Lawyer for Asia Bibi Fears Backlash from Pakistan’s ExtremistsNovember 3, 2018 — 11/03/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Saif-Ul-Malook, the Supreme Court Advocate for Asia Bibi, fears he is now a target for Pakistan’s extremists. Earlier this month, on October 8, Malook...
Protests Against Asia Bibi’s Acquittal Continue into Third Day in PakistanNovember 2, 2018 — 11/02/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Islamists have continued their protests against the acquittal of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman formally convicted under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, into a third day....
Islamists Protest for Second Day in Pakistan Following Asia Bibi’s AcquittalNovember 1, 2018 — 11/01/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Mobs of Islamists in Pakistan continued to protest for a second day following the Supreme Court’s decision to acquit Asia Bibi, a Christian woman...
Pakistani Christians Fear Extremists’ Hostility Following Asia Bibi’s AcquittalOctober 31, 2018 — 10/31/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Pakistani Christians fear that the hostility of extremists will be unleashed on their community following the Supreme Court’s decision to acquit Asia Bibi, a...
Christian Lawyer Claims Asia Bibi Case Being Delayed for Security ReasonsOctober 24, 2018 — 10/24/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – A Christian lawyer from the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) has claimed that the only reason Pakistan’s Supreme Court has delayed their...
Asia Bibi Case Has Pakistan Caught Between a Rock and a Hard PlaceOctober 19, 2018 — 10/19/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Will Pakistan release or execute Asia Bibi? This is the question many human right observers of Pakistan have been asking since her Supreme Court...
Thousands of Extremists in Pakistan Protest Demanding Asia Bibi’s ExecutionOctober 16, 2018 — 10/16/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Thousands of religious extremists in Pakistan took to the streets in Lahore on October 12 to demand Asia Bibi, a Christian woman currently on...
Pakistan’s Extremists Threaten Supreme Court Justices Over Asia Bibi AppealOctober 13, 2018 — 10/13/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Pakistan’s religious extremists, including the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan and the Red Mosque in Islamabad have issued threats against the country’s Supreme Court justices over their...
Pakistan’s Supreme Court Delays Decision on Asia Bibi AppealOctober 12, 2018 — 10/12/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – On Monday, October 8, Pakistan’s Supreme Court finally heard the appeal of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death under the country’s notorious...
Pakistan’s Supreme Court Postpones Final Ruling on Asia Bibi AppealOctober 9, 2018 — ICC Note: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has postponed its ruling on the final appeal for Asia Bibi. Bibi was convicted of committing blasphemy in 2010 and has been on death row...
Pakistan’s Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in Asia Bibi’s Final AppealOctober 8, 2018 — Apex Court’s Decision Will Bring Close to Pakistan’s Most Visible Case of Persecution 10/08/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the final appeal...
Asia Bibi’s Unfair Trail in Pakistan a Reminder of Injustice Faced by ChristiansSeptember 10, 2018 — ICC Note: Asia Bibi’s nine-year legal battle in Pakistan is a reminder of the persecution and discrimination faced by all Pakistani Christians. After being accused of blasphemy in 2009, Bibi...
International Leaders Called to Confront Pakistan on Christian PersecutionAugust 24, 2018 — ICC Note: Christians in Pakistan face torture, police abuse, and other forms of persecution because of their faith identity. Across the world, international leaders are being called on to confront...
Fundamentalist Party in Pakistan Calls for Stricter Enforcement of Notorious Blasphemy LawsJuly 12, 2018 — ICC Note: The Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party, a fundamentalist political party, has called for blasphemers against Islam in Pakistan to be put to death and for those who kill alleged...
Asia Bibi Marks Nine Years Since Arrest in PakistanJune 25, 2018 — ICC Note: This month marks the ninth anniversary of the arrest of Asia Bibi in Pakistan. Bibi, a Christian woman, was arrested for allegedly committing blasphemy during an argument with...
Pakistan Fails to Implement Procedures to Curb Abuse of Blasphemy LawsJune 1, 2018 — ICC Note: Pakistan’s police and judicial system are not complying with legal procedures set to help end the abuse of the country’s blasphemy laws. According to Pakistani civil society, 50...
