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UK: Facebook censors advert helping abused women
• Media giant ‘silencing victims twice over’ says charity…
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PAKISTAN: Bishops condemn lynching of Christian man
All of Pakistan’s Catholic bishops have denounced the lynching of a Christian Sri Lankan man by a…
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Raped Christian girl, 3, suffering “psychological distress”
A Christian girl in Pakistan who was raped, aged three, by the husband of her school principal,…
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PAKISTAN: ‘The Pakistan government support the Taliban’
The government in Pakistan celebrated the Taliban’s rise to power in Afghanistan, a senior priest has said,…
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PAKISTAN: Taliban threat – Churches increase security
Churches across Pakistan have stepped up security in response to the threat of terrorist attacks following the…
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PAKISTAN: Sewage plant defies Government
A sewage plant in Pakistan, whose noise and smell are blamed for damaging the health of 1,500…
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PAKISTAN: ACN helps women stand up to prejudice and discrimination
YOUNG Christian women in Pakistan facing discrimination, social exclusion and poverty are being taught how to fight…
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PAKISTAN: Children kick up stink over sewage
A church leader has begged the Prime Minister of Pakistan to force the closure of a sewage…
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PAKISTAN: Charity’s taxi service of solidarity and hope
The family of a Christian girl in Pakistan who was tethered with a rope and shackled round…
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PAKISTAN: Extremists accused of ‘inciting’ millions to hunt down Shagufta and Shafqat
Islamists from leading religious parties in Pakistan stand accused of inciting millions to kill a Christian couple…
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UK/PAKISTAN: Priti Patel to meet ACN and MP about Maira
The Home Secretary has told the House of Commons that she will meet a leading Conservative MP…
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PAKISTAN: Raped, punched, kicked and hit with a pistol – but undaunted
A young Christian woman in Pakistan has described how she struggled for her life when a man…