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  "id": 10958598,
  "title": "The lawyer of Junaid Hafeez, a Fullbright scholar imprisoned for 13 years in a Pakistani jail, tells DW he is hopeful for his release",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/the-lawyer-of-junaid-hafeez-a-fullbright-scholar-imprisoned-for-13-10958598",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T13:59:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "A former Fullbright scholar, Junaid Hafeez was sentenced to death under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws. His family and lawyer told DW there is now hope a court will overturn the conviction.",
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        "title": "The lawyer of Junaid Hafeez, a Fullbright scholar imprisoned for 13 years in a Pakistani jail, tells DW he is hopeful for his release",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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