Originally published in World Watch Monitor Radical religious groups in Pakistan have called for mass protests and threatened the judges of the country’s Supreme Court in Islamabad ahead of their ruling in the blasphemy case of Christian woman Asia Bibi. The hardline Islamic party, the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP), threatened the […]
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Asia Bibi marks nine years since arrest for blasphemy in Pakistan
Originally published in Persecution.org Yesterday (June 19 2018) marked the ninth anniversary of the arrest of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death for allegedly committing blasphemy in Pakistan. The case against Bibi remains the highest-profile blasphemy case in Pakistan and has claimed the lives of several prominent Pakistani […]
Indonesian pastor sentenced to prison for evangelising to Muslim cab driver
Originally published in The Christian Post An Indonesian court sentenced a Protestant pastor to four years in prison and slapped him with a hefty fine on Monday simply because he shared his faith with a taxi driver. The Jakarta Post reports that a district court in Tangerang, Java, issued the […]
Pakistan supreme court offers sign of hope in Asia Bibi execution case
Originally published in Charisma News Finally, after things have looked so bleak for Asia Bibi, the Christian mother of five sentenced to death by hanging in Pakistan on absurd blasphemy charges, there has been a sign of hope. Asia Bibi was convicted of blasphemy in 2010 for offering a Muslim […]
Asia Bibi nominated for EU’s prestigious Sakharov prize
Originally published in Assist News Service Pakistan’s most famous Christian prisoner, Asia Bibi, has been nominated for the European Union’s high-status award, the Sakharov Prize. Bibi, a mother-of-five, who is currently behind the bars waiting for a hearing of her appeal against capital punishment, was nominated by a group of […]
Jailing of Christian governor for ‘blasphemy’ pushes Indonesia towards radical Islam
Compiled from reports (see below) Indonesia’s highest profile Christian politician is tonight in a prison cell, sentenced to two years for blasphemy, and the country’s reputation for pluralism and religious tolerance is in peril. The district court where the verdict was announced was surrounded by radical Islamist mobs calling for […]
Christian in Pakistan sentenced to life imprisonment for blasphemy
Originally published in Morning Star News A court in Pakistan has sentenced a Christian to life in prison under the country’s blasphemy laws in spite of scanty evidence, an advocacy official said. Nasir Saeed said a trial court in Rawalpindi sentenced Zafar Bhatti to life imprisonment, even though conviction under Section […]
Christian governor accused of blasphemy for quoting Quran
Originally published in Christian Examiner. Jakarta’s once-popular Christian governor – an anomaly in a predominantly Muslim nation – may be charged with blasphemy for quoting the Quran in what hardline Muslims deemed a “disrespectful” manner. The charge against Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (known as “Ahok”) comes as the capital province is preparing […]
Asia Bibi’s death sentence appeal date finally set by Pakistan’s Supreme Court
Originally published in The Christian Post Pakistan’s Supreme Court has finally set a court date for the final appeal hearing for Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of five who was sentenced to death in 2010 on accusations of blasphemy. According to the Christian persecution watchdog agency International Christian Concern, Bibi, […]
Blasphemy laws focus of US State Department’s religious freedom report
A brief overview of the US State Department’s 2015 International Religious Freedom Report Originally published in World Watch Monitor The following are a selection of news stories covered over the past three months that highlight the extent of the suppression of religious freedom: Algerian Christian gets maximum sentence for ‘blasphemy’ Chinese […]
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