Pakistani lawyer Saif-ul-Mulook speaks to journalists during a press conference, in The Hague on November 5, 2018 after fleeing Pakistan earlier in the week due to threats following his latest victory in court during which he defended a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy. - The Pakistani lawyer who saved a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy from the gallows left the country on November 3, 2018 saying his life was under threat. Saif-ul-Mulook's latest victory saw the freeing of Asia Bibi, who spent nearly a decade on death row, after the Supreme Court overturned her sentence on October 31, 2018. The decision sparked protests across the country, with major roads blocked in Lahore and Islamabad as religious hardliners called for the death of the judges and those who helped acquit Bibi. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images)
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