Two Christians Accused of Blasphemy in Pakistan Released on Bail

November 22, 2021 — 11/22/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, two Christian nurses accused of blasphemy in Pakistan received bail and were released from prison in September. The decision...

Activists in Pakistan Call for Mentally Ill Christian to be Released from Prison

November 6, 2021 — 11/06/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Asia News, human rights activists have called on the Pakistani government to release Stephen Masih, a mentally ill Christian currently imprisoned on...

Updated Report: The Voiceless Victims of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws

October 6, 2021 — | Updated September 24, 2021 | According to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF) 2018 Factsheet on Blasphemy, roughly one-third of the world’s nations maintain a law,...

Elections in Morocco Could Mean Progress for Religious Freedom

September 13, 2021 — 09/13/2021 Morocco (International Christian Concern) - Last week, Morocco held its parliamentary elections, which resulted in a victory for the country’s liberal RNI party, winning the most seats in the...

USCIRF to Highlight Religious Freedom in Algeria as Conditions Continue to Deteriorate

August 24, 2021 — 08/24/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) - Last week, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) announced that it would be holding a webinar to highlight the downward trend of...

Pakistani Christian Couple Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Receives Asylum

August 15, 2021 — 08/15/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Eternity, Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel, a Christian couple who were sentenced to death for allegedly committing blasphemy in Pakistan, have safely...

Bipartisan Group of Senators Express Concern regarding Religious Freedom in Algeria

July 24, 2021 — 07/24/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - Last week, five senators sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging the Biden administration to address religious freedom concerns in...

Court in Pakistan Upholds Life Sentence of Christian Wrongfully Convicted of Blasphemy

June 28, 2021 — 06/28/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, a court in Rawalpindi, Pakistan upheld the life sentence of a Christian man convicted under the country’s controversial blasphemy...

Governor of Punjab Says Pakistan is the Safest Country for Religious Minorities

June 7, 2021 — 06/07/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – The Governor of Punjab, Chaudry Mohammad Sarwar, declared that Pakistan is the safest country for religious minorities. The statement came just days before the...

Christian Couple Convicted of Blasphemy “Left to Die” on Death Row in Pakistan

May 24, 2021 — 05/24/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN), the health of Shafqat Emmanuel, a Pakistani Christian sentenced to death for committing blasphemy, is...

U.S. Religious Freedom Report Highlights Pakistan’s Diminishing Religious Freedom

May 14, 2021 — 05/14/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – As pressure continues to mount against Pakistan’s blasphemy law, the U.S. State Department’s annual International Religious Freedom Report, released this week, is the latest...

Police and Community Leaders in Pakistan Successfully Defuse Blasphemy Conflict

May 11, 2021 — 05/11/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Earlier this month, religious leaders and police peacefully defused a religious dispute over a false blasphemy allegation at a hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. The...

EU Parliament Calls on Pakistan to Abolish Blasphemy Law

May 7, 2021 — 05/07/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – The European Parliament has called on Pakistan to abolish their notorious blasphemy law. The move comes as cases of blasphemy have dramatically increased, disproportionately...

Pakistani Official Claims All Pakistanis Enjoy Complete Religious Freedom

May 6, 2021 — 05/06/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Even as false accusations of blasphemy against Christians in Pakistan continue to grow along with the rate of persecution, Maulana Tahir Ashrafi–the Special Representative...

Pakistani Christian Accused of Blasphemy Tortured into False Confession

April 30, 2021 — 04/30/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, a Christian accused of blasphemy in Pakistan was tortured into making a false confession while spending more than two...

Prime Minister Imran Khan Calls to Expand Blasphemy Laws Globally

April 28, 2021 — 04/28/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has encouraged other Muslim-majority countries to band together in trade boycotts pressuring Western countries to pass blasphemy laws. These...