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Pakistan’s legislature passes bill to increase blasphemy penalties to life in prison
August 17, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: The president of Christian Solidarity Worldwide, an organization that advocates on behalf of persecuted Christians, said that “existing blasphemy legislation has resulted in extra-judicial killings and countless incidents of mob violence based on false accusations. Making the blasphemy laws more stringent could inflame the situation further.”
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