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title : Blasphemy Isn't Just a Problem in the Muslim World
summary : Active blasphemy laws also exist in many Western, secular nations. According to the Pew Research Center, nearly one-fifth of European countries and a third of countries in the Americas, notably Canada, have laws against blasphemy.
date : May 03, 2017 08:51 AM EDT
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title : Pakistan Christian Teenager Charged with Blasphemy Waits in Jail
summary : A 16-year-old Christian in Pakistan is languishing in jail under a baseless blasphemy charge after a judge declined to grant him bail this month, his attorney said.
date : Feb 22, 2017 02:58 PM EST
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title : Pakistan: 16 Y/O Christian Boy Facing Death Penalty After 'Blaspheming' Islam with Facebook Post Denied Bail
summary : A Pakistani Christian boy who was accused of blasphemy after a photo of the Kaaba in Mecca, one of the holiest sites in Islam, appeared on his Facebook profile, has been refused bail.
date : Feb 14, 2017 10:14 AM EST
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title : Christian Arrested for 'Desecrating Quran' After Refusing to Allow Muslims to Build on Church Land
summary : A Christian in Pakistan has been accused of desecrating the Quran and arrested on charges of blasphemy after refusing to allow Muslims to build a water treatment plant on church property.
date : Jan 04, 2017 01:53 PM EST
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title : Pakistan Fails to Punish Muslims Responsible for Burning Christian Couple Alive in Kiln for 'Blasphemy'
summary : Two years after a Muslim mob in Pakistan beat a Christian couple to death and threw their bodies into a brick kiln for allegedly desecrating the Koran, justice has still not been served for those responsible for the brutal murders.
date : Nov 11, 2016 01:08 PM EST
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title : Algerian Protesters Call for Release of Christian Human Rights Activist Jailed for Insulting Islam on Facebook
summary : Crowds gathered in the Algerian city of Tizi Ouzou on Oct. 29 to call on authorities to release Slimane Bouhafs, a Christian human rights activist who was jailed in July for allegedly insulting Islam and Muhammad.
date : Nov 06, 2016 06:23 PM EST
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title : 9 Y/O Pakistani Boy Facing Death Penalty After Muslim Accused Him of Burning Quran Released From Prison
summary : A 9-year-old Christian boy facing the death penalty after being accused of burning the Quran has been released from prison thanks to the efforts of politicians and humanitarian groups.
date : Oct 28, 2016 11:53 AM EDT
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title : Pakistan Bans 11 Christian TV Stations, Leaving Believers With No Media Presence
summary : Pakistani officials have banned 11 Christian television channels, leaving the country's 2.8 million Christians with no public media presence for the first time in nearly two decades.
date : Oct 13, 2016 10:57 AM EDT
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title : Pakistan: Christian Boy Could Be Put To Death for ‘Blasphemous’ Facebook Post
summary : A 16-year-old boy in Pakistan, who was arrested for a Facebook post that was allegedly blasphemous, could be executed by death penalty.
date : Sep 25, 2016 09:40 AM EDT
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title : Asia Bibi Blasphemy Case: Christian Mother Facing Last Chance to Overturn Death Sentence
summary : Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian mother who has suffered in prison since she was arrested in 2010, will have one final chance to overturn the decision which sentenced her to death under the country's blasphemy laws.
date : Aug 23, 2016 11:18 AM EDT
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title : Asia Bibi’s Death Sentence Suspended by Pakistan Supreme Court: 'Eyewitnesses Never Appeared'
summary : Christian Asia Bibi had been the first woman to be sentenced to death under Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws. Now the country’s Supreme Court has suspended the sentence until a final decision is made on her appeal.
date : Jul 23, 2015 02:49 PM EDT
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title : Christian Mother Asia Bibi Gets Final Chance to Appeal Her Blasphemy Case to Pakistan’s Supreme Court
summary : Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi has been sentenced to death for supposedly making blasphemous remarks about Islam. However, she has been granted a final chance to appeal her case on Wednesday to the country’s Supreme Court and possibly win her freedom.
date : Jul 22, 2015 10:57 AM EDT
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title : Christian Asia Bibi Given Opportunity That Could Set Her Free From Pakistan's Death Row; Clerics Still Vow to Kill Her, Place Bounty
summary : Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi has been sentenced to death row in Pakistan thanks to the country’s strict interpretation of blasphemy laws. However, she will be given a chance to appeal for her freedom.
date : Jul 16, 2015 11:20 PM EDT
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title : In Rare Action, Police in Pakistan Save Christian Couple Accused of Blasphemy from Mob Attack
summary : Police in Pakistan generally fail to step in and save Christians from attacks by Muslims thanks to the country’s hardline blasphemy laws. However, the police have broken tradition and intervened this time.
date : Jul 07, 2015 11:39 AM EDT
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title : In ‘Gross Miscarriage of Injustice,’ Christian Woman Asia Bibi Faces Death in Pakistan for Drinking from Muslim Water Cup
summary : A Christian woman in Pakistan has been sentenced to death for drinking from a Muslim water cup. However, her current health status is also in jeopardy, which has led to calls for her immediate release.
date : Jun 30, 2015 05:32 PM EDT
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