Freedom for Asia Bibi

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Released October 31, 2018

Overview

Depicts the case of religious persecution suffered by the Christian Pakistani Asia Bibi (Aasiya Noreen), falsely accused of blasphemy in 2010 by a Pakistani court and was sentenced to death by hanging. In October 2018, the Supreme Court of Pakistan acquitted her based on insufficient evidence, though she was not allowed to leave Pakistan until the verdict was reviewed. She was held under armed guard and was not able to leave the country until 7 May 2019; she arrived in Canada the next day.

Runtime

1h 23m


Origin Country

United States


Original Language

English


Original Title

Freedom for Asia Bibi


Status

Released


Spoken Languages

  • English
  • Español (Spanish)
  • اردو (Urdu)

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    CitizenGo

    United States

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    HazteOir

    United States

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