Widespread condemnation and protests against the “absurd conviction” of human rights lawyers in Pakistan
Imaam Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, were sentenced to 17 years in prison last week for their social media posts condemning enforced disappearances and false blasphemy accusations in the country.
Pakistani security forces attack protesters demanding justice in case of extrajudicial killing
The Sindh Rawadari March was called by left groups in Pakistan’s Sindh province to demand control on rising religious extremism and accountability in the custodial killing of Dr. Shahnawaz Kunbhar last month.
Protests in Nagaland after Indian forces kill at least 15 civilians and other stories
Today we look at protests against civilian killings by Indian armed forces in Nagaland, a brutal mob lynching of a Sri Lankan man in Pakistan, and more
Murder of 82-year-old shows continuing atrocities on Pakistan’s Ahmadiyya community
82-year-old Mehboob Ahmad Khan was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on November 8 in the outskirts of Peshawar. This year, at least four persons belonging to the minority Ahmadiyya community have been killed
Persecution of minorities continues in Pakistan under blasphemy law
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are infamous for their harshness and for their misuse. Their controversial use against individuals on political grounds is also driving members of minority communities to leave the country
Pakistan’s minorities denounce death sentence for blasphemy
A 37-year-old Christian garment factory worker, Asif Pervaiz, who was recently sentenced to death in a blasphemy case. His former supervisor accused him of sending “blasphemous messages” by phone
Around the World in 8 Minutes: Chile’s youth on the path of struggle
We also look at the campaign for the release of a Pakistani professor on the death row and a struggle by Greek telecom workers.
Activists demand overturning of death sentence to Pakistani professor
The death sentence awarded to 33-year-old professor Junaid Hafeez in Pakistan, on charges of blasphemy has been termed as a travesty of justice by human rights groups who claim that it is blatantly against international law
Asia Bibi is acquitted in blasphemy case but her ordeal is not yet over
Islamist forces in Pakistan continue to mobilize demanding a review of the supreme court decision in her case and have even threatened the judges with death






