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Two nurses of District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) were arrested under the notorious blasphemy law of Pakistan despite being involved in the countries COVID-19 response. On 9th April, an application was filed against Mariyam Laal, charge nurse and Nevish Arooj a third year student of nursing for committing blasphemy for removing a bacteria-infested sticker with sacred inscription from a cupboard they were asked to clean in a psychiatric ward. Dr. Mirza Muhammad Ali of Civil Hospital Faisalabad, has accused both the nurses of removing the sticker with blasphemous intent. The sticker had the inscription of Darood Sharif on it (Darood Sharif is…

Nabeel Masih (now 20 yrs) Pakistan’s youngest ever blasphemy victim was released from prison on 18th of March after being kept in Kasur District Jail for more than four years.  Read more (here) Nabeel a few days before he was arrested. Since being taken to a BACA safe house he has shared his awful experience living in solitary confinement at the hands of jail officers.  As he broke into tears he has recounted his desperate conditions: “I was kept in complete isolation – nobody was allowed to speak to me. “Even prison staff who would bring me food were told not to speak…

Saleem Masih (22 yrs) was beaten to death for rinsing himself off in the tube well of Muslim land owners in Choonia District, Kasur. It should be noted that many Muslim men have been permitted to rinse themselves off in the well for many years but it was the fact that a ‘ritually unclean’ Christian dared to use the well in this fashion that led to his murder. Read more (here) In less than a year, the slayers of innocent Saleem Masih were set free on bail by the court and the hapless father Ghafoor has found himself struggling to get justice.…

For around two years we have battled for justice for Badil Masih a Christian boy of only 11 years old who at a very tender age become the responsible man of the house, after his father became a serious drug addict. Badil Masih decided to give up his summer holidays so he could work in a scrapyard to help his mother meet the financial demands of running a home. Badil was a hard worker and always completed his tasks working insufferable long hours to meet his employers demands and deadlines. When he asked for part of his salary that was…

The success of our Meals for the Homeless project has continually drawn in new partners.  Since the beginning of March the local mosque opposite our centre have begun a programme of supplying groceries for our foodbank visitors once a month.  Their donations have been heling us improve the lives of families with local children and we hoe to continue this and other positive partnerships throughout the course of our operation. Sheikh Khalid, the Imam for the mosque, said: “I am grateful for the opportunity to work with British Asian Christian Association. “There work is very positive and has been changing…

Accused of blasphemy as a teenager Nabeel Masih was set free from prison on bail after a 2 year battle by BACA, who took over the case after several Christian charities failed to get any movement. Read more (here) Watch video of his release (here) if you cannot access the embedded video. Nabeel Masih (20 yrs) who was set free from prison on bail last week has now reunited with his family and he is in a safe place. But his release has revealed the significant pain he has had to endure after large lipomas began to develop all over his body, whilst…

Image taken as Nabeel was driving to his new home. They said it could not be done, several NGO’s failed but today British Asian Christian Association is proud to announce that Nabeel Masih a Christian Teenager of only 16 years old when convicted of blasphemy has been released from prison on bail. The young man now 20 years of age was smuggled to a place of secrecy early this morning and is now hoping to restart his life abroad, free from the threats of death that he faces in Pakistan. BACA hope to soon get Nabeel Masih a swift exit…

Nabeel Masih was 16 years old boy arrested for blasphemy on 18th September 2016 and had an original application for bail rejected while being supported by another charity. The frightened teenager was confronted by a mob of 80 Muslims baying for his blood and calling for him to be lynched for his alleged blasphemy. No arrests were made of any of the men who were inciting violence. Read more (here) and (here) BACA took over the legal challenge two years ago (click here) and supported his family through a very difficult process and periods of dangerous threats from his accusers and their cohorts. Nabeel Masih was…

The orphaned children of Shama and Shahzad who we have been providing with a full-time nanny since the murder of their parents in a brick kiln fire after first being brutally tortured, have called for help. Shama and Shahzad were burned alive before their children in 2014 (click here), after seeking escape from the landowners when Shama was raped by the Munshi (accountant) for the landowner where they were in brick-making indentured contracts (enslaved). Several charities including BACA have been protecting the 3 young orphans as they have grown up without parents. Our first instinct was to provide a qualified full-time…

Image of Nawab Bibi after Rawalpindi court hearing on 8th February. The plight of an elderly Blasphemy victim whose farcical charges for blasphemy should never have stood, is unable to get bail from Prison despite seriously declining health.  The conviction he received does not make sense as the phone and SIM from which blasphemous texts appeared where not even his.  Moreover he is illiterate and could not have texted in English making the whole delay a deeply concerning one with Zafar having lost 9 years of his life to a cruel and undeserved punishment. Zaffar Bhatti has been living in…