Sources: Various
It’s been a week since Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi was cleared of blasphemy charges after eight years in prison.
Today news sources report she has been released from jail and transported to Islamabad. Widespread threats and protests may keep her from leaving the country, though we are seeing contradictory reports. Her lawyer has been evacuated to the Netherlands and her husband has appealed to the UK and US for asylum for the family.
Let’s keep praying not only for this woman and her family but for the people of Pakistan, where tensions are high.
» See also, from neighboring India, Outbreak of Violence against Christians in Assam Sparks Concern (Christian Headlines).