Asia Noreen, known publicly as Asia Bibi, was accused of blasphemy against the Muslim prophet Muhammad and arrested in 2010. She spent the following years in prison, facing a potential death sentence, until Wednesday when the highest court in Pakistan decided the accusations were based on flimsy evidence and that the witness statements did not concur.
Despite being acquitted, she is now in incredible danger because of the backlash the court decision has caused in Pakistan. Many from Islamist political parties took to the streets to protest her freedom, leading to the government making a deal with the Tehreek-e-Labbaik party (TLP), agreeing to consider putting Asia’s name on an Exit Control List of people who can’t leave the country, if they stop protesting.
Bibi’s husband, Ashiq Masih, has spoken in a video asking for asylum to be granted to the whole family and their guardian Joseph Nadeem in the UK, saying: “I am requesting the prime minister of the UK help us and as far as possible grant us freedom.”
He has requested the video is not shared by the media.
He said: “I am requesting the prime minister of Britain to help us exit Pakistan and give us asylum if she can,”
“We are so under threat we are stuck in this house.”
He also called for asylum from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Donald Trump in the footage.
Asia Bibi’s lawyer,…
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