Asylum Offers Flood in for Asia Bibi

November 16, 2018 — 11/16/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Asylum offers for Asia Bibi, a Christian woman recently acquitted of blasphemy charges in Pakistan, continue to flood into the Pakistani government. Despite this...

Pakistani Christians Fear Backlash Over Asia Bibi Acquittal

November 14, 2018 — 11/14/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Pakistani Christians are reportedly living in fear that their community will face severe backlash following the acquittal of Asia Bibi. On October 31, Bibi,...

Canada in Talks with Pakistan to Offer Asia Bibi Asylum

November 13, 2018 — 11/13/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told members of the media on Monday in Paris that his government was holding talks with Pakistan about granting...

Asia Bibi Not Offered Asylum by U.K. Over fears of Unrest and Attack

November 12, 2018 — 11/12/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – The United Kingdom has “not offered” Asia Bibi, a Christian woman acquitted of committing blasphemy in Pakistan, asylum because of fears that the offer...

Asia Bibi Released from Prison but Remains in Pakistan

November 8, 2018 — 11/08/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Multiple reports have claimed that Asia Bibi, a Christian woman formally convicted of blasphemy, has been released from prison in Pakistan. Initially, reports claimed...

Italy Says It Will Help Asia Bibi Leave Pakistan

November 7, 2018 — 11/07/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister has said that he will help Asia Bibi, a Christian woman recently acquitted of committing blasphemy, leave Pakistan because of...

Asia Bibi Remains in a Pakistani Prison Converted into a Safe House

November 6, 2018 — 11/06/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – On October 31, Pakistan’s Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian woman formally on death row for committing blasphemy. This announcement was met with...

Lawyer for Asia Bibi Fears Backlash from Pakistan’s Extremists

November 3, 2018 — 11/03/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Saif-Ul-Malook, the Supreme Court Advocate for Asia Bibi, fears he is now a target for Pakistan’s extremists. Earlier this month, on October 8, Malook...

Protests Against Asia Bibi’s Acquittal Continue into Third Day in Pakistan

November 2, 2018 — 11/02/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Islamists have continued their protests against the acquittal of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman formally convicted under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, into a third day....

Islamists Protest for Second Day in Pakistan Following Asia Bibi’s Acquittal

November 1, 2018 — 11/01/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Mobs of Islamists in Pakistan continued to protest for a second day following the Supreme Court’s decision to acquit Asia Bibi, a Christian woman...

Pakistani Christians Fear Extremists’ Hostility Following Asia Bibi’s Acquittal

October 31, 2018 — 10/31/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Pakistani Christians fear that the hostility of extremists will be unleashed on their community following the Supreme Court’s decision to acquit Asia Bibi, a...

Christian Lawyer Claims Asia Bibi Case Being Delayed for Security Reasons

October 24, 2018 — 10/24/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – A Christian lawyer from the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) has claimed that the only reason Pakistan’s Supreme Court has delayed their...

Asia Bibi Case Has Pakistan Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place

October 19, 2018 — 10/19/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Will Pakistan release or execute Asia Bibi? This is the question many human right observers of Pakistan have been asking since her Supreme Court...

Thousands of Extremists in Pakistan Protest Demanding Asia Bibi’s Execution

October 16, 2018 — 10/16/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Thousands of religious extremists in Pakistan took to the streets in Lahore on October 12 to demand Asia Bibi, a Christian woman currently on...

Pakistan’s Extremists Threaten Supreme Court Justices Over Asia Bibi Appeal

October 13, 2018 — 10/13/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Pakistan’s religious extremists, including the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan and the Red Mosque in Islamabad have issued threats against the country’s Supreme Court justices over their...

Pakistan’s Supreme Court Delays Decision on Asia Bibi Appeal

October 12, 2018 — 10/12/2018 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – On Monday, October 8, Pakistan’s Supreme Court finally heard the appeal of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death under the country’s notorious...