Reprieve—Mirza Tahir Hussain's case history

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Fringe play tells story of Briton freed after 18 years on death row in Pakistan

by Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer, 09/08/09

09 August 2009
Reprieve delighted at release of Mirza Tahir Hussain.

Reprieve has expressed delight at the news that Mirza Tahir Hussain has been released from prison in Pakistan this morning. The news comes a day after President Musharraf announced that he had commuted Tahir’s death sentence to life in prison.

17 November 2006
Reprieve hails commutation of death sentence for Mirza Tahir Hussain

Reprieve is delighted with the news that the death sentence for British citizen Mirza Tahir Hussain has been lifted. Tahir has been on Death Row in Pakistan for 18 years for an act he has always maintained he committed in self-defence.

16 November 2006
Reprieve welcomes stay of execution for Mirza Tahir Hussain, but calls for permanent solution.

Human rights charity Reprieve has welcomed the news that President Musharraf has granted a two-month stay of execution for Mirza Tahir Hussain, the British national on death row in Pakistan, but warns that efforts must continue to find a lasting solution to the case.

19 October 2006
Pakistan sets execution date for Mirza Tahir Hussain.

Human Rights charity Reprieve has learnt that Mirza Tahir Hussain, the Briton facing execution in Pakistan, has had his execution date set as 1 November, a date that coincides with Prince Charles’ official state visit to Pakistan.

16 October 2006
Death Sentence for Independence

Pakistan is about to execute a Briton on flimsy charges. Its president is under pressure to confirm the sentence, purely for political reasons.

09 July 2006