Pakistani lecturer sentenced to death for blasphemy
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Junaid Hafeez, a university lecturer in Pakistan has been given death penalty for blasphemy. Junaid was arrested in March 2013 over accusations of derogatory comments on Prophet Muhammad on social media. Pakistan handles allegations of blasphemy seriously and even an accusation is enough to make someone a target. Incidentally, the lecturer’s first lawyer was shot dead in 2014 after agreeing to take the case.