Lawyer for jailed Fulbright scholar Junaid Hafeez hopeful for his release
Hafeez has been imprisoned for 13 years in Pakistan under the country's blasphemy laws, but his family and lawyer say a court may now overturn his conviction.
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The lawyer representing Junaid Hafeez, a former Fulbright scholar imprisoned for 13 years in a Pakistani jail, says he is hopeful a court will soon overturn Hafeez's conviction.
Hafeez was sentenced to death under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws, which rights groups have long criticized as vulnerable to misuse and as carrying inadequate protections for defendants.
His family and lawyer told Deutsche Welle that there is now hope a court will overturn the conviction, though the outcome and timeline of any such ruling remain uncertain.
Blasphemy cases in Pakistan have drawn sustained international attention in recent years, with human rights organizations frequently raising concerns about due process and the severity of sentences handed down under the relevant statutes.
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- The lawyer of Junaid Hafeez, a Fullbright scholar imprisoned for 13 years in a Pakistani jail, is hopeful for his release — Deutsche Welle — English
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