The Voice of the suffering in Asia
Here you’ll find the latest updates on the struggles and resilience of persecuted communities around the world. These stories highlight both the challenges they endure and the faith that sustains them. Stay connected to learn how hope continues to shine through suffering.
Pakistani Catholic still lives in hiding after blasphemy acquittal two decades ago
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“The blasphemy law is misused to target the innocent. If you stay silent, they start suspecting. If you try to answer their allegations, they twist your statements. It must end."
In Pakistan, another Christian girl is kidnapped
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Annually up to 1,000 young Christian and Hindu girls aged between 12 and 25 are abducted by Muslim men, forcibly married and converted.
Pakistan: Seven wasted years spent in prison on blasphemy charge
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"No one has been held accountable for him missing seven precious years of his life away from his family."
In Pakistan, a struggle for justice for kidnapped Catholic girl takes a fresh turn
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"Maira will always be considered an apostate from Islam in the eyes of Mr. Nakash and mob groups, and they will continue to demand that she be killed.”
Asia Bibi calls on Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan to protect minorities
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"I appeal to the Prime Minister of Pakistan—especially for the victims of the blasphemy laws and the girls who have been forcibly converted—to safeguard and protect the minorities, who are also Pakistani citizens."
After wrongful imprisonment, a Catholic in Pakistan tells his story
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"At the police station, officers abused, slapped and tortured us with batons, charging us with burning Muslims. They snatched rosaries from three of us and threw them on the floor."
