Mentally ill woman jailed on blasphemy charges
A 60-year-old Catholic woman who has been treated for mental illness was jailed on
blasphemy charges this week in Lahore, Pakistan, her son said.
Jameela Khatoon...
Man lynched after accusation of desecrating Qur’an
A man was violently lynched by a mob after he was accused of desecrating the Qur’an in
the Madyan area of the Swat Valley in...
Five Christian sanitation workers die from unsafe conditions
Five Christian sanitation workers in Pakistan have died since Tuesday (June 11) from
inhaling toxic gases, highlighting how they are forced to work without proper...
Presbyterian pastor survives assassination attempt
A Presbyterian pastor narrowly survived an assassination attempt on Sunday morning after being shot in Islamabad’s Iqbal Town.
Pastor Kamran Naz, head of the Presbyterian...
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...
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,...
Muslim man, 28, kidnaps Christian girl, 13, forces marriage
Two months after a Muslim told a Christian in Pakistan he could not stop him from taking
the Christian’s 13-year-old daughter for marriage to his...
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...
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 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...