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March 22, 2021

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