Christian communities across the world are aghast at the killing of a Christian priest in Peshawar, Pakistan.Two attackers on a motorcycle opened fire on the car as the clerics drove home from church, killing Pastor William Siraj and wounding .
On December 3, a mob of factory workers and other men killed and burned the body of a Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara over alleged blasphemy allegations in Sialkot. Kumara was the general manager of operations of the factory. He is said to have been accused of blasphemy for allegedly tearing down stickers of a religious outfit from a wall of a sports goods manufacturing unit. The incident drew widespread condemnation from government officials, political leaders and human rights bodies. Kumara is the latest victim of a lynching (meaning a form of rough mob justice without any consideration for due process of law). The meaning of lynching is w.
Boy branded a blasphemer needs out of Pakistan
Thursday, March 4, 2021 |
Charlie Butts (OneNewsNow.com)
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Though a jailed Pakistani Christian may soon enjoy freedom, a spokesman for a Christian organization that advocates for religious minorities says the boy s concerns are far from over.
When he was 16, Nabeel Masih was convicted of blasphemy over a Facebook post that his accuser said defamed and disrespected the Kaaba in Mecca. His timeline post was a picture of a pig, which are offensive to Muslims, on the Kaaba.
A court has granted Masih, who is now 20 years old, bail pending further court proceedings. But as William Stark of International Christian Concern (ICC) tells One News Now, such cases rarely make it to trial.