Australian Minister for Home Affairs, the Hon Peter Dutton grants asylum to Asia Bibi amid protests calling for her safe asylum. Read more (here) The British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA) held a vigil in Sydney today commencing at 12pm at NSW Parliament House, fighting for the rights of Asia Bibi and other persecuted Christians in Pakistan. In 2009, Asia Bibi, was accused of blasphemy after an argument related to drinking at a communal well designated for Muslims. In their minds, Asia’s ritual impurity meant that the water was contaminated. Blasphemy allegations are often contrived to wound, marginalize and vilify the already…
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British Pakistani Christian Association, has been informed that the family of Asia Bibi is worried about extremists who are trying to trace them by knocking on doors with images of the family, asking if local people have seen them. While Asia Bibi is being protected by the Government of Pakistan the rest of the family are still moving from house to house for their safety. British Pakistani Christian Association was assured by the Pakistani High Commissioner’s First Secretary in London that Asia Bibi is in a safe and secure location, and understood from them that Asia was in the company…
BANGKOK – Crackdown! Thai Immigration Detention Centre’s torment drives desperate asylum-seekers back to violence in a Pakistan with heightened “blasphemy sensitivities” – Those UNHCR refugees who remain say, “It is difficult to survive.” Pak-Christians held in the Bangkok’s Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) are beginning to be permitted bail. Asylum-seekers are trickling out of the IDC, and NGO’s are busy trying to help families survive the circumstances of their exile. BPCA has been regularly sending food to IDC and has several families who evaded arrest who have required a stipend to survive without being able work or go out…
LAHORE, PUNJAB: Elite security forces alert detailing concerns about attacks to government building and Christian communities results in British Pakistani Association challenging western nations to ensure Asia Bibi is provided a security detail Punjab Police Inspector General has issued a threat alert that TTP/JuA are planning a joint terror attack on Asia Bibi. Both the Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Pakistan (TTP) and the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA) are said to be actively searching for Asia Bibi in order to assassinate her. The message warns of an attack by militants on Asia Bibi and several other listed targets including Christian communities who are vulnerable to attack and…
ASIA BIBI: Sensitivity & Security named as the rationale for the silence around the world. Fears for Asia and others shout, as “quiet talks” proceed. Politicians hushed by leaders saying: Asia’s security is “the most important thing”! Europe’s silence on Asia Bibi is compounded through cancelled hearings or those held behind closed doors as the west cowers at the exhibited intolerance of large swathes of the Muslim Population of Pakistan, finally realising how years of excessive foreign aid budget have had little if no impact on making the nation more accepting of it’s minorities. The hushed murmurings on Asia Bibi…
Picture taken after Wilson Chowdhry’s meeting with Lord Alton to discuss our concerns. ASIA BIBI – HOUSE OF LORDS UK- What makes a country safe for a persecuted Christian falsely accused of blasphemy? Governments must seek the answers that will improve prospects for vulnerable people. Countries must answer the questions that they do not want to hear about whether they are a safe destination for Asia Bibi and others like her. On 20th November 2018 two questions were asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool about Asia Bibi that were left unanswered, by Baroness Williams, Minister of The Home Office, citing…
BPCA Chairman Wilson Chowdhry visiting Tajamal Amer after the brutal rogue attack in October 2017 A year after a vicious assault on a British Pakistani Christian man by assailants left Derbyshire resident Tajamal Amer with a concussion and bleeding in his brain and unable to work, police have yet to lay charges. The delivery man was attacked last October 20, 2017 as he was at work delivering food. As his vehicle was his primary workplace, he personalised his space decorating it with poppies in support of the British Armed Services and hanging a cross representing his Christian faith from his…
Some participants hold up signs with their messages: 23% to 3% strikes a chord. Where have Pakistan’s minorities gone? British Pakistani Christian Association sign protesting the blasphemy law and calling for victims to be given asylum With the situation of Asia Bibi highlighting the extreme marginalization of the small Christian minority in Pakistan many Pakistani Christians feel this invisibility extends to their new homes in western countries. Politicians who were noticeably silence, refused or have delayed in speaking up on behalf of Asia Bibi are now being asked some hard questions that they would rather not answer. The silence of politicians…
The crowd gathers to listen to reports about Asia Bibi and the asylum seekers in Bangkok BPCA Representative in Canada, Keri-Lynn Gibbs was introduced at this event (pictured here with Peter Bhatti brother of slain Former Minister for Minorities Martyr Shahbaz Bhatti) Pak-Canadian Christians have been diligently lobbying their government to act on behalf of blasphemy victims, and to continue advocacy for Asia Bibi. Asia Bibi still needs to be removed from the ECL list and diplomatic measures with Pakistan need to continue for her, but also to repeal the blasphemy laws that are at the root of this case.…
At a meeting held on 14th November 2018 for Sikh’s aspiring to engage with parliament at the House of Lords, one of the leading Sikh voices in Britain, Lord Singh, offered his support to the Chairman of the British Pakistani Christian Association, Wilson Chowdhry and Asia Bibi. Mr Chowdhry was invited as he has been one of the individuals who has supported the work of the Network of Sikh Organisations, for which Lord Singh is an executive director. During the meeting, Lord Singh delivered a touching tribute to the bravery and tenacity of Asia Bibi, vocalising his support for her to…