Today I'd like to share with you a special treat, as we have Todd Nettleton, Director of Media Development for The Voice of the Martyrs USA, sharing the latest about Asia Bibi in a special report posted on ASSIST News Service.
Thank you all for signing the petition and praying for Asia and her family. Here is Todd's article...
By P. Todd Nettleton
Special to ASSIST News Service
BARTLESVILLE, OKLA. (ANS) -- More than 560,000 people around the world have signed a petition asking the Pakistani government to release Asia Bibi, a Christian wife and mother falsely accused of blasphemy against Mohammed and sentenced to death by a Pakistani court.
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Asia Bibi received a death sentence after being convicted of blasphemy |
Bibi has appealed the conviction to the Lahore High Court, but is still in jail pending the outcome of her appeal. If the High Court upholds the guilty verdict and death sentence, the case could be appealed to Pakistan’s Supreme Court.
The online petition, at www.CallForMercy.com, was launched by The Voice of the Martyrs after 150,000 Pakistani Christians started the petition calling for justice for Asia Bibi and better protection of religious minorities in Pakistan. VOM sister offices in other countries have also promoted the petition drive, and people from more than 100 nations have signed thus far. VOM is delivering petition signatures to the Pakistani Embassy in Washington DC. The goal is to collect one million signatures asking for Bibi’s release.
