Christian Accused of Blasphemy in Pakistan Acquitted After Five Years in PrisonJuly 10, 2019 — 07/10/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – On June 6, a Christian accused of blasphemy in Pakistan was acquitted and freed from jail after years of support from Christian advocacy groups....
Appeal Set for Christian Accused of Blasphemy in PakistanJune 12, 2019 — 06/12/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – A Christian accused of committing blasphemy against Islam in Pakistan has reportedly had his appeal hearing set by the Lahore High Court. The appeal...
Christian Family Falsely Accused of Blasphemy and Attacked by Mob in PakistanMay 25, 2019 — 05/25/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – On May 15, a Christian family living in the Arif Wala Tehsil District of Punjab was attacked by a mob after they were falsely...
Court Upholds Death Sentences of Men Involved in the Kot Radha Kishan LynchingMay 16, 2019 — 05/16/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – On Thursday, May 16, the Lahore High Court upheld the death sentences of three individuals convicted of lynching a Christian couple in November 2014....
Pakistani High Court Grants Bail to Leaders of Islamist GroupMay 15, 2019 — 05/15/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – The Lahore High Court has granted bail to two leaders of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TLP) party who were arrested last year after leading nationwide protests...
Asia Bibi Safely Exits Pakistan for CanadaMay 9, 2019 — 05/09/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who spent almost a decade on death row over false blasphemy charges, has safely exited Pakistan and has been...
Asia Bibi Finally Allowed to Leave PakistanMay 8, 2019 — Christian Mother Reportedly to Be Reunited with Family in Canada 05/08/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who...
Asia Bibi’s Supreme Court Lawyer Nominated for Human Rights AwardMay 1, 2019 — 05/01/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Saif-ul-Malook, Asia Bibi’s Supreme Court lawyer, has been nominated by European Parliamentarians for the Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award. The award is presented annually to...
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Assures that Asia Bibi will Soon Leave the CountryApril 11, 2019 — 04/11/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – In a recent interview with the BBC, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan claimed that Asia Bibi, a Christian woman formally on death row for...
Pakistani Christians Rally Against Persecution at UN HeadquartersMarch 21, 2019 — 03/21/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – On March 17, Pakistani Christians living in Europe rallied in Geneva at the headquarters of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for...
False Blasphemy Accusation Forces 200 Pakistani Christian Families to Flee Their HomesMarch 8, 2019 — 03/08/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – A false blasphemy accusation against several Christian women in Karachi, Pakistan has forced some 200 Christian families to flee their homes for safety. Fortunately,...
Four Christian Women Falsely Accused of Blasphemy in PakistanFebruary 25, 2019 — Property Dispute Erupts into Mob Violence, Displacing 200 Christian Families 02/25/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that four Christian women from the Farooq-e-Azam...
Activists Call for Another Christian Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy in Pakistan to be ReleasedFebruary 20, 2019 — 02/20/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Activists in Pakistan are calling for another Christian sentenced to death under the country’s notorious blasphemy laws to be released. In March 2013, Sawan...
Asia Bibi Unable to Leave Pakistan After Supreme Court Upheld AcquittalFebruary 11, 2019 — 02/11/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Asia Bibi, a Christian woman recently acquitted of blasphemy, is still unable to leave Pakistan even after her acquittal was upheld by the country’s...
Court’s Decision on Asia Bibi Sends Message to Extremists in PakistanFebruary 6, 2019 — 02/06/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Last week, Pakistan’s Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy charges in October 2018. This decision, made...
Pakistani Christian Acquitted of Blasphemy by Trial Court at Terrible CostFebruary 1, 2019 — 02/01/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – As the world celebrates the confirmed acquittal of Asia Bibi, another 187 Pakistani Christians still face charges of blasphemy. Among those 187 was Pervaiz...
