Pakistan: Christian man sentenced to death under blasphemy law

The Pakistani authorities should immediately release a Christian man sentenced to death under the country’s draconian blasphemy laws and quash his conviction, Amnesty International said today. Savan Masih, a Christian road sweeper from Lahore, was today sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy and fined 200,000 rupees. He was arrested on 6 March 2013 after … Continue reading Pakistan: Christian man sentenced to death under blasphemy law