High Court in Pakistan Refuses to Hear Appeal of Christian Accused of BlasphemyDecember 16, 2016 — ICC Note: Last week, a High Court Judge in Lahore refused to hear the appeal of Sajjad Masih, a Christian convicted of blasphemy in 2013. According to Masih's lawyer, the...
Christmas Train in Pakistan to Highlight Role of Christians in CountryDecember 15, 2016 — ICC Note: On December 22, the "Christmas train" in Pakistan will be launched. This special train service is meant to highlight the role of Christians in Pakistan's history, something that...
Elderly Christian Woman Beaten For Refusing to Clean House in PakistanDecember 13, 2016 — ICC Note: Due to widespread discrimination and persecution in Pakistan, Christians are often relegated to the lowest rungs of society. Many work as simple labors, street sweepers, and domestic workers....
Christians in Pakistan Hold Peace Rally and Pray for CountryDecember 12, 2016 — ICC Note: Hundreds of Christians in Pakistan participated in a peace rally held in Lahore. The Christians chanted Christmas wishes and prayed for peace in Pakistan as they marched through...
Christian Boy in Pakistan Beaten for Drinking Water from Mosque FountainDecember 2, 2016 — ICC Note: A video of a Pakistani Christian boy being publicly beaten for drinking water from a fountain located inside a mosque has once again brought the persecution of Christians in...
U.K. PM Pledges to “Look Into” Why Pakistani Christians Were Denied Entrance to CountryDecember 1, 2016 — ICC Note: After several Pakistani Christian leaders were denied entrance into the UK recently, the Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged that she will have her government "look into" why the...
Provincial Assembly in Pakistan Passes Bill to Protect Religious MinoritiesDecember 1, 2016 — ICC Note: The Sindh Provincial Assembly in Pakistan has adopted a bill to protect religious minorities. The bill with both set up a governing body to promote and protect religious minorities in...
Why Is There So Much Intolerance Towards Minorities in Pakistan?November 30, 2016 — ICC Note: Each year, Pakistan ranks among the most religiously intolerant countries on the planet. With religious minorities making up only a small percentage of the country's Muslim-majority population, many...
Discrimination Against Christians in Pakistan Leaving Thousands of Children With Poor EducationNovember 30, 2016 — ICC Note: Discrimination in Pakistan against Christians and other religious minorities is a day to day reality. Unfortunately, the discrimination and marginalization is causing the majority of an entire generation of...
Christians in Pakistan Welcome New Law on Forced ConversionsNovember 28, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians in Pakistan are welcoming a new law passed by the country's Sindh province that will criminalize forced conversions. Many Christians and other religious minorities in Pakistan are...
Justice Finally Given to Religious Minority Victims of Violence in PakistanNovember 28, 2016 — ICC Note: The recent judgement of a court in Pakistan punishing the murders of two Christians accused of blasphemy will hopefully set a new precedent in the country. This recent punishment...
Pakistani Christians Fear Cyber Security Law Will Stop Online EvangelismNovember 25, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians in Pakistan have expressed concern over Pakistan's new cyber security law saying it could be used to stop online evangelism. Due to extreme religious intolerance, evangelism in Pakistan...
Pakistan’s Sindh Province Approves Anti-Forced Conversion BillNovember 25, 2016 — ICC Note: The Sindh Assembly in Pakistan has approved a law that makes forced conversions illegal. Christians and other religious minorities often faced the threat of forced conversions in Pakistan....
Five Sentenced to Death in 2014 Brick Kiln Lynching CaseNovember 25, 2016 — ICC Note: Five people in Pakistan have been sentenced to death by hanging for their involvement in the brutal murder of a Christian couple falsely accused of blasphemy. In November 2014, Shahzad...
Courts in Pakistan Punish 13 for Involvement in 2014 Brick Kiln LynchingNovember 23, 2016 — ICC Note: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan has sentenced 13 men for their involvement in the 2014 lynching of a Christian couple accused of blasphemy. According to reports, the...
Archbishop of Canterbury Visits with Persecuted Christians in PakistanNovember 22, 2016 — ICC Note: Despite warnings from his own country's government, the Archbishop of Canterbury visited with persecuted Christians on a recent trip to Pakistan. As a part of the Archbishop's trip,...
