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- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2018)
Rónán Mullen: ...country. I think that creates an additional onus on us to speak out. The second extraordinary case is that of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was recently released from prison having been charged with blasphemy some years ago in Pakistan, where the crime of blasphemy is seriously a problem. I first raised the case of Ms Bibi in 2014. She spent eight years in solitary confinement...
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: ...Bibi. We need the Government to offer a céad míle fáilte to this woman as she seeks asylum. I respect the rights of everyone to have their opinion and to express it. I understand the Senator's comments on blasphemy in Pakistan but I will not rehearse the debate on the recent debate on blasphemy in this country. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade will be in the...