The Christian girl who was arrested in Pakistan for burning the pages of Quran was produced in court on Friday. She will remanded in prison for a further two weeks.
Rimsha Misah, aged 11 years was accused of blasphemy and has been held for a fortnight. The girl appeared before a district court in Islamabad on Friday. The judge is due to decide whether to free her and is considering a medical report that concluded Rimsha was 14, but had a mental age considerably lower and should be treated as a minor.
The punishment for blasphemy is death in Pakistan, however Human rights activists say the law is frequently abused and used to persecute religious minorities.