Murdered for using water from a well
In an echo of Asia Bibi’s case, a 22-year-old farm worker has been murdered after washing with water from a Muslim’s well. Pakistani Christian Saleem Masih died on 28 February,…
Shot for building a church
Two Pakistani Christians who were building a church have been shot by locals who don’t want the church in their village. Religious freedom charity CLAAS-UK report that Muslims in the…
Asia Bibi stands up for other ‘blasphemy’ victims
The woman imprisoned for a decade in Pakistan on false blasphemy charges, Asia Bibi, has spoken in support of other Christians imprisoned in the Islamic nation. From her new home…
Christian tortured to death by Pakistan police
Police in Lahore, Pakistan, have killed a young Christian father. On 28 August police officers unlawfully arrested 28-year-old Amir Masih, falsely accusing him of theft, and tortured him for four…
Asia Bibi safely in Canada – but “no thanks to Foreign Office”
Campaigner Luke de Pulford has accused the Foreign Office of having a “blind spot” over suffering Christians, which could be seen in its treatment of Asia Bibi.
“Unwell” Asia Bibi locked up in house
Frustration over Asia Bibi’s detention in Pakistan was continuing as we went to press. Although acquitted of blasphemy charges after a decade in jail, including eight years on death row,…
Bomb attack victim still suffers
A young woman who lost her leg in a terrorist bomb attack has been told by doctors that she is too old for further corrective surgery.