Violence Feared in Pakistan Following Execution of Mumtaz Qadri

February 29, 2016 — ICC Note: Violence from Islamic extremist groups across Pakistan is feared following the execution of Mumtaz Qadri, the confessed killer of former Governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer. It has been...

Violence Threatened by Extremists in Pakistan if Confessed Murderer is Executed

February 24, 2016 — ICC Note: Violence has been threatened by extremist groups in Pakistan if Mumtaz Qadri, the confessed murderer of Salman Taseer, is executed by the state. In 2011, Qadri shot and...

Disabled Christian on Death Row for Blasphemy in Pakistan Set to Appeal Conviction

February 19, 2016 — ICC Note: Shafqat Emmanuel, a disabled Christians sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan, is set to appeal his conviction on March 5. In July 2013, Emmanuel and his wife...

Christians on Death Row in Pakistan for Blasphemy Claim Police Tortured Them Into Confessing

February 18, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian man and his wife in Pakistan claim that their confessions to committing blasphemy are not valid because they were tortured by police into making them. In...

Illiterate Christian in Pakistan Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Files For Appeal

February 15, 2016 — ICC Note: Shafqat Masih, a disabled Christian man sentenced to death for allegedly sending blasphemous text messages to an imam in Pakistan, has filed to appeal his death sentence to the Lahore High...

Christian Leaders in Pakistan Welcome Review of Country’s Notorious Blasphemy Laws

February 11, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian leaders in Pakistan welcome the suggested review of the country's notorious blasphemy laws by the Islamic Ideology Council. Recently, the president of the Islamic Ideology Council suggested...

Disabled Christian Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Files for Appeal in Pakistan

February 10, 2016 — ICC Note: Shafqat Masih, a disabled Christian sentenced to death for allegedly committing blasphemy in Pakistan, filed for appeal this week and is seeking to be released on bail due to poor...

Why Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws are Ripe for Review and Reform

February 9, 2016 — ICC Note: Recently, the chairperson of the Council of Islamic Ideology has offered to look into possible inconsistencies in Pakistan's notorious blasphemy laws. The chairperson went on to recommend that...

Three Coptic Christians to Stand Trial for Blasphemy in Egypt

February 2, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Three young Coptic Christian students currently face charges of insulting Islam after a short video was revealed last April showing one student praying in an Islamic manner reciting...

Hope That Pakistan’s Notorious Blasphemy Laws Could Be Reviewed

February 1, 2016 — ICC Note: Hope that Pakistan's notorious blasphemy laws could be reviewed was kindled recently when the head of the Council of Islamic Ideology said that he and the council would be...

Brother of Slain Christian Cabinet Member Continues Fight Against Notorious Blasphemy Laws

January 14, 2016 — ICC Note: Paul Bhatti, brother of the slain Christian Cabinet member Shahbaz Bhatti, has continue his brother's fight against Pakistan's notorious blasphemy laws. In 2011, Shahbaz was murdered by Islamic...

Controversy Over Mental Illness of Muslim Accused of Burning Bibles in Pakistan

January 11, 2016 — ICC Note: Last week, a Muslim man in Kasur, Pakistan was arrested under blasphemy charges after he was discovered setting fire to copies of the Bible and other hymn books....

Muslim Man Arrested for Blasphemy in Pakistan After Allegedly Burning a Bible

January 7, 2016 — ICC Note: According to reports, a Muslim man in the Kasur District of Pakistan's Punjab Province has been arrested and charged with committing blasphemy after he was accused of burning...

Christian Mother on Death Row in Pakistan Forgives her Persecutors

January 6, 2016 — ICC Note: Asia Bibi, a Christian mother on death row in Pakistan, has told her family that she has forgiven her persecutors this Christmas. In 2010, Bibi was convicted and...

Activists in Pakistan Hold Candlelight Vigil Remembering Slain Governor

January 5, 2016 — ICC Note: Activists, both Muslim and Christian, in Pakistan held a candlelight vigil yesterday remembering the assassination of Punjab Gov. Salman Taseer. Taseer was killed in 2011 after criticizing Pakistan's...