An attorney has been told he would not be allowed to enter courts if he does not renounce his faith. Four are accused as usual of having burned pages of the Quran.
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Pakistan, Anti-Rape Activist Asma Batool in Jail for Blasphemy Charges
The popular YouTuber was arrested for reading an anti-rape poem that allegedly includes a verse offensive to religion.
Kasur, Pakistan, Emerges as the Capital of Fabricated Blasphemy Accusations
A criminal case has been filed against two women in a city where in the past Christians had their houses destroyed and were even burned alive.
Pakistan, Council of Islamic Ideology Asks for Even Harsher Persecution of the Ahmadis
While the legal saga of Mubarak Ahmed Sani remains subject to conflicting interpretations, what is clear is that Sunni authorities want the repression to continue.
Ahmadis at Jalsa Salana UK 2024: Peace in Europe, Blood in Pakistan
The annual gathering of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at was a feast of peaceful families and sincere faith. In Pakistan, however, persecution continues.
Abdus Salam: Why 50 Years Ago a Future Nobel Prize Laureate Left His Native Pakistan in Protest
In 1974, the world-renowned physicist decided to move to Europe after as a member of the Ahmadiyya Community he was declared a non-Muslim and discriminated.
Nine UN Experts Warn Pakistani Government on the Fate of Ahmadis
Through an unprecedented report, the top international organization of the world lit a light of hope for a severely persecuted community.
Pakistan Raises Minimum Marriage Age for Christians to 18: Good—But
An old colonial law finally goes away, but what is needed is protection from forced conversion.
Pakistan Government Both Denies and Admits Religious Liberty Crisis in the Country
The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the U.S. claim that there is no freedom of religion there. The Minister of Defense acknowledged religious minorities “are not safe.”
Remember the Churches Burned in Pakistan? Now a Death Sentence Hit—a Christian
Ehsaan Masih was accused of posting on TikTok material on the Jaranwala riots referencing the fabricated blasphemous content that ignited them.