Pakistan: Christian woman, sentenced for blasphemy, released from prison after 8 years
September 04, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: Shagufta Kausar, a Pakistani Christian woman, has been released from prison, nearly eight years after her conviction for blasphemy.
“After being accused—despite not owning a cell phone—of having sent a blasphemous text message to a local imam, I was imprisoned in isolation,” she recounted. “After being sentenced to death, I suffered from heat, hunger, and separation from my family. The only thing that nurtured me, which became my source of serenity, was my faith in Jesus Christ.”
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