Pakistani Police Arrest Christian Man Accused of Committing BlasphemyJuly 17, 2017 — ICC Note: Shahzad Masih, a Christian sweeper from Dinga city, was arrested last Friday after he was accused of committing blasphemy against Islam. Two Muslim men claim they heard Masih...
Another Christian Arrested for Blasphemy in PakistanJune 26, 2017 — ICC Note: Another Christian in Pakistan has been accused and arrested for allegedly committing blasphemy against Islam. According to reports, Ashfaq Masih was accused of committing blasphemy after getting into an...
ICC Supports Christian Family Broken by Pakistan’s Notorious Blasphemy LawMay 31, 2017 — By William Stark 06/01/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On June 4, 2015, the life of a Christian family in Pakistan’s southern city of Mirpur Khas came to a...
Christians Sentenced for Blasphemy in Pakistan Faces Daily TortureMay 9, 2017 — ICC Note: Last week, Zafar Bhatti, a Christian pastor in Pakistan, was sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of committing blasphemy by a Pakistani court. Punishments are severe when...
Another Christian Given Life in Prison for Allegedly Committing Blasphemy in PakistanMay 7, 2017 — ICC Note: Another Christian has been sentenced to life imprisonment for allegedly committing blasphemy in Pakistan. Zafar Bhatti was accused of sending blasphemous text messages from his mobile phone and was...
Another Christian Falsely Accused of Blasphemy Given Life Sentence in PakistanMay 5, 2017 — ICC Note: Zafar Bhatti, a Christian accused of committing blasphemy in 2012, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Pakistani Sessions Court on May 3. Bhatti is accused of sending...
Christians in Pakistan Demand Trial for Suspects Accused in Student LynchingMay 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Christian leaders across Pakistan are demanding a trial and punishment for 47 suspects accused of lynching a university student after he was accused of committing blasphemy. In mid-April, Mashal...
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...
Recent Blasphemy Incident in Pakistan Reminds Christians to PrayApril 20, 2017 — ICC Note: Last week, a university student from a religious minority in Pakistan was murdered by other university students after he was accused of committing blasphemy. False accusations of blasphemy...
Pakistan Passes Resolution Calling for Blasphemy Reform Following Student LynchingApril 19, 2017 — ICC Note: Human rights and Christian advocacy groups welcomed the Pakistani parliament's call to reform the country's notorious blasphemy laws following the lynching of a university student. On April 14, a...
University Student in Pakistan Brutally Murdered Over Blasphemy AccusationApril 14, 2017 — ICC Note: A university student, belonging to a minority faith, in Pakistan's Kyber Pakhtunkhwa province was brutally murdered on Thursday after being accused of posting blasphemous content online. According to reports,...
Pastor imprisoned due to wrongful accusation by Muslim group in TanzaniaApril 13, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians in Zanzibar have a difficult time receiving a fair court hearing simply because of their religion. Discrimination in the area makes Christians live in fear since they...
Pakistan to Establish Special Group to Monitor Social MediaApril 3, 2017 — ICC Note: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) will establish a special directorate to surveil social media and monitor blasphemous content. If the PTA finds a post that they consider blasphemous, then...
Discrimination in Pakistan’s Blasphemy AccusationsMarch 29, 2017 — ICC Note: In Pakistan, blasphemy has become one of the key tools of persecution against religious minorities, including Christians. Because of the unfavorable government position towards non-Muslim minorities, it is...
