Asia Bibi's lawyer, Saif
ul-Malook, told CNN on Thursday that a request for asylum has
been presented in the Netherlands for the woman, her husband and
her children.
Bibi is a Pakistani Christian woman who was condemned to
death by hanging for blasphemy eight years ago but was recently
acquitted by the Supreme Court.
She has been unable to leave the country because of
fundamentalist Islamic protests.
Bibi's husband on Tuesday appealed to Italy for help in
getting out of Pakistan.
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