Radical Cleric in Pakistan Wants to Accuse More People of BlasphemyMarch 25, 2017 — ICC Note: After Pakistani officials arrested three bloggers of blasphemy on Friday, security forces had to stop a radical cleric from organizing a protest to accuse five other bloggers of...
Pakistan Asks Facebook to Help Remove ‘Blasphemous’ ContentMarch 17, 2017 — ICC Note: As Pakistan seeks to remove what it considers ‘blasphemous’ posts from social media, government officials are asking Facebook for help. Facebook is ‘carefully considering’ the request as such...
Pakistan Censors Social MediaMarch 14, 2017 — ICC Note: Yesterday, Pakistan was only considering censoring social media. Today, Pakistan’s Prime Minister ordered all content that is considered blasphemous to Islam be removed from social media. In addition...
Pakistani Christians in Joseph Colony Mark Fourth Anniversary of Neighborhood’s RazingMarch 9, 2017 — Court’s Denial of Justice Leaves Christian Victims Stunned 03/09/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Pakistani Christians living in Joseph Colony, a majority...
Shahbaz Bhatti’s Legacy for Pakistani Christians RememberedMarch 6, 2017 — ICC Note: March 2nd marked the sixth anniversary of Shahbaz Bhatti's assassination in Pakistan. Still the only Christian federal cabinet minister in Pakistan's history, Bhatti's legacy continues to live on in...
PPP Chairman Remembers Shahbaz Bhatti on 6th Anniversary of AssassinationMarch 3, 2017 — ICC Note: Six years ago, Pakistan's only Christian Federal Cabinet Minister, Shahbaz Bhatti, was assassinated by militants attached to the Pakistani Taliban. Bhatti was assassinated for his outspoken campaign to secure...
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...
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...
Christian Teen Remains in Prison After Being Accused of Blasphemy in PakistanFebruary 23, 2017 — ICC Note: A Christian teenager, Nabil Masih, was accused of blasphemy in September 2016 for allegedly liking a picture of the Kabaa, an Islamic holy site, with a pig's head on...
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,...
Christian Teenager in Pakistan Accused of Blasphemy Denied Bail by CourtFebruary 15, 2017 — ICC Note: A Christian teenager from Pakistan accused of committing blasphemy by allegedly liking something on his Facebook profile has been denied bail by Pakistani courts. Nabeel Masih, age 16, was...
Christian Leaders Express Anger Over Joseph Colony Acquittals in PakistanFebruary 10, 2017 — ICC Note: Christian leaders in Pakistan have expressed their anger over the mass acquittal of over 100 suspects charged with a 2013 mob attack on a Christian neighborhood in Lahore....
Christians in Pakistan Hope New Bill Will Protect Religious MinoritiesFebruary 9, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians in Pakistan are hoping a new bill that makes mob violence illegal will be a helpful tool in protecting religious minorities. Mob violence against religious minorities has...
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...
Christian Accused of Blasphemy Released on Bail in PakistanFebruary 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Adnan Prince, a Christian accused and subsequently jailed for blasphemy in Pakistan, was granted bail by Pakistan's Supreme Court last Wednesday. In 2013, Prince was accused of violating...
Pakistani Government Claims Christians Are Not Being Targeted by Blasphemy LawsFebruary 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Recently, members of Pakistan's government have claimed that they do not believe Christians are being targeted by the country's notorious blasphemy laws. To justify this claim, these leaders have...
