PAKISTAN – IRD Rejoices Over Asia Bibi Acquittal, Concerned for Pakistani Christians

Juicy Ecumenism | Oct, 31. 2018 Washington, DC—The Institute on Religion and Democracy is rejoicing over news of Pakistan’s Supreme Court overturning the death penalty conviction of Aasiya Noreen, commonly…

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PAKISTAN – Asia Bibi: Pakistan Acquits Christian Woman on Death Row

BBC | Oct. 31, 2018 Asia Bibi was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a row with her neighbours. She always maintained her innocence,…

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PAKISTAN – Pakistani Christian gets Life for Blasphemy despite Learning Difficulties

World Watch Monitor | Oct. 26, 2018 Mentally impaired Yaqoob Bashir Masih was only 20 years old when he was accused of committing blasphemy in June 2015. He has been…

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PAKISTAN – Asia Bibi’s Life in Extreme Danger Even If Released From Death Row: ‘They’d Feel Proud of Killing Her’

The Christian Post | Oct. 25, 2018 (PHOTO: ADREES LATIF/REUTERS)The daughters of Asia Bibi posed with an image of their mother outside their residence in Sheikhupura, located in Pakistan’s Punjab…

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PAKISTAN – Head Teacher in Pakistan Suspended Following Assault on Christian Student

International Christian Concern | Oct. 25, 2018 Authorities in Pakistan suspended the head teacher of the Government Boys Primary School of District Attock, Punjab Province for assaulting a Christian student…

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United Nations – The UN’s scary silence on Asia Bibi’s blasphemy case

The Washington Examiner | Oct. 25, 2018 Today, on the front page of the United Nations’ website is an article entitled, “French full-body veil ban, violated women’s freedom of religion: UN Human…

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PAKISTAN – Mentally Disabled Pakistani Christian Sentenced to Life in Prison

International Christian Concern | Oct. 24, 2018 On September 28, Yaqoob Bashir, a 25-year-old mentally disabled Pakistani Christian, was sentenced to life in prison by the Session and District Court…

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PAKISTAN – Christian Father Claims Police in Pakistan are Covering Up his Son’s Murder

International Christian Concern - Oct. 23, 2018 The father of a young Christian in Pakistan claims the murder of his son in police custody is now being covered up. Yousaf…

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PAKISTAN – ‘Security’ Only Reason for Asia Bibi Verdict Delay

Baptist Press | Oct. 23, 2018 Security is the only reason Pakistan's Supreme Court is delaying its ruling in an Oct. 8 appeal of Christian mother Asia Bibi's blasphemy conviction,…

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PAKISTAN – Asia Bibi Appeal Complainant not even Present at Time of her Alleged ‘Blasphemy’

World Watch Monitor | Oct. 19, 2018 Asia Bibi’s final appeal against her execution in the Supreme Court of Pakistan went on for more than two hours. Below, World Watch Monitor…

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PAKISTAN – Islamists Issue National Disorder Threats if Aasia Bibi is Released

Global Christian News | Oct. 17, 2018 The Pakistan Islamist Tehreek-i-Labbaik party has threatened to paralyse the country within hours if the Supreme Court releases Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to…

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PAKISTAN – Pakistan: Thousands of Muslims Rally to Demand Death for Christian Woman Accused of Blasphemy

Jihad Watch | Oct. 14, 2018 “Pakistanis rally to demand death for Christian woman facing execution for blasphemy (PHOTOS),” RT, October 13, 2018 (thanks to A.): Several thousand protesters hit the…

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

International Christian Concern | Oct. 13, 2018 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…

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PAKISTAN – Executed, then Acquitted: Fair Trial Concerns Plague Pakistan

Aljazeera | Oct. 12, 2018  On a brisk February night in the village of Ranjhay Khan in central Pakistan, Ghulam Qadir received a phone call: "Come and meet us," the voice…

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PAKISTAN – FMI Requests Prayer as World Awaits Asia Bibi Verdict

Mission Network News | Oct. 9, 2018 Pakistan (MNN) — Three Pakistani Supreme Court judges decided the fate of Asia Bibi yesterday, but they’re keeping that verdict under lock and…

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PAKISTAN – Pakistan’s Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in Asia Bibi’s Final Appeal

International Christian Concern | Oct. 8, 2018 International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the final appeal for Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death for allegedly committing blasphemy…

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PAKISTAN – Pakistan Islamists Warn of ‘Terrible Consequences’ of Blasphemy Appeal

Reuters | Oct. 8, 2018 ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A hardline Pakistani Islamist group has warned of “terrible consequences” if a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy is granted leniency…

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Pakistan – Defend Dying Christians in Pakistan

American Center for Justice and Law | Oct. 5, 2018 Pakistan is one of the most pernicious persecutors of Christians ever. Pakistani Christians are tortured, raped, and burned alive. Some…

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PAKISTAN – Pakistani Christian Family Flees After Home Set on Fire, told They’ll be Killed if They Return

World Watch Monitor | Sept. 28, 2018 The only Christian family in their area were beaten and saw their house set on fire last week in a city in Pakistan’s…

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PAKISTAN – The Only Christian Family in Pakistani Village Attacked for Faith

International Christian Concern | Sept. 27, 2018 A poor Christian family is running from pillar to post for justice after members of a local land mafia, allegedly patronized by the…

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IRF REPORT – Pompeo, Brownback Release Annual International Religious Freedom Report

Washington Free Beacon | 042918 | VIDEO Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback released the 2017 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom at…

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