How States Sanction Violence against Minorities
Pakistan offers a chilling window into the use of morality laws to legitimize mob assaults
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Christian families in Pakistan pick up pieces after mob attack over 'blasphemy'
On August 16, a Muslim mob attacked a Christian neighbourhood of the Pakistani town of Jaranwala. Homes and churches were burned and ransacked by a crowd of hundreds that tore through the streets of the town in the eastern Punjab province. The attack happened after two Christian brothers were accused…
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Pakistan Christians in fear after blasphemy allegations trigger violence
Christian minority left shaken after a Muslim mob went on a rampage torching churches and homes over blasphemy claims.
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