Chief Justice Claims Asia Bibi’s Supreme Court Appeal to be Scheduled SoonApril 30, 2018 — ICC Note: Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death under Pakistan’s notorious blasphemy laws, will soon have her appeal heard before the Supreme Court. Recently, Chief Justice Saqib Nasir...
Pakistan’s Supreme Court Promises to Schedule Asia Bibi’s Final AppealApril 26, 2018 — ICC Note: Pakistan’s Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has indicated that the final appeal for Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, will be scheduled this...
Pakistan Under International Pressure to Reform Blasphemy LawsMarch 9, 2018 — ICC Note: Pakistan has come under increasing pressure to reform its notorious blasphemy laws. Often abused, these laws are widely used to settle personal scores or incite religious hatred against...
Asia Bibi’s Lawyer Believes Presidential Pardon to be UnlikelyMarch 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Saif-ul-Malook, the lawyer of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman on death row in Pakistan for committing blasphemy, says he does not think a presidential pardon will be possible...
Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws Persecute the Weakest of the WeakMarch 3, 2018 — ICC Note: Last Saturday, Rome’s Colosseum was lit red to support persecuted Christians around the world. On the same day, Pope Francis met with the family of Asia Bibi, a...
Has Pakistan’s Top Court Failed Asia Bibi?March 1, 2018 — ICC Note: Pakistan’s top court has issued over two dozen suo motu (on its own motion) notices in the past month. These notices cover a range of issues including extrajudicial...
Asia Bibi’s Family Meets and Prays with Pope FrancisFebruary 27, 2018 — ICC Note: The family of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy in Pakistan, met with Pope Francis last weekend and prayed for Bibi’s release. The papal meeting came...
EU Makes Renewal of Trade Deal with Pakistan Dependent on Release of Asia BibiFebruary 26, 2018 — ICC Note: The European Union (EU) has made the renewal of a preferential trade deal with Pakistan dependent on the release of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman on death row...
EU to Link Preferential Trade Status With Release of Asia Bibi in PakistanJanuary 31, 2018 — ICC Note: On a recent trip to Pakistan, the European Union's special envoy for religious freedom, Jan Figel, indicated that Pakistan preferential trade status with the EU would be directly...
Pakistan’s Capitulation to Extremists Spells Trouble for Religious MinoritiesDecember 5, 2017 — ICC Note: Pakistan's recent capitulation to religious extremists spells trouble for the country's religious minorities, especially those accused of blasphemy. Among the most vulnerable following this development is Asia Bibi,...
Pakistan’s Asia Bibi Nominated for EU Freedom of Thought AwardSeptember 14, 2017 — ICC Note: Yesterday, September 13, Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman on death row for allegedly committing blasphemy, was nominated to received the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the...
Member of European Parliament Demands Immediate Repeal of Pakistan’s Blasphemy LawsAugust 7, 2017 — ICC Note: A member of the European Parliament (MEP) has highlighted the suffering of Christians in Pakistan under the country's notorious blasphemy laws. The MEP went on the demand that the...
Asia Bibi’s Appeal for June Hearing Declined by Pakistan’s Supreme CourtMay 1, 2017 — ICC Note: Pakistan's Supreme Court has declined a request by Asia Bibi to hear her final appeal in the first week of June. Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death...
Asia Bibi Petitions Supreme Court in Pakistan to Hear Case in JuneApril 24, 2017 — ICC Note: Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death in Pakistan after being accused of blasphemy, has petitioned Pakistan's Supreme Court to hold the final hearing of her case...
Final Hearing for Asia Bibi Requested for First Week of JuneApril 20, 2017 — ICC Note: The final Supreme Court hearing for Asia Bibi, a Christian woman in Pakistan sentenced to death for allegedly committing blasphemy, has been requested to take place in the first...
Thousands of Radicals Rally in Pakistan to Commemorate Mumtaz QadriMarch 2, 2017 — ICC Note: According to reports, thousands of religious hardliners in Pakistan rallied to commemorate Mumtaz Qadri, a man convicted and executed for the assassination of a Pakistani governor that called...
