[Note: March 5, 2020— Masih had been acquitted of the crime in 2018 due to years of international media attention about the case.]
View a 2011 CNN news report about a Pakistani court sentencing a mother of three Asia Bibi Masih to her death for Insulting Islam. She stated in front of others that she thought Mohammad was a fake prophet, which led to her being arrested, jailed for 15 months, and then sentenced to death. Her husband and daughters were also forced to flee their village due to death threats.
Footage is then shown of Christian settlements being attacked by mobs of Muslims due to Pakistani blasphemy laws, which the government claims haven’t changed due to fears of a backlash.
Also shown is most people in Asia Bibi’s hometown supporting the death sentence, with the town cleric calling her death sentence “one the happiest moments of his life,” saying “tears of joy poured from my eyes.”