SAVE ASIA BIBI AND REPEAL ISLAMIC BLASPHEMY LAW. PAKISTANI EMBASSIES WORLDWIDE.

Asia Bibi, a 45-year-old mother of five, is the first woman to have been convicted under Pakistan's notorious blasphemy law. But numerous Christians like her and others have been victims of it, either because they have made a comment which has been construed as critical of the prophet of Islam or as a way of settling property and business disputes. Now she has become the first person to be sentenced to death under it.

How can Asi...a Bibi and others be saved from the gallows? The blasphemy law is a bad law enacted under pressure from extremists who threaten violence if the government does anything to lessen its impact or to ameliorate the lot of those who have fallen victim to it. A bad law will always come back to haunt us and that is why our ultimate aim must be its repeal.

Pakistan is a signatory to international agreements which prohibit cruel and degrading punishment. It is time for it to honour its commitments and to stand up to extremist purveyors of hate, if it is to have a respected place in the family of nations. The international community, the UN, the Commonwealth and the EU must do everything they can to make sure this vulnerable woman does not suffer the extreme penalty and that others, like her, are not subjected to months and even years of harassment, imprisonment and anxiety as they await a final verdict on their cases.

Unfortunately we cannot rely on our dhimmi governments or the so called international community to do anything to help Bibi or the millions of other people around the world who suffer because of Islam. Therefore we have decided to take to the streets to highlight her case and expose Pakistan for the barbaric and terrorist supporting state that it is!

We also demand that our governments stop using our money to fund these murderers! They are not our friends and they are not our allies!