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Pakistani Christian cleared of blasphemy charge after 12 years in prison
December 15, 2020
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CWN Editor's Note: Imran Masih, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment after a blasphemy conviction, has had his conviction overturned on appeal. Masih had already served twelve years in prison, and hearings on his case were postponed more than 70 times because of political pressure, before the appeals court found that he had been a victim of entrapment by Muslim neighbors.
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