Pakistan Bans Rallies Commemorating Salman Taseer’s MurdererMarch 1, 2017 — ICC Note: Pakistan's government has said it would bar Islamist organizations from staging rallies commemorating Mumtaz Qadri, an assassin executed by the government last year. Qadri was convicted of killing...
Christians in Scotland Call for Asia Bibi’s Release in PakistanFebruary 16, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians in Scotland gathered outside the Pakistani Consulate in Glasgow to call for Asia Bibi's release from prison. Bibi, a Christian woman on death row for allegedly committing blasphemy,...
Reports of Asia Bibi’s Next Supreme Court Hearing Emerge in PakistanFebruary 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Reports speculating the date of Asia Bibi's final Supreme Court appeal have started to surface in Pakistan. According to Christians in Pakistan, the First Minister at the Pakistan...
Pakistani Leaders Deny Reviewing Country’s Blasphemy LawsFebruary 2, 2017 — ICC Note: Pakistani leaders have denied reports that they would be reviewing the country's notorious blasphemy laws to add checks and balances so that the law was less abused. Pakistan's...
Demonstrations for Asia Bibi Planned in U.K.January 25, 2017 — ICC Note: Demonstrations in support of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman on death row in Pakistan for allegedly committing blasphemy, are being planned in the coming month in the UK. Multiple...
Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws Used to Target ChristiansJanuary 10, 2017 — ICC Note: In a recent report by Amnesty International, entitled "As Good As Dead", the human rights organization outlines the dangers faced by those accused of blasphemy in Pakistan. Often,...
Activists Speak Out Against Growing Religious Intolerance in PakistanJanuary 7, 2017 — ICC Note: As human rights activists held a vigil remembering the assassination of Salman Taseer, Islamic radicals held a counter rally celebrating the death of the man that stood against...
Police in Pakistan Arrest 150 Hardliners Protesting in Support of Blasphemy LawsJanuary 5, 2017 — ICC Note: Police in Pakistan arrested 150 hardline Islamists in Lahore who were demonstrating in support of the country's notorious blasphemy laws. The protests started in opposition to candlelight vigils...
Christmas Message Leads to Death Threats in PakistanJanuary 3, 2017 — ICC Note: A simple Christmas message calling for prayers for those affected by Pakistan's notorious blasphemy laws has lead to death threats being made against the son of a provincial...
Asia Bibi Spends 7th Christmas in Prison in PakistanDecember 25, 2016 — ICC Note: Asia Bibi, a Christian woman on death row in Pakistan for allegedly blaspheming against the prophet Muhammad, is spending her 7th Christmas behind bars. In October, Pakistan's Supreme Court was set...
Asia Bibi Set to Spend Another Christmas in Prison in PakistanDecember 23, 2016 — ICC Note: As Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Christmas, Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan, will spend another Christmas in prison. In 2009,...
Pakistan’s Archbishop Speaks Out in Behalf of Asia BibiNovember 1, 2016 — ICC Note: During a recent tour of England, one of Pakistan's Archbishops, Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, spoke out on behalf of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death under...
Over Half a Million Sign Petition Supporting Asia Bibi in PakistanOctober 31, 2016 — ICC Note: Over half a million people have signed a global petition in support of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death under Pakistan's notorious blasphemy laws. In 2010,...
Charity Questions Pakistani Supreme Court’s Decision to Delay Asia Bibi AppealOctober 21, 2016 — ICC Note: Release International has questioned the Pakistani Supreme Court's decision to delay the final appeal of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death under the country's notorious blasphemy laws. On October 13, the Supreme...
Christians in Pakistan Threatened with “Dire Consequences” for Holding Vigil for Asia BibiOctober 20, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians how held a candle light vigil for Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death under Pakistan notorious blasphemy laws, were recently threatened by masked men for supporting Bibi....
Protests to #HangAsia Break Out in Pakistan Following Supreme Court HearingOctober 17, 2016 — ICC Note: Protests and demonstrations broke out across Pakistan following the first hearing by the Supreme Court regarding the death sentences of Asia Bibi. Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to...
