Acquitted Pakistani Christian flees to freedom
October 3, 2002
ISTANBUL, Pakistan — After nearly six years in jail on false charges of blasphemy, acquitted Christian prisoner Ayub Masih slipped out of Pakistan in early
Christian Pakistani welfare organization attacked
October 3, 2002
ISTANBUL, Pakistan — Armed gunmen attacked a Pakistani Christian welfare organization in Karachi Sept. 25, killing seven Christians and leaving an eighth critically injured, Compass
Media in India spreads conversion scare-stories
October 3, 2002
BANGALORE, India — Christians living in the Hindu heartland of Maharashtra state in western India are being lambasted by a media campaign that includes daily
Requiring counseling before abortion OK
September 26, 2002
CHICAGO — Indiana’s law mandating that women get in-person counseling before having an abortion is constitutional, an appellate court ruled Sept. 16. The 7th U.S.
Tensions continue with Christians in Indonesia
September 26, 2002
TENTENA, Indonesia—Blocking streets, forming a cordon around a church and preventing a police helicopter from landing were just three tactics employed by scores of Christians
Pakistani church leaders anticipate more attacks
September 19, 2002
In the wake of two or more deadly terrorist attacks against Christian institutions in Pakistan in early August, government security officials have advised local church
One aid worker killed, three others abducted
September 19, 2002
KHARTOUM, Sudan—Relief workers and civilians near a Sudanese village came under fire on July 29 in attacks that have cost at least 1,000 lives. A
Court overturns blasphemy death sentence
September 19, 2002
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—The Voice of the Martyr’s (VOM) contacts inside Pakistan report that the Pakistani Supreme Court has overturned the blasphemy conviction and death sentence if
