The threats of forced displacement have left the community feeling victimized and treated like second class citizens. News June 7, 2018 Teenage Hindu boy arrested in Sindh, for allegedly posting blasphemous content. In the five worst of the 2019 World Watch List's 50 most difficult places to be a Christian (North Korea, Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya and Pakistan), vulnerabilities which are linked to men and women's social status create space for harsh religious persecution, report the List's analysts at Open Doors International. The most recent mass killing of Christians happened in Sri Lanka, when, on Easter morning 2019, some 150 Christians died in strikes by suicide bombers at three churches. 13m 55s mp3 128kbps . admin3-September 5, 2021. . 01/16/2022 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) - According to Morning Star News, a 14-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan was abducted, forcefully converted to Islam, and forcefully married to her 45-year-old Muslim neighbor. ISLAMABAD (Worthy News) - Pakistan's longest jailed pastor accused of blasphemy against Islam has been sentenced to death, Christians involved in the case told Worthy News.Zafar Bhatti, 56, has been incarcerated in Rawalpindi's Adiala Central Jail since July 2012, when police charged him with sending blasphemous text messages. "Persecution against Christians has worsened the most in South and East Asia," notes a report documenting the growing oppression of Christians around the world. UK Christians given workshop on persecution in Pakistan Posted by admin 2nd November 2019 Leave a comment on UK Christians given workshop on persecution in Pakistan Image: Nissar Hussain brave persecution survivor from Bradford and Hannah Chowdhry BACA volunteer giving introductory speech for our workshops. Latest report on Christian persecution finds 3 in 4 martyrs are in Nigeria, ranked among 10 worst persecutors for first time. Cummins (1878), 1,900 people were fined, jailed or otherwise punished in relation to their Christian faith, including 18 executions. A Pakistani court has sent 13-year-old Nayab Gill back into the custody of a Muslim man who her parents claim kidnapped her. (Chooras is a derogatory word used for Christians in Pakistan.) They are given jobs perceived as low, dirty and dishonorable, and can be victims of . Last modified on Tue 25 Jun 2019 09.31 EDT. 3:40. From 2016 to 2019, Indian Christians recorded 1,774 cases of hate crimes across 25 states and three Union Territories of India, according to a report released this week by the Indian non-profit Persecution Relief. Pakistan's foreign minister has sought to dismiss accusations of Christian persecution, claiming there were "individual incidents" comparable to . In October 2021, U.N. human rights experts criticized the treatment of Stephen Masih , a Christian from Sialkot District, in Punjab province, who was . Christians are subject to violent persecution and discrimination, much of it directly linked to Pakistan's notorious blasphemy laws, which are widely abused. . The number one thing persecuted Christians ask for is prayer, and we want to equip you to be able to meet their request. . The number one thing persecuted Christians ask for is prayer , and we want to equip you to be able to meet their request. which monitors Christian persecution around the world, Pakistan . The 2019 World Watch List identifies five major forces that influence the persecution of Christians around the world, regardless of the country in which they live: 1. Among those currently awaiting trial for blasphemy are also humanists, Ahmadis, Sunnis, and Shiites. Of these, approximately half are Catholic and half Protestant.A small number of Eastern Orthodox Christians, and Oriental Orthodox Christians also live in Pakistan.. Around 75 percent of Pakistan's Christians are rural . "Four Christian Women Falsely Accused of Blasphemy in Pakistan," International Christian Concern, February 25, 2019: 02/25/2019 Washington D.C. (International . Pakistan. ISLAMABAD (Worthy News) - A Christian man who spent some 11 years in a Pakistani prison for "blasphemy" against Islam is hiding with his family in Pakistan after his acquittal and release, a friend told Worthy News.Pakistani Pastor Asif Arthur of the U.S.-based Candlelight Christian Fellowship Church said he is concerned . Nigeria was the country with the most Christians killed for their faith last year (November 2019-October 2020), at 3,530, up from 1,350 in 2019, according to Christian support organization Open Doors' 2021 World Watch List. "Christians Enjoy No Rights in This Country": The Persecution of Christians, October 2021, 2021-11-28 "The Basic Message Is Hatred": The Persecution of Christians, September 2021 , 2021-10-24 4,277 believers detained without trial, arrested, sentenced or imprisoned. Islamic extremists vow to pursue Christian acquitted of blasphemy in Pakistan. Pray that their false accusations will be like arrows that fail to hit their target (Ephesians 6:16). On January 29, the Supreme Court upheld its 2018 judgment overturning the conviction of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy in 2010. They're preparing for Violent Persecution following Election of Imran Khan. 403 403SharesGENEVA: Hundreds of Pakistani Christians, including women and children, living in Europe have held a protest march in Geneva to demand equal rights in Pakistan. July 8, 2021. The highest numbers of cases were recorded in 2019 (527 cases) compared to 447 cases in 2018, 440 in 2017 and 330 in 2016. However, local Christians are fearful of repercussions, as the West is perceived as Christian to most Pakistanis. "Christians in Pakistan face extreme persecution in every