During the first seven months of 2024, blasphemy cases in Pakistan spiked, more than tripling the full-year total for 2023, according to a human rights group.
A teenage Christian girl who was kidnapped, raped and forced to convert to Islam and marry her captor has been returned to her parents.
A Pakistani Christian was arrested on an accusation of blasphemy, prompting many other Christians in the area to flee their homes in fear.
Three Christians facing blasphemy charges in Pakistan have recently been granted bail.
Suspects in the 10-day gang rape of a 17-year-old girl have issued threats against her family to try to get charges dropped, according to the girl’s father.
A rural preacher put in criminal detention in China for his Christian beliefs has been released to “residential surveillance.”
A Christian mother believes the employers of her teenage son have forced him to convert to Islam and are holding him against his will.
Parents of a 16-year-old Pakistani girl say their Christian daughter was abducted, forced to convert to Islam and marry, and police have delayed trying to find her.
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