Asia Bibi's Supreme Court judicial review date is set for the 29th of January, 2019. The now infamous petition submitted by Qari Muhammed Salaam on behalf of firebrand preacher Khadim Hussain Rizvi which seeks to quash the acquittal received by Asia Bibi is the last hurdle in the long running saga of Asia Bibi. The […]
Innocent Pak-Christian man accused of blasphemy due to business rivalry acquitted after 3.5 years
A Christian man who has had to relocate his home and spent 3.5 years fearing a long tme in prison for a blasphemy charge has been acquitted by Session Court Judge Ijaz Ahmed Basol (15th January 2019), presiding over the case at Kasur Session Court. In an historic court procedure Pervaiz Masih the accused blasphemy […]
Atrocities against Christians are not new to Tamil Nadu
Atrocities not new to Kanyakumari a small district in Tamil Nadu where a pastor and his congregants were attacked recently while conducting evangelism Submitted by our BPCA India correspondent 15/1/2018 Kanyakumari a small district in Tamil Nadu witnessed a brutal attack on a pastor and his church members when they went to visit a village […]
Police undress in front of and torture young Christian bride-to-be and 11-year-old girl after false theft allegation by rich homeowner in possible fraud scam
Photo Caption: Saima was sent home after being beaten and kicked at her employers’ house FAISALABAD: Following being falsely accused of theft by her Muslim employer, a Christian domestic worker Saima (24), and her young female cousin Sinaha (11) were held for several days and tortured by male police officers who disrobed in front of […]
BPCA guidance on signing petitions in our new GoPetition platform
GoPetition Instructions for BPCA supporters British Pakistani Christian Association supporters may have noticed that we have a new petition platform that allows us to communicate better with you. We have chosen to use GoPetition because it allows us to target petitions in our various locations. BCPA now has both an Australian and a Canadian Branch. […]
Converts from Islam respond to threats of rape by Muslim man intent on fomenting hatred
Converts from Islam call out Zaheer Hussain on his carefully phrased apology. Profanity-laced threats directed at apostates via a social media video caused great hurt yet in his follow-up he did not apologise to his actual victims! The targets of hate fear an apostasy backlash in the current environment of impunity. Apostacy-related hate crimes must […]
Canada flaunts diplomatic strain with the Saudis and cuts in front of Australia by flying Al-Qunun to freedom – The role of social media cannot be understated in her success
Canada’s swift action to snap up asylum-seeker Rahaf Al-Qunun and to fly her true north as Australia contemplates is sure to annoy Saudis – Social media and high visibility played a significant role but other asylum-seekers have not been so lucky. BANGKOK-TORONTO In a bold move Canada has flown Saudi asylum seeker Rafal Al-Qunun out […]
Police and Preston Council address Hackney Carriage driver’s rape threat in apostacy-hatred rant
Preston Taxi-driver who threatened to sodomise converts from Islam to Christianity after seeing a baptism – which includes a profession of faith – on Facebook turned in his license to the review board 9th of January. An online outcry was registered and a petition launched by a private citizen garnered almost 2000 signatures. A police […]
While judge deliberated over grievous breach in court protocol Christian pastor seeking asylum taken to airport for deportation
Deported Pakistani Christian pastor did not behave “evangelical” enough to warrant asylum in the UK despite death threats while conducting outreach – Pakistan deemed safe for terrified man to return to by the Home Office despite 99.8% rate of violence against Christians by persecution watchdog The credibility of Pastor Samson was evaluated on the basis […]
Police and Preston Council address Hackney Carriage driver's rape threat in apostacy-hatred rant
Preston Taxi-driver who threatened to sodomise converts from Islam to Christianity after seeing a baptism – which includes a profession of faith – on Facebook turned in his license to the review board 9th of January. An online outcry was registered and a petition launched by a private citizen garnered almost 2000 signatures. A police […]