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Anto Akkara
Anto Akkara writes for Ecumenical News International.
Faith groups in Pakistan seek release of girl accused of blasphemy
August 28 (ENInews)--A bail hearing is set for 28 August in Islamabad in the case of a girl charged with blasphemy for allegedly burning pages of the Qur...
Pakistani parliament criticizes murders of Hindus
November 16 (ENInews)--Pakistan's parliament on 15 November condemned the killing of three Hindu brothers at a medical clinic in what observers said was an unusual show of support for religious min...
Muslims helping to rebuild Christian school in Kashmir
Bangalore, India, September 20 (ENInews)--Muslims in Kashmir, in the
northwest of the Indian subcontinent, are supporting the re-building of a...
Pakistani religious minorities criticize recent government initiative
Bangalore, India, July 6 (ENInews)--Christians and other minority leaders in Pakistan have spoken out against the government's move to relegate issues regarding religious minorities to provincial g...
Pakistani court postpones trial in 2009 attacks on Christians
Bangalore, India, June 9 (ENInews)--Nearly two years after ten Christians
were killed and nearly 100 houses burned in the Punjabi town of Gojra, a...
Palestinian advocacy campaign brought to churches in India
Bangalore, India, March 4 (ENInews)--Two advocates for the Palestinian cause in the Middle East have expanded an awareness campaign to churches worldwide and recently brought the campaign to India....
Christians in Pakistan chilled by assassination
Christian schools and colleges across Pakistan shut down for three
days to protest the March 2 assassination in Islamabad of Shahbaz...
Kandhamal Christians struggling after carnage
Borimunda, India, February 10 (ENInews) – Junos Nayak's family owns more than ten acres of land in Gadaguda, a village in the Kandhamal district in eastern India, but his turmeric and rice fi...
Pakistani churches criticize government's refusal to amend blasphemy law
Bangalore, India, January 13 (ENInews) – Churches in Pakistan have expressed frustration over the government's refusal to amend a controversial blasphemy law, as urged by the Pope and protest...
Assassination complicates controversial blasphemy law
BANGALORE, India (RNS) Church officials in Pakistan say the
assassination of Salman Taseer, an outspoken critic of Pakistan's...
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Pakistani minister denies release of Christian blasphemy accused
Thrissur, India, November 22 (ENInews)--There is confusion about the fate of a
Christian woman sentenced to death under Pakistan's draconian blasphemy law...
No tolerance for caste discrimination, says India church gathering
Bangalore, India, October 27 (ENI)--Churches in India need to show zero tolerance concerning caste-based discrimination within their ranks, a gathering of Christian leaders in New Delhi has said....