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 […]
The US must do its part in closing the largest outdoor prison in the world
By Reps. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) and Pete King (R-N.Y.), Opinion Contributors — 06/14/19 06:15 PM EDT The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The […]
US envoy decries lack of response from Islamic world to China’s attacks on Uighurs
Source: The Guardian Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt have been silent in the face of the mass incarceration of Muslims in Xinjiang By Julian Borger in Washington […]
Despite being innocent, Asia Bibi was forced out of her country – this is the dark truth about Pakistan’s blasphemy laws
Society at large in Pakistan is not ready to have any kind of reasoned debate about the misuse of religious laws Raza Hamdani The Independent Voices Asia Bibi, the […]
Pakistan’s most famous accused blasphemer escaped to Canada. Others remain on death row.
By Pamela Constable May 18 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — One prisoner is an illiterate Christian street cleaner who got into an argument with a Muslim friend while they were out […]
State sponsored persecution of religious minorities
Interfaith May 11, 2019 Muzaffar Ahmad Noori Bajwa Suppression of a voice leads to the emergence of that idea. The world has witnessed this phenomenon repeatedly. Persecution of Christians right after the death of the Christ, persecution of Jews due to their ethnicity or persecution of Ahmadi Muslim due […]
Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan ‘worse than ever before’: report
Source: Daily Times The report states that Ahmadis are the victims of institutionalised bigotry and are being prosecuted for their faith in growing numbers in the wake of Prime Minister […]
State sponsored persecution of religious minorities
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Pakistan’s Ahmadi community faces growing discrimination, report says
By Reuters• last updated: 06/05/2019 – 12:02 By Saad Sayeed ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Ahmadi community faces growing institutionalised discrimination fanned by last year’s election campaign by Prime Minister Imran Khan, […]
Bangladesh: Ahmadiyya leaders allege police of discrimination
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Bangladesh yesterday alleged that police in Panchagarh are showing discriminatory attitude towards them. Leaders of the community were speaking at a press conference at its headquarters in Dhaka, where they also alleged that police did not register a case in two and a half months […]
MEPs join condemnation of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws – threaten suspension of subsidies and trade preferences
This week a cross-party group of 51 Members of the European Parliament issued a collective letter addressed to Imran Khan, Prime Minister of the islamic Republic of Pakistan, expressing their concerns and seeking […]
Religious Freedom report offers grim review
By SASHA INGBER National Public Radio The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has released its annual report in the wake of attacks on mosques in New Zealand, churches in […]
The Guardian view on religious freedom: protect believers
Religion Editorial Across much of the world, millions of people are persecuted for their beliefs Mon 22 Apr 2019 Christians and Muslims in Lahore, Pakistan, hold candles at a tribute […]
Bangladesh: NHRC warns against anti-Ahmadiyya rhetoric
Tribune Desk Published at 12:43 am April 17th, 2019 The NHRC warned that under the constitution, all citizens had the freedom to observe their own faith, free speech and the […]
Indonesian Minorities Pessimistic as Presidential Election Looms
Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata and Ahmad Syamsudin Jakarta 2019-04-08 Supporters of Prabowo Subianto display a huge Indonesian flag during a rally for the opposition presidential candidate at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims urge Congress to push for global religious freedom
EARLE CORNELIUS | Staff Writer Apr 6, 2019 Buy Now Mubashir Mumtaz, left, and Salamat Kyshtobaev of Kyrgzstan, were among those meeting with lawmakers on April 1. It is perhaps […]
Hate crime and religious persecution are on the rise – this is how we can stop it
Source: Independent It is only when people of different faiths, or of no faith, and from different backgrounds work together that we can truly overcome the prejudices arising from not […]
US criticises Pak for discriminatory policies against minorities
The United States on Sunday criticised Pakistan for using discriminatory policies against Ahmadiyya community and other religious minorities including Sikhs, Christians, and Shias. A country report on human rights […]
Pakistani mullahs in league with terrorists, responsible for acts like Pulwama attack: Ahmadiyyas
Source: Business Standard The Pakistan government has given a free hand to the ‘mullahs’ (Muslim clergymen) who closely collaborate with terrorist groups and create problems worldwide, like the recent terror […]
UN Rights expert condemns Pakistan over “systematic persecution” of Ahmadis
ASIA RABWAH TIMES The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has criticized Pakistan for its treatment of Ahmadiyya Muslims. In a report submitted before the UN Human […]