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October 25: Pakistan Christians to Launch Movement for Repeal of Pakistan Blasphemy Laws

Pakistan Christian Post: “All Christian Parties Conference to End Blasphemy law set to launch movement”
— “Pakistan Christian Congress PCC extended invitation to leaders and organizations which are struggling to repeal blasphemy law in Pakistan to participate in All Christian Parties Conference on October 25, 2009, at Rawalpindi Press Club.”

Other Reports:

Pakistan: Meeting to suggest changes in blasphemy laws postponed until January 2010

Pakistan — IPS Report on Pakistan Blasphemy Laws

Pakistan Blasphemy law is root cause of violence against Christians — George Murad

Pakistan — ICC report: “Pakistan Court Grants Bail to Six More Muslims Accused of Violence against Christians”

Pakistan Christians Call for Justice while Extremists Oppose Changes in “Blasphemy Law”

Pakistan — SAP-PK: Pak Government Hostage to the Extremists Will Not Abolish the Blasphemy Law

Pakistan Christian Post: “Attack on Gojra Christians was supervised by government of Pakistan”

Pakistan: End Blasphemy law Conference by PCC on October 24, noticed in Pope-Zardari meeting

NYC: Repeal blasphemy law in Pakistan. Rev. Fr. Ilyas Gill

Pakistan: Dutch Pakistani Christians will protest to end blasphemy law

Pakistan — ICC report: “Pakistan Grants Bail to 13 Muslims Accused of Carnage Against Christians”

“Pakistani Christians demand repeal of blasphemy law not revision vow of Shahbaz Bhatti”

Pakistan: Questions Asked About Death of Christian Youth Arrested for “Blasphemy” — Protests Against “Blasphemy” Law Broken Up — Youth Buried

Pakistan: Mentally challenged woman accused of blasphemy: ‘Woman not presented in court for 13 years’

Pakistan: young Christian man accused of blasphemy killed in prison

Pakistan: Additional Report on Church Burning in Sialkot

Pakistan: extremists threaten life of Catholic minister leading the fight against blasphemy law

Pakistani Christian shall launch movement if Blasphemy Law not repealed. Nazir Bhatti

Pakistan: Extremist blames Gojra massacre of Christians on “Western conspiracy”

Pakistan Celebrates Independence, While Ignoring Religious Persecution and Intolerance

NYC: Protest at United Nations HQ against Extremist Religious Oppression and Blasphemy Laws

DC: “Black Day observation: Christians call upon the US & the EU to act against Pakistan Blasphemy Law” — Tejinder Singh

Pakistan’s Lahore: Christians took out protests and hoisted black flags to observe “Black Day”

Petition Calling for End of “Blasphemy Laws” in Pakistan

DC: Full Text of Dr. Nazir Bhatti Press Conference Statement on Pakistan Blasphemy Law and Attacks on Christians

August 10, 2009 – Washington DC: National Press Club “Black Day” Press Conference Videos Online

Pakistan: Christians remember victims of Gojra violence

Pakistan Daily Times: “Blasphemy laws once again in the limelight”

DC: National Press Club Press Conference Announcing “Black Day,” Petition Against Pakistan Blasphemy Law

Pakistan: 17,000 in Pakistan Christian Post Poll to Observe “Black Day” Challenging Religious Discrimination

Pakistan, a Catholic activist: petition for the abolition of blasphemy law

Pakistan: More “Blasphemy” Killings — Because Calendar Taken Down

Pakistan: Christians protest against deadly violence

“Pakistan Muslim Groups Threaten More Violence”

Pakistan: Hate Engulfs Christians in Pakistan — New York Times reports mob attacking Gojra estimated in the thousands, up to 20,000

Pakistan: Christians Burned to Death (including women and children), Mob Burns Houses, Church in Punjab’s Gojra — Korian Area

Pakistan — Report of Mob Burning Christian Homes for Alleged Extremist “Blasphemy”

Pakistan: Blasphemy laws, a pretext to attack Pakistan’s religious minorities

Pakistan: Mob attacks home of 60-year-old woman in extremist “blasphemy” charge

Pakistan: Christian families in Kasur hide from angry mobs — charges of extremist “blasphemy”

Pakistan — ICC Report: “Muslim Mob Burns Down 100 Christian Homes in Pakistan”

Pakistan: Extremist threaten woman with “blasphemy” charge

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