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16: Deadly words: The global fight against blasphemy laws with Kola Alapinni
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In America, we have the luxury of debating religious freedom questions that don't have life-or-death consequences attached. In many other countries, though, the price of freedom is extraordinarily high. Every year, from Pakistan to Iran to Saudi Arabia, men and women are imprisoned or sentenced to death for the so-called crime of blasphemy.
We talk with a Nigerian lawyer who risks his own safety to advocate in court for those accused of blasphemy, and who has become a eloquent voice on the international stage against these repressive laws.
Interview with Kola Alapinni.
Show Notes
Information about the Yahaya Sharif-Aminu blasphemy case: https://www.uscirf.gov/religious-prisoners-conscience/yahaya-sharif-aminu
Fact sheet about blasphemy laws internationally: https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/2020%20Legislation%20Factsheet%20-%20Blasphemy%20April%202020.pdf
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