Nigeria’s sharia blasphemy law not unconstitutional, court rules
Lagos, NigeriaReuters A Nigerian court on Wednesday ruled that Islamic religious law does not violate the constitution, dismissing a test-case challenge from a singer who was sentenced to death two years ago on the charge of blasphemy. But in a majority decision, the court in northern Kano state also upheld a lower court’s call for […]
Murder of man with albinism in Malawi sparks call for death penalty
Thomson Reuters Foundation The latest murder of a man with albinism in Malawi – the 22nd in four years – has sparked calls for their killers to be executed to deter a wave of attacks in the poor southern African nation. The dismembered corpse of 22-year-old McDonald Masambuka was found buried in southern Malawi several […]
Pakistan’s Supreme Court postpones appeal of Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy
BosNewsLife After waiting seven years in jail, Pakistan’s first Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy had her final Supreme Court appeal adjourned, as angry Muslims packed the court room to demand her execution. Asia Bibi, who is also known as Aasiya Noreen, who has been prison since the summer of 2009, was detained for […]