Global InformationRimsha Masih blasphemy case information
Rimsha Masih (Urdu: رمشا مسیح — some early reports used the first name "Rifta" or "Riftah") is a Pakistani girl [1] from Islamabad,[2] who was arrested by the Pakistani police on blasphemy charges in August 2012 when she was 14 years old.[3] The alleged charges included desecrating pages of the Quran (or a book containing verses from the Quran) by burning[4][5]—a crime punishable by death under Pakistan's blasphemy law.[6] She is a member of Pakistan's Christian minority.[6]
Two weeks after her arrest, the local imam who had reported her to police was arrested on suspicion of planting pages of religious texts in Rimsha's bag.[7][8][9] Rimsha was eventually acquitted of all charges.[10] In mid 2013 after months of hiding, Rimsha and her family were able to escape to Canada.[11]
- ^ Editorial (2012-09-25). "Rimsha's plight". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ Shah, Saeed (2012-08-30). "Pakistan blasphemy case: 'Muslims could take law into their own hands'". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ "Pakistani 'blasphemy' girl in Canada". June 29, 2013 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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- ^ a b Katie Hunt and Nasir Habib (2012-08-22). "Girl held in Pakistan, accused of burning Quran pages". CNN. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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itv-imamwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Rimsha Masih vs. Station House Officer, Police Station Ramna, PLD 2013 Islamabad 1; "Pakistan Court Dismisses Blasphemy Case Against Christian Girl". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 20 Nov 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "Rimsha Masih, Pakistani girl accused of blasphemy, finds refuge in Canada". The Guardian. Associated Press in Ottawa. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2014.