Pakistan: 20 Christians remain imprisoned
An International Christian Concern (ICC) analysis of data from the United States Commission on Religious Freedom (USCIRF) found that 20 Christians have remained behind...
The women who work in the brick kilns in Pakistan
Amid the steady hum of chatter exists a silent symphony of suffering where women toil day
and night to meet not only their brick quota,...
Tourist lynched and burned alive for alleged blasphemy
By Massimo Introvigne --
After the case of Christian Nazir Gil Masih, lynched in Sargodha on May 25 after he was falsely accused of having burned...
Christian man falsely accused, shot by neighbors
By Sandra Marroquín –
A Christian Pakistani man accused of burning one of Islam’s holy books was shot by his neighbors. He died later in...
Catholic charged with blasphemy after fight with shopkeeper
Police in Pakistan on Saturday (July 19) arrested and charged a 60-year-old Catholic with
blasphemy after he accused a Muslim shopkeeper of overcharging, sources said.
Amir...
Christian family forced off farmland they leased
Police in Pakistan are refusing to arrest Muslims who attacked a Christian family and seized
their farm land, and officers also damaged property, sources said.
Shahnaz...
Man beaten, stoned to death, falsely accused of blasphemy
In Pakistan and many other persecuted nations, blasphemy laws have served effectively as
a death sentence for Christian minorities. In addition to the obvious legal...
Woman sentenced to death after forwarding message on social media critical...
By Caleb Campos –
After allegedly insulting the prophet Muhammad on WhatsApp, Shagufta Kiran, a mother of four, was sentenced to death under Pakistan's blasphemy...
UN slams Pakistan for human rights abuses
Authorities in Pakistan have failed to curb a range of human rights violations, including a sharp increase in blasphemy-related violence, the UN Human Rights...
One city emerges as capital of false blasphemy charges
By Massimo Introvigne --
On August 12, in the Kasur area of Punjab, police registered a criminal case involving blasphemy charges against two women—one being...