Christian charged even though another confesses
March 17, 2024
A Christian man has been in a Pakistani jail for 6 months on a blasphemy charge that carries a mandatory death sentence.
Charge dropped against Christian after accuser admits lying
March 11, 2024
Pakistan is No. 7 on Open Doors’ 2024 World Watch List of places most difficult to be a Christian.
Pakistani Christian gets life sentence for ‘blasphemy’
March 6, 2024
A Pakistani Christian man received a life sentence over a “blasphemous” social media comment that his wife said he did not post.
Christian women assaulted; attacker facing lesser charges
February 28, 2024
A man in Pakistan who assaulted two Christian women in January and tried to rape one of them will face lesser, bailable charges if arrested.
14-year-old Pakistani Christian gunned down in market
February 27, 2024
Pakistan is No. 7 on Open Doors’ 2024 World Watch List of places most difficult to be a Christian.
Christian woman in Pakistan beaten, killing her unborn baby
February 26, 2024
Authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province have refused to charge a man who beat and attempted to rape a pregnant Christian woman, killing her unborn baby.
Pakistani Christian acquitted of blasphemy, but challenges remain
January 24, 2024
A Pakistani Christian widow lost her job and has received death threats after unintentionally burning paper that might have included pages from the Quran.
Kyrgyzstan seeks more restrictions on religion
December 29, 2023
Two proposed laws in Kyrgyzstan would not only impose greater restrictions on religious entities and freedom of belief but also would expand the list of activities that are punishable.
