The Voice of the Martyrs, a group that monitors the persecution of Christians worldwide, has launched a petition campaign on behalf of a Pakistani mother convicted of blasphemy.
Asia Bibi is awaiting execution for defending her Christian faith to her Muslim co-workers.
The 45-year-old mother of five has been imprisoned for more than two years for violating Pakistan's blasphemy laws.
VOM has already gathered more than 200,000 signatures through its online Call for Mercy petition.
"The story of this petition drive is an interesting one because it started not with American Christians, but it started with Pakistani Christians," said Todd Nettleton, VOM director of media development.
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