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Muslim Mob Demands Death Sentence for Alleged Christian Blasphemers
By Jeremy Reynalds, Correspondent for ASSIST News Service PAKISTAN (ANS) – More Christians are starting to face allegations of blasphemy under controversial laws in Pakistan. According to a story by Aftab Alexander Mughal writing for Minorities Concern of Pakistan (MCOP), Christian families in Lahore were forced to flee for their safety while at the same time thousands of Muslim protesters demanded the death sentence for Christians for allegedly committing blasphemy in Faisalabad city. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Muslim, Pakistan, Persecution
Lawyer Threatens to Kill Christian Charged with Blasphemy
Compass Direct News reports: ISTANBUL – A Pakistani Christian charged with abetting blasphemy against Islam was denied bail for his own safety last week after an Islamist lawyer allegedly threatened his life in a court hearing. Hector Aleem, 51, remains in Adiyala Jail in Rawalpindi, near Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad. Judge Mustafa Tanveer dismissed his bail application at a court session on Thursday April 30. “If the judge does not punish Aleem according to the law, then [we] will kill him ourselves,” said Tariq Dhamal, an attorney for the unnamed complainant, according to a report by the Centre for Legal Aid Assistance and Settlement CLAAS. Police arrested Aleem last November when a Muslim scholar received a text message insulting the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Authorities charged Aleem with blasphemy and abetting blasphemy, sections 295c and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Compass Direct, Pakistan, Persecution
Five Pakistani Christians arrested over ‘blasphemy’
By Dan Wooding and Sheraz Khurram Khan, Special to ASSIST News Service HARRAPA, SAHIWAL, PAKISTAN ANS — At least five Pakistani Christians have been arrested under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, the Pakistan Christian Post PCP has reported. … Read entire article »
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Pakistani Muslim mob demands death for Christian activist accused of ‘blasphemy’
By Dan Wooding and Sheraz Khurram Khan RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN – In an apparent attempt to influence court proceedings, a huge Muslim mob gathered outside a court in Rawalpindi on Friday, January 30, as it heard the case of Hector Aleem, a Christian activist, who was arrested on January 22 under Pakistan’s most abused blasphemy laws. Muslim protesters shouted slogans against Hector Aleem and demanded that the accused be given death sentence. A January 27 court hearing also drew angry Muslims who protested outside the court. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Muslim, Pakistan, Persecution, Religion
