Asia Bibi to Celebrate Christmas in Hiding in Pakistan

December 24, 2018 — 12/24/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Despite being acquitted in October, Asia Bibi is set to celebrate her first Christmas off death row in hiding and under guard in Pakistan....

Pakistan’s Christians Face Uneasy Christmas Holiday

December 21, 2018 — 12/21/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Pakistan’s Christians are facing an uneasy Christmas holiday this year. Many fear their community will be targeted and attacked by the country’s extremists as...

Christian Brothers Sentenced to Death Under Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws

December 18, 2018 — 12/18/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Two Christian brothers, Qaisar and Amoon Ayub, were sentenced to death by a court in Pakistan for allegedly posting blasphemous material on a website...

Pakistani Authorities Charge Asia Bibi Protesters with Terrorism and Sedition

December 6, 2018 — 12/06/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – On November 23, Pakistani authorities detained Khadim Hussain Rizvi and other members of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TLP) for leading three days of protest against the...

Asia Bibi and Family Remain in Danger in Pakistan

December 1, 2018 — 12/01/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – It has been over a month since Asia Bibi has been acquitted of blasphemy charges after being on death row for nearly a decade....

Pakistan Arrests Islamist Leader of Asia Bibi Protests

November 24, 2018 — 11/24/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Authorities in Pakistan have arrested the leader of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan Party, Khadim Hussain Rizvi. Rizvi was responsible for organizing the violent and nationwide...

Pakistan’s Chief Justice Calls Asia Bibi Case a Failure of Justice

November 23, 2018 — 11/23/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Main Saqib Nisar, claimed earlier this week that the Asia Bibi case would be a failure for the Pakistani...

Senator Demands U.S. Cut Off Aid to Pakistan Until Asia Bibi is Free

November 21, 2018 — 11/21/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has demanded that the U.S. Government cut off all aid to Pakistan until Asia Bibi, a Christian woman recently acquitted...

Police Warn Christians in Pakistan of Potential Terrorist Attack

November 20, 2018 — 11/20/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Police in Pakistan have warned Christians that terrorists are planning an attack on their community following the Asia Bibi acquittal. According to Agenzia Fides,...

Asylum Offers Flood in for Asia Bibi

November 16, 2018 — 11/16/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Asylum offers for Asia Bibi, a Christian woman recently acquitted of blasphemy charges in Pakistan, continue to flood into the Pakistani government. Despite this...

Pakistani Christians Fear Backlash Over Asia Bibi Acquittal

November 14, 2018 — 11/14/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Pakistani Christians are reportedly living in fear that their community will face severe backlash following the acquittal of Asia Bibi. On October 31, Bibi,...

Canada in Talks with Pakistan to Offer Asia Bibi Asylum

November 13, 2018 — 11/13/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told members of the media on Monday in Paris that his government was holding talks with Pakistan about granting...

Asia Bibi Not Offered Asylum by U.K. Over fears of Unrest and Attack

November 12, 2018 — 11/12/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – The United Kingdom has “not offered” Asia Bibi, a Christian woman acquitted of committing blasphemy in Pakistan, asylum because of fears that the offer...

Asia Bibi Released from Prison but Remains in Pakistan

November 8, 2018 — 11/08/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Multiple reports have claimed that Asia Bibi, a Christian woman formally convicted of blasphemy, has been released from prison in Pakistan. Initially, reports claimed...

Italy Says It Will Help Asia Bibi Leave Pakistan

November 7, 2018 — 11/07/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister has said that he will help Asia Bibi, a Christian woman recently acquitted of committing blasphemy, leave Pakistan because of...

Asia Bibi Remains in a Pakistani Prison Converted into a Safe House

November 6, 2018 — 11/06/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – On October 31, Pakistan’s Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian woman formally on death row for committing blasphemy. This announcement was met with...