Thousands of people passed through the streets of the Pakistani city of Karachi to protest against the publication of cartoons of Muhammad last week by the weekly “Charlie Hebdo”. It is the greatest manifestation of the attack on the editorial staff in Paris on Jan. 7.
– Down with the “Charlie Hebdo”, the negative of the robbers of churches – chanted demonstrators gathered at the initiative of the politico-religious movement of Sunni Tehreek, created in the early 90s in defending the interests of one of the strands of Islam – Barelvi.
AFP writes that the members of this movement have long been seen as more moderate and less conservative, but in recent years there has been a certain radicalization, including in terms of views on blasphemy.
Pakistan Law prescribing the death penalty for the guilty insults Muhammad. Pakistani authorities have condemned the publication of one voice caricatures of the prophet, which appeared on the front page of “Charlie Hebdo” in the last week – the first issue after the assassination of jihadists in the editorial, which killed 12 people.
On Friday last week, AFP photojournalist was seriously injured as a result of being shot with a firearm in Karachi during small demonstrations against the “Charlie Hebdo”, which turned into a confrontation between security forces and protesters.
The 200-millionth Pakistan hear the call for new demonstrations on Friday.
In neighboring Afghanistan, dozens of people demonstrated peacefully in front of the French embassy in Kabul. People chanted “Francjo, you’re the devil.”
See also video: march against terrorism in Paris
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Many thousands protest against the "Charlie Hebdo" in Karachi – Virtual Poland
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