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gib444 • today at 6:09 AM • 0 replies • view on HN

> Also Blasphemy law exists in many other Islamic countries like Pakistan etc.

England and Wales isn't far off, some might claim. The blasphemy law was repealed only in 2008 but at the same time replaced with something not so severe, which got tested recently by a man burning convicted for burning a Quran, which got overturned on a high court appeal.

Not to mention the whole raft of hate/offence/communication crimes that can be used in a similar manner:

https://freespeechunion.org/fundraisers/blasphemy-fundraiser

I know balance must exist, especially when it approaches physical violence, but we must have an absolute right to discuss intolerance and violence and misogyny no matter what book it's in.