasphemy, and while no one has actually been executed under the law yet, rights activists are speaking out against it. The woman was asked to fetch water while working out in the fields, but Muslim women laborers objected because Asia was a non-Muslim and should not touch the water bowl. The women accused her of making derogatory remarks about Mohammed a few days later. Asia has been sentenced to hang but the death sentence must be upheld by the Lahore high court before it could be carried out. Human rights activists want the controversial law repealed because they claim it is exploited for personal enmity and encourages Islamist extremism, and targets the non-Muslim minority in Pakistan.
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By: Sam Nielsen
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