Facebook, Twitter asked to help Pakistani government to sentence people to death

Pakistan has asked Facebook and Twitter to help identify Pakistanis suspected of blasphemy so it can prosecute them or pursue their extradition.

Under the country’s strict blasphemy laws, anyone found to have insulted Islam or the prophet Muhammad can be sentenced to death.

The Guardian: Pakistan asks Facebook and Twitter to help identify blasphemers »

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