Tag: Pakistani Christians

A Christian couple accused of blasphemy win bail in Pakistan

Pakistan ranked seventh on Open Doors’ 2023 World Watch List of the most difficult places to be a Christian.

Pakistani Christian charged with blasphemy

Nineteen church buildings and 86 houses were damaged by fire during a recent rampage.

Church attacked during prayer service in Pakistan

Armed men fired shots in a Pakistani church and assaulted the pastor, causing panic among Christians

A Christian was charged with blasphemy under Pakistan's terrorism law

Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are incompatible with international human rights standards.

Nabeel, a persecuted Christian in Pakistan, sentenced to death

A young persecuted christian in Pakistan was sentenced to death because of accusation of blasphemy.

Christian imprisoned for blasphemy in Pakistan was released after three years

Pakistan ranked seventh on Open Doors’ 2023 World Watch List of the most difficult places to be a Christian

Christian farm laborer beaten to death by landlord in Pakistan

The impoverished laborer was the only breadwinner for his wife and six children

Pakistan makes its blasphemy law even more repressive

Pakistan's blasphemy laws have long been used by radicals to target religious minorities

Two additional Pakistani Christians accused of blasphemy receive bail

Pakistan ranked eighth on Open Doors’ 2022 World Watch List of the 50 countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian.

A Pakistani Christian has been sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy

Blasphemy accusations in Pakistan often provoke mob violence and lynching of suspects