An Indian woman was recently murdered by relatives because she and her family had converted to Christianity. Indian authorities are handling the case as a land dispute rather than a crime that was committed because of the victim’s faith.
Despite no direct evidence, a Christian man in Pakistan was sentenced to death June 29 on an accusation of blasphemy.
The widow of a Christian man killed for his faith in India has fled the village to save her life.
A Catholic factory worker was tortured to death in Pakistan, and five Christian sanitation workers died of noxious gases for lack of protective gear.
About 2,500 people attended a rally showing support for the lynching of a Christian and, just days later, a judge granted bail to 52 individuals suspected in the man’s death.
A sibling squabble ended with one Christian falsely charged with blasphemy, while the act of stepping from a rickshaw netted a blasphemy charge for another person.
Police in Pakistan have declined to arrest the perpetrators in the torture death of a Catholic farm worker and, meanwhile, a Christian street sweeper was beaten, chained and left in scorching heat.
Police have arrested 26 of the 44 named suspects and hundreds of rioters in a mob attack in Pakistan that left a Christian man in critical condition.
