A hunger strike by asylum seekers camped out in the centre of Munich in southern Germany is reaching a critical phase. About 50 people from countries including Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan have eaten nothing for more than a week and refused water since Thursday. The German authorities say they won't be blackmailed into giving them asylum without going through the required legal procedures.
德国南部慕尼黑,寻求庇护者在市中心安营扎寨并绝食,目前局势进入紧张状态。来自巴基斯坦,尼日利亚和阿富汗等国家的50人自周四以来,已经绝食近一个星期,并且拒绝饮水。德国当局表示,他们不会因受勒索而在没有经过必要法律程序的情况下被迫给予这些人庇护。
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A Christian girl who was falsely accused of blasphemy in Pakistan has fled to Canada with her family to start a new life. Rimsha Masih was 14 when she was arrested last August accused of burning pages of the Koran. Orla Guerin reports from Islamabad.
被诬告亵渎基督教的巴基斯坦女孩与她的家人已经逃往加拿大,开始了新的生活。去年八月,时年14岁的Rimsha Masih因被控焚烧“古兰经”而被捕。奥尔拉卡介伊斯兰堡报道。
When the young Christian girl was arrested and sent to a maximum security prison there was an international outcry. Doctors here said Rimsha was just 14 and had a mental age of less than that. After her release, campaigners warn she would not be safe in Pakistan where mobs have killed others suspected of blasphemy. She and her family are now settled in Canada according to a Christian activist there. He told the BBC Rimsha is learning English and enjoying school.