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Asia Bibi

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Silentlyobserving · 07/11/2018 21:38

Brendan on the abandonment of Asia Bibi in Spiked: www.spiked-online.com/2018/11/05/the-abandonment-of-asia-bibi/

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Manderleyagain · 08/11/2018 08:20

Op. Yes I have been following her story and your mention was the first I had heard of her flying somewhere. I had understood she was barred from leaving despite the baying crowds hence my question.

Radio 4 reporting she has flown to another city in Pakistan. As Fermat's says there needs to be more political pressure. Hopefully diplomacy is going on behind the scenes.

ErrolTheDragon · 08/11/2018 01:18

Awful. I hope her lawyer(s?) and the judge are safe too.

Italiangreyhound · 08/11/2018 00:55

It's such a vile case. So very sad. I hope and pray she may be well and happy and safe.

FloralBunting · 08/11/2018 00:14

I've been praying for Asia for a long time. I hope that she makes it out of the country alive. There was footage of the male mob baying for her death on the news earlier and I said to my family "If you want a visual depiction of patriarchal hatred of women, there it is."

I shall continue to pray.

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Silentlyobserving · 07/11/2018 22:38

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46130189

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KataraJean · 07/11/2018 22:17

I hope and pray she is on a flight out of Pakistan.

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Silentlyobserving · 07/11/2018 22:16

How come? Did you not see the rampaging on the streets demanding her death?
Where is she heading? If you are really interested you would read the news

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FermatsTheorem · 07/11/2018 22:16

BBC reporting that she may be on a flight - hopefully this is true.

Manderleyagain · 07/11/2018 22:02

How come? Where is she heading to?

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Silentlyobserving · 07/11/2018 22:00

She is already on an airplane out of Pakistan

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FermatsTheorem · 07/11/2018 21:59

I'm not sure I agree with Brendan using it to score points against the left (as far as I can tell, the newspapers have been pretty united in reporting that what's been done to Asia has been horrific), but we do need to press for diplomatic pressure to be brought to bear.

In particular, trying to get Imran Khan to reverse the decision about putting her on a no-fly list. She and her family need to be got out of the country as quickly as possible, and given political asylum somewhere safe.

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