Pakistani Taliban Responsible for Deadly AttackMarch 31, 2017 — ICC Note: Members of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) have claimed responsibility for a terrorist attack outside of a mosque that has killed at least 22 and injured more than 70...
6 Christians in India Accused and Arrested for Attempted Forced ConversionMarch 30, 2017 — ICC Note: Six Christian males were arrested and accused of forcing a woman to convert to Christianity. The woman’s brother-in-law accused the men of going to her house to pray...
Pakistani Prosecutor Tries Blackmailing Christian PrisonersMarch 30, 2017 — ICC Note: A Pakistani prosecutor offered forty-two Christians accused of lynching two Muslims acquittal in exchange for conversion to Islam. In 2015, two suicide bombers attacked several churches in Youhanabad,...
Pakistan’s Senate Approves Extension for Secret Military CourtMarch 29, 2017 — ICC Note: Pakistan’s Senate just approved a two-year extension for Pakistan’s military court system. Military courts were first established in 2015 after a December 2014 terrorist attack on an army...
Discrimination in Pakistan’s Blasphemy AccusationsMarch 29, 2017 — ICC Note: In Pakistan, blasphemy has become one of the key tools of persecution against religious minorities, including Christians. Because of the unfavorable government position towards non-Muslim minorities, it is...
Pakistan Restricts Job Applicants to Religious Minorities for ‘Dirty’ JobsMarch 27, 2017 — ICC Note: In Pakistan, Christians are considered the lowest members of society. A recent government job advertisement demonstrates the blatant social discrimination experienced by religious minorities. The government is seeking...
Christians Struggle to Bury Dead in NepalMarch 26, 2017 — ICC Note: Recent reports indicate that Christians in Nepal must travel long distances in order bury their dead. While burial issues may not seem like a source of persecution, ease...
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...
Twitter Refused Pakistan’s Request to Remove AccountsMarch 24, 2017 — ICC Note: According to Twitter’s Transparency Report, Pakistan made numerous requests for Twitter to remove accounts but Twitter refused. Twitter specified that most of the requests came from organizations, lawyers,...
Pakistan Arrests 3 People Suspected of Posting Blasphemous Content OnlineMarch 24, 2017 — ICC Note: Pakistan rapidly advanced from rhetoric to action in regards to punishing people suspected of posting ‘blasphemous’ content on social media platforms. On Friday, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)...
Pakistan Threatens to Punish Social Media CompaniesMarch 23, 2017 — ICC Note: Not only has Pakistan declared blasphemous posts on social media illegal and demanded that social media platforms assist the Pakistani government in banning such posts, but now the...
US Lawmakers Defend Compassion InternationalMarch 23, 2017 — ICC Note: Last month, Compassion International had to shut down its operations in India after the government began making funding more difficult. Compassion International removed sponsorship from over 100,000 children....
Christianity Growing Rapidly in Bangladesh Despite PersecutionMarch 21, 2017 — ICC Note: Despite persecution, Christianity is growing exponentially in Bangladesh. Muslims face steep costs to convert including losing family, employment, and social benefits while also risking death and abuse. Younger...
Churches in India Work for the Most VulnerableMarch 20, 2017 — ICC Note: Churches in India are working to help vulnerable migrants settle down and find work as they move around. Most of these people are internal migrants who left because...
Pakistan’s Dangerous Culture of Street ViolenceMarch 20, 2017 — ICC Note: Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws and precedent of extrajudicial punishment frightens minorities in Pakistan. Mobs often take the law into their own hands and minorities have little recourse against...
Christians Doubt Pakistan’s Census will Be RepresentativeMarch 19, 2017 — ICC Note: Pakistan is currently conducting its first census in about 20 years to allow for better representation in its National Assembly, however, Christians doubt that the census will treat...