area of their lives," it said. This Christmas, militants attacked Christians in Nigeria; a planned attack was foiled in Karachi, Pakistan, and security has been tightened around churches in Egypt ahead of the Coptic Christmas, on January 7. . Source: Pew Research. In Pakistan, Economic Pressure Can Make a Difference for Persecuted Christians. By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News. Under Pakistani law, Christians may be arrested for . Christianity is the third largest religion in Pakistan. The most recent mass killing of Christians happened in Sri Lanka, when, on Easter morning 2019, some 150 Christians died in strikes by suicide bombers at three churches. She eventually left Pakistan in May 2019 to start a new life with her family in Canada . . Another Islamic nation where persecution is a major concern for the coming year is Pakistan. Zafar Bhatti, who was already serving a life sentence for blasphemy charges, has had his penalty increased to death by hanging. This Christmas, militants attacked Christians in Nigeria; a planned attack was foiled in Karachi, Pakistan, and security was tightened around churches in Egypt ahead of the Coptic Christmas. Bhatti was incarcerated in 2012 for allegedly sending a defamatory text about the mother of the Muslim prophet Mohammed - a charge which he . Emergency Committee to Save the Persecuted and Enslaved is a 501c3 Non-Profit Organisation. The Order calls upon the government of Pakistan to take decisive steps to end the abuse of blasphemy laws in Pakistan, and to end the persecution of Christians in that nation. Approximately 80 percent of all global persecution is directed at Christians, and the situation has reached . Persecution of Christians in Pakistan is endemic. ACN research is showing that Christian persecution is most sharply on the rise in South and East Asia, in countries like Myanmar, India, Pakistan, China and North Korea. Pakistan has various religious minorities. The charity Open Doors ranks Pakistan as the fifth-worst country in the world in which to be a Christian. Tag: Christian persecution in Pakistan. Between 2007 and 2014, Christians have been targeted for harassment in more countries than any other religious group. 28 February 2018 - Pakistan Ask God to soften the hearts of hardline Muslims in Pakistan who are on the look-out for opportunities to accuse Christians of blasphemy. CT also asked experts whether the United States belongs on persecution lists, and compiled the most-read stories of the persecuted church in 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015. Among the topics to be discussed between the two leaders, many hope that the persecution of religious minorities and the state of religious freedom will be on the list of talking points. In some cases Christian churches and Ahmadi mosques and the worshippers themselves have been attacked. Pakistan: "Saving one Christian girl suffering persecution will help others" Over two months after the abduction and forced conversion of Huma Youmus in Pakistan, her Catholic lawyer speaks out about the importance that winning the case and bringing her home will have on numerous girls in similar positions. Over 300 Incidents of Christian Persecution Have Occurred across India in 2021. News July 3, 2019. Additionally, in 2020, it's alleged that several Christians have been detained by police for "unlawful conversion". UK Christians given workshop on persecution in Pakistan Posted by admin 2nd November 2019 Leave a comment on UK Christians given workshop on persecution in Pakistan Image: Nissar Hussain brave persecution survivor from Bradford and Hannah Chowdhry BACA volunteer giving introductory speech for our workshops. According to the 1941 census of India, there were 5.9 million non-Muslims in the territories that came to form Pakistan in 1947 (West Pakistan and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).During and after Pakistan's independence in 1947, about 5 million Hindus and Sikhs emigrated to India, with Punjab alone accounting for migration of 3.9 million people. Where they are denigrated simply for being women, the persecution is compounded . Partners of UK-based Release support the view that persecution is rising and warn the trend is set to continue into 2019. Persecution of Women. 3:30. 4,761 Christians killed for their faith. Ramy Kamel, a Christian activist arrested two years earlier for reporting on the persecution of the nation's indigenous Christian minority, the . They raised their voice against the blasphemy law, forced conversion of Christian and Hindu girls and a lack of education. Articles. The focus of our Organisation is to defend and fight . . (from the 2018 reporting period to 2019's) 4,136: Christians killed for faith-related reasons in the top 50 WWL countries. As is common with attacks by Muslims on Christians, the student's parents were . There have been 224 Christian victims of the blasphemy laws since they were passed in 1986. . Persecution of Christians intensified in 1840, 1849 and 1857; in 1849, deemed the worst of these years by British missionary to Madagascar W.E. Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Shias, and Ahmadis among other religious minorities often face discrimination and at times are even subjected to violence. Persecution of Christians in Southeast Asia, particularly in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, has grown in severity over two years, according to a report from Aid to the Church in Need published Wednesday. Our Rescue Mission ,April to June 2019. Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. 