Pompeo asks Pakistan to release those facing blasphemy charges
Last year Pakistan was put in Special Watch List category on Religious Freedom mainly because of the deterioration in religious freedom in the country. The US has asked Pakistan to […]
Tension erupts in Pakistan after Hindu doctor booked for blasphemy
A Pakistan doctor, identified as Ramesh Kumar, was taken into custody on charges of blasphemy while angry protestors set fire to shops owned by Hindus and burnt tyres on road […]
Pakistan Court Acquits Two Muslims Convicted of Burning Christian Couple to Death
By Patrick Goodenough | May 24, 2019 | LEAD director Sardar Mushtaq Gill, center, and others demonstrate against blasphemy laws and persecution of minorities in Pakistan. (Photo: Legal Evangelical […]
Swiss government snubs move to scrap ‘blasphemy’ law
George Mills news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 22 February 2019 File photo: Depositphotos The Swiss government said this week it would not lend its support to plans to strike a ‘blasphemy’ clause from […]
Religious issue: Should Switzerland end its ban on blasphemy?
By Sibilla Bondolfi This content was published on February 11, 2019 Pakistanis protest the release of Asia Bibi, who was accused of blasphemy against the Prophet Mohammed (EPA/RAHAT DAR) […]
How Asia Bibi’s case created major change in the Pakistan government’s approach to extremism
The bravery and perseverance of Bibi, her family, and her legal team should not be overshadowed In any other country her ordeal would be cause for outrage, but in […]
Asia Bibi’s Lawyer Seeking European Nationality Amid Death Threats
Saif-ul-Mulook has been targeted by death threats since his the spectacular acquittal of his client Asia Bibi, a labourer from central Punjab province on death row since 2010. Saif-ul-Mulook fled […]
Asia Bibi, Pakistani Christian Tried For Blasphemy, Headed To Canada: Family Friend
She spent years in solitary confinement. By Amardeep Bassey, HuffPost UK Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who spent eight years on death row in Pakistan for blasphemy, is expected to […]
Pakistan will have no place on the global stage unless it learns from the Asia Bibi blasphemy case
The white stripe in Pakistan’s national flag is meant to represent the space for minorities in the country. Many gave forgotten this founding principle Parveen Akhtar @DrParveenAkhtar The Independent […]
Pakistani court upholds acquittal of Christian woman accused of blasphemy, clearing way for her departure
Source: The Washington Post By Shaiq Hussain ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld its decision to acquit a Christian woman on charges of blasphemy that kept her […]
Lawyer Mulook returns to Pakistan in blasphemy case – Dutch lawmaker
Jan 26, 2019 – 21:29 AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Pakistani lawyer Saiful Mulook, who fled to the Netherlands after receiving death threats for defending a Christian woman on blasphemy charges, is […]
Asia Bibi’s lawyer wants to return to Pakistan
January 1, 2019 Saif ul Malook REUTERS/Eva Plevier Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman cleared of blasphemy charges, spent Christmas in a safe house in Islamabad, and it is […]
Aggressive nationalism is fuelling religious hatred – and the West is failing to act John Newton Nov 22nd, 2018
John Newton Nov 22nd, 2018 A surge in aggressive nationalism in key parts of the world is to blame for a rise in violence and other intimidation against religious minorities […]
Pakistan rejects US blacklist for religious freedom violations
12 Dec 2018 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday rejected Washington’s decision to place it on a blacklist of countries that violate religious freedom, branding it “politically motivated” and defending its […]
Lord Ahmad challenged on Asia Bibi response
Fri 23 Nov 2018 By Cara Bentley As a report is launched about religious freedom around the world, three members of parliament have challenge Lord Tariq Ahmad on the […]
Pakistan cracks down on hardliners after protests over acquittal of Christian women accused of blasphemy
Police say they have arrested more than 300 Tehreek-Labaik Pakistan party supporters in Punjab province to “maintain public order” PUBLISHED : Saturday, 24 November, 2018, 9:30pm Agence France-Presse […]
Asia Bibi’s Life Still in Grave Danger as She Desperately Seeks Asylum in the West
By Will Maule Author November 13, 2018 Christian mother Asia Bibi continues to remain in Pakistan, despite open threats against her life from Islamist radicals who are desperate to […]
Freed Pakistani Christian needs German passport to leave – lawyer
Reuters International Nov 20, 2018 – 13:06 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The lawyer for Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian acquitted of capital blasphemy charges, appealed on Tuesday to Germany to give […]
It pains me to say it – but Boris Johnson is right about Asia Bibi
Sadly, offering Bibi refuge would prove controversial within a segment of the Muslim population in the UK, and around the world – but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t follow through […]
Opinion > What if India and Pakistan were one country like Nigeria?
Published November 13, 2018 Azuka Onwuka While watching last week’s three-day violent protests in Pakistan over the acquittal of a Christian lady, Aasiya Noreen (commonly known as Asia Bibi), by the Supreme Court over accusation of blasphemy against Islam, some things were going through my mind. I wondered if Pakistan […]
