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Pakistani Court Sentences Men to Death for Rape That Sparked Nationwide Protests

HeadlineMar 22, 2021

A Pakistani court sentenced two men to death for a rape last year which set off protests and national outrage. The men gang-raped and robbed a woman in front of her children after her car broke down. At the time, the Lahore police chief blamed the woman for traveling at night without a male companion and not making sure she had enough gas in her car.

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