28 Oct 2019 0. by Arielle Del Turco. Open Doors, a ministry focused on global persecution awareness and aid, releases a persecution watch list each year reporting on the top 50 countries where Christians are suffering for their faith. The Islamic state is one where Christians suffer from institutionalized discrimination and are second-class citizens, usually permitted only to do the most menial and dirty jobs. The highest numbers of cases were recorded in 2019 (527 cases) compared to 447 cases in 2018, 440 in 2017 and 330 in 2016. According to local Christians, they are being denied their basic constitutional rights by village leaders. — Pastor Zahid Augustine, asianews.it; Pakistan. Christian women are subjected to double-edged persecution in many countries. #India. Monday, October 25, 2021. CT also asked experts whether the United States belongs on persecution lists, and compiled the most-read stories of the persecuted church in 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015. According to the 2017 Census, the proportion of Christians in Pakistan was estimated as about 1.27% of the population. Millions of Christians face interrogation, arrest, torture, and/or death because of their religious convictions and cultural/ethnic identification. The girl's parents are now attempting to work with local authorities to have their daughter recovered and returned. Persecution of Hindus is more severe in Pakistan and Bangladesh, so much so that in Pakistan the Hindu population decreased from 17% to a mere 2% from 1947 to 2020 and in Bangladesh too from 23% . Asia Bibi, Persecuted for Christian Faith in Pakistan, Is Now Free In this Nov. 20, 2010, file photo, Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman, listens to officials at a prison in Sheikhupura near Lahore, Pakistan. Javaid is survived by his wife and four children (aged 10 to . 5. In October 2019, Naveed Jeeva, Christian lawmaker from the Pakistan Peoples Party, brought the bill which amended Articles 41 and 91 so that non-Muslims can hold those higher posts. Ignoring documents that prove Nayab was underage, the court's decision broke the hearts of the Roman . The List reports that, in contexts which restrict women's legal rights . In the past year, the number of Christians experiencing severe persecution increased by around 14 percent, according to Open Doors' 2019 World Watch List. Over 340 million Christians living in places where they experience high levels of persecution and discrimination. 2019 to October 31, 2020, and is compiled from grassroots reports . 4,488 churches and other Christian buildings attacked. 11/08/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) - On November 4, a mob of armed Muslims stopped Christians from constructing a church building in the village of Chak 211/EB, located near Arifwala, in the Pakpattan district of Pakistan's Punjab province. Christian advocacy organizations and media outlets stated that four Christians were tortured or mistreated by police in August and September, resulting in the death of one of them. A Christian man has been sentenced to death by hanging by a judge in Pakistan. Last modified on Wed 8 May 2019 10.08 EDT. — International Christian Response, September 25, 2019, Algeria. But the . Parliament passes the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 Bill seeks to grant Indian Citizenship to persons belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities on ground of religious persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh Narendra Modi government is committed to protect rights of each citizen of the country. During 2020, despite the Covid restrictions, Release partners were able to double their distribution of Bibles to Christians in North Korea. Latest report on Christian persecution finds 3 in 4 martyrs are in Nigeria, ranked among 10 worst persecutors for first time. Christian Persecution Sep/Oct 2019. According to a recent report by human rights groups in India, more than 300 incidents of Christian persecution have taken place in the country in just the first nine months of 2021. The report, entitled Persecuted and Forgotten?, found that Southeast Asia has now become a "regional hot spot" for Christian persecution. The May 14 torture and murder of an 86-year-old Greek Christian man on the island of Imbros, in Turkey, is believed to have . Pakistan: "Saving one Christian girl suffering persecution will help others" Over two months after the abduction and forced conversion of Huma Youmus in Pakistan, her Catholic lawyer speaks out about the importance that winning the case and bringing her home will have on numerous girls in similar positions. 10/10/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Recent reports of religious discrimination have many Christians in Pakistan concerned about their future status in the country.In villages and small towns, separating eating utensils for Christians, refusing to provide barber services for Christians, and advertising sanitation jobs for Christians only have been very common practices. These numbers are heart-breaking. ACN research is showing that Christian persecution is most sharply on the rise in South and East Asia, in countries like Myanmar, India, Pakistan, China and North Korea. Activist Claims Incident Was Fueled by Unchecked Religious Intolerance. South and East Asia is now "the regional hot spot for persecution," states the new report by Aid to the Church in Need, a . This November, millions of Christians worldwide will unite for one cause: to join the global Body of Christ for the 2019 International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted (IDOP). In that case, 14-year-old Christian domestic worker Pumy . Barkat Masih a Christian victim of Blasphemy Laws Set Free in. For previous coverage of forced conversions and the persecution of Christians in Pakistan in general, see . 