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# asia-bibi - Wednesday 8 May, 2019
Asia Bibi, the Christian woman at the centre of a long-running blasphemy row, has left Pakistan for Canada
Bibi has been widely believed to have been held in protective custody by authorities as she awaited an asylum deal in a third country.
# asia-bibi - Tuesday 29 January, 2019
Pakistan rejects challenge against Asia Bibi blasphemy acquittal
Bibi was sentenced to death in 2010 in what swiftly became Pakistan’s most infamous blasphemy case.
# asia-bibi - Saturday 24 November, 2018
Who is Asia Bibi and why has her case sparked furious protests?
There have been calls for the Pakistani woman to be offered asylum, including in Ireland.
# asia-bibi - Saturday 17 November, 2018
'Ireland would like to help': Irish government open to asylum application from Asia Bibi
The justice minister and Tánaiste said Ireland would like to help.
# asia-bibi - Wednesday 7 November, 2018
Pakistani Christian woman who was sentenced to death for blasphemy, freed from jail
The country’s highest court last week overturned Bibi’s conviction and ordered her release
# asia-bibi - Wednesday 31 October, 2018
'I can't believe it': Woman released as Pakistan Supreme Court overrules death row blasphemy conviction
Blasphemy is an incendiary charge in Pakistan, where even unproven allegations of insulting Islam can lead to violence
# asia-bibi - Wednesday 5 January, 2011
High alert in Pakistan for funeral of assassinated liberal governor
Punjab governor Salman Taseer was shot 26 times yesterday by his own bodyguard because of his condemnation of Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws.
# asia-bibi - Thursday 11 November, 2010
Christian woman sentenced to death in Pakistan
37-year-old mother of two sentenced to death after she got into a row about religion with her co-workers.
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Poll: Do you read political party manifestos before casting your vote?
SEVERAL POLITICAL PARTIES have been releasing their manifestos in recent days, outlining what they would do in government ahead of the general election vote in two weeks’ time.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil both released their manifestos yesterday and the Green Party will be launching its version this morning.
People Before Profit launched its general election manifesto on Wednesday while other parties have yet to launch the final version of their manifestos.
The policies in these lengthy documents outline what the party would do if elected into power.
They are aimed at winning over voters, but do people actually read manifestos before deciding which party or candidate to support?
So we want to know: Do you read political party manifestos before casting your vote?
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What's a manifesto? (85)
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