blasphemy

July 24, 2010

WCC calls for repeal of Pakistan Blasphemy Law after killings

In a public statement, the WCC Central Committee says Pakistan's blasphemy law has become “a major source of victimisation and persecution”.
July 23, 2010

Pakistani Christians shocked at callous court murders

Christians in Pakistan have been stunned by the killing of two young men, who were shot dead on court premises earlier this week.
July 23, 2009

Laws against blasphemy are an offence
July 23, 2009

Outrage as Ireland makes blasphemous libel a crime

Irish President Mary McAleese has signed into law the Defamation Act, which includes clauses that create the offence of "blasphemous libel". Civil rights campaigners are dismayed.
December 16, 2008

Religious Defamation

A year after the repeal of blasphemy from English law, religious defamation laws are tightening their grip on the world, with the apparent support of the United Nations.
September 3, 2008

Woman prosecutes art centre over 'lewd' Jesus statue

A Christian is taking an art centre to court over an exhibition which included a statue of Jesus she believes was lewd and offensive. Civil rights activists say this is an attempt to reinstate blasphemy laws by the back door.
September 2, 2008

Civil rights activists criticise UN religious defamation resolution

Civil rights organisations and national leaders are expressing alarm at a United Nations General Assembly resolution that demands respect for religion but which critics say has been used to justify suppression of religious minorities.
April 17, 2008

Churches to meet with Muslim leaders in Denmark

With tensions running high on blasphemy and other issues, church leaders in Denmark say they will seek further conversations with their Muslim counterparts following the open letter by 138 prominent Islamic scholars.
January 10, 2008

Churches consulted as abolition of blasphemy law takes a step forward

The Prime Minister's office has said that it will consult Britain's churches over the scrapping of the country's blasphemy laws, after the principled need to do so was strengthened by a tabled amendment in the House of Commons.
January 2, 2008

Pakistan elections rescheduled amid fears of minorities

Pakistan's elections, originally scheduled for 8 January, will now take place on 18 February, the authorities have announced amid widespread scepticism. Campaigners for Christian and other minorities fear for the future.