03/19/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - The year 2019 proved to be another challenging year for Christians in Pakistan.Despite lofty claims made by the PTI-led government, the country's Christian community continued to suffer discrimination, intolerance, and instances of outright persecution. By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News. Partners of UK-based Release say persecution is rising and warn the trend is set to continue into 2019. The "situation in Pakistan is, in many ways, a microcosm of the experience of Christians throughout the Islamic world," writes Casey John Chalk in his new book. Several countries have offered asylum to the Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi, after she was acquitted by the country's highest court last month of a blasphemy charge carrying the capital punishment. This November, millions of Christians worldwide will unite for one cause: to join the global Body of Christ for the 2019 International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted (IDOP). Christian Girl Abducted and Forcibly Married to Muslim Man. Jimmy Chan photo | Pexels By Aaron Earls. The judge also rejected the lawyer's citation of a 2019 Lahore High Court (LHC) ruling that children under the age of 15 lacked the mental capacity to change their religion. However, a sharp rise of violence against Christians in 2019 sent the country . By Michael Ireland, Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service (www.assistnews.net)PAKISTAN (ANS - August 27, 2018) - Christians in Pakistan are preparing for more violent persecution against them in the wake of former cricket star Imran Khan, who represents the PTI party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, being elected . World Watch Monitor | Nov. 14, 2018. Source: Open Doors USA. 07/21/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - This week, US President Donald Trump will meet with Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan. In The Persecuted: True Stories of Courageous Christians Living Their Faith in Muslim Lands (Sophia Institute Press) he gives valuable insight based on his personal experience in Afghanistan, […] "Christians in Pakistan face extreme persecution in every area of their lives," it said. 1 in 9: Christians worldwide experience high levels of persecution. 27 February 2018 - Pakistan The same report notes that "over 1,000 girls belonging to Hindu and Christian communities are forcefully converted to Islam every year in Pakistan." Separately, an armed Muslim mob opened fire on a group of Christians as they were watering their land, in an effort by the attackers to seize that land. #world. Pakistan. "It is a big day . Bishop Marshall continued, "The attacks on religious minorities, vandalism of minorities' worship places, enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and persecution of Christians under the guise of action against religious conversions should be the issues of serious concern for the world… Activist and watchdog groups around the world have raised several alarms on India's rapid . — British Pakistani Christian Association; May 21, 2019 — Pakistan. REVEALED: The WORST places to be Christian in 2019 - 'shocking increase in persecution' CHRISTIANS around the world are facing increasing levels of persecution, shocking new research has revealed . From 2016 to 2019, Indian Christians recorded 1,774 cases of hate crimes across 25 states and three Union Territories of India, according to a report released this week by the Indian non-profit Persecution Relief. . 02/21/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a Christian student from Karachi, Pakistan was nearly killed after being stabbed in an attack by Muslim classmates. Christians in Pakistan face extreme persecution in every area of their lives. Religious discrimination in Pakistan is a serious issue for the human rights situation in modern-day Pakistan. 14%: The rise in the number of Christians in the top 50 countries on the 2019 World Watch List (WWL) who experience high levels of persecution. Conditions have improved in recent years as Bangladesh moved from place 35 on the World Watch List of Christian persecution in 2015 to place 48 in 2019. "Persecuted Christian Asia Bibi Arrives in Canada After Leaving Pakistan", by Simon Kent, Breitbart, May 8, 2019: Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy against Islam before she was freed last year, is now safely in Canada and reunited with her family, her lawyer has said. And on Premier Christian Radio: The persecution of Christians in Pakistan and elsewhere does not always take the form of violence against individuals or churches and other Christian installations. Believers who have converted from Islam face the greatest levels of persecution, but all Christians are considered second-class citizens in this strongly Islamic country. Attacks on churches, murders, assaults, and rape are often reported.Mob violence against Christians is overlooked. created Dr. Shoaib Suddle's one-man commission in 2019 to push the federal and provincial ministries and departments to implement the Supreme Court's 2014 landmark judgement . 2019 to October 31, 2020, and is compiled from grassroots reports . Widespread evidence shows that "today, Christians constitute by far the most widely persecuted religion," according to an interim report commissioned by British government official Jeremy Hunt. 08/26/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) - On August 20, around 30 Christian families living in the Kachi Abadi area of Faisalabad, Pakistan were reportedly threatened with forced displacement by a group of influential politicians. 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