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January 6, 2017

In Pakistan, mass arrests halt rally backing blasphemy law

Pakistani Christian minority and civil society activists light candles at a 2014 protest in Karachi, Pakistan, against the killing of a Christian couple accused of blasphemy. Supporters of Pakistan’s blasphemy law were stopped Jan. 4 from holding a rally.

LAHORE, Pakistan – Supporters of Pakistan’s strict blasphemy law attempted to march in Lahore on Wednesday, but were thwarted when police made more than 150 arrests.

Published in International