India: September 8, 2012. (Citizen News Service) Scientists from around the world will gather in Boston next week to present more than 400 new research studies updating global progress in the search for a safe and effective HIV vaccine. AIDS Vaccine 2012, the world's only scientific meeting dedicate

London: September 8, 2012. CSW has been informed that Yousef Nadarkhani, the Church of Iran pastor sentenced to death for apostasy, has been released and is at home with his family.
According to reliable sources, during court proceedings that took place today, Pastor Nadarkhani was acquitted of apo

Islamabad: September 8, 2012. (Shamim Masih) Yesterday Pakistani Judge Muhammad Azam Khan granted bail and today he his court issued released order accepting two sureties bonds of Rs. 5,00,000/- each for a Christian girl Rimsha, who had been accused of blasphemy.
Rimsha was released from Central Ja

London: September 7, 2012. (PCP) A court judge has granted bail to Rimsha Masih, a young Christian girl from a suburb of Islamabad in Pakistan who was accused of blasphemy.
Masih has spent the past few weeks in a maximum security prison after being accused by neighbours of burning pages with Korani

Karachi: September 7, 2012. (PCP) The mission of Global Human Rights Alliance is to safeguard the rights of religious minorities irrespective of cast, creed and faith, Emancipation of women, eradication of child labour, bonded labour, encourage and educate trade union activities in accordance with t

ISLAMABAD: September 7, 2012. (Shamim Masih): The court of the Additional Sessions judge in Islamabad granted bail to the girl accused of blasphemy on Friday.
“I accept her bail application,” Judge Mohammad Azam Khan announced to a packed courtroom. “The bail application has been accepted against t

Layyah: September 06, 2012 (PCP) Mr. Irfan Bhatti, Field Coordinator Serving Hearts International (SHI) Holland Field , Layyah with his team and huge gathering of local Population and Lourdes Welfare Society Layyah in Chak number 270 TDA came out and demonstrated for justice and safety of Rimsha Ma

Islamabad: September 5, 2012. On 16th August, 2012, a 14 years girl Rimsha was caught in Blasphemy Case in Islamabad Pakistan. It was late evening, when Muslim extremist got together called by cleric Qari Mohammad Khalid Chashti, they shouted against Christians living in that vicinity. There was a c

SHIKARPUR: September 5, 2012. (Nazir Siyal) The civil society members and Sahkar NGO working against the religious extremism and for the rights of minorities’ women and children staged protest demonstration here on Wednesday.
On the occasion, large number of activists of civil society and member of

PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD: September 05, 2012. (Shamim Masih) Rimsha has been held in prison since the accusation was made against her couple of weeks ago. Her family says she has Down’s syndrome.
Her case was due to be heard over the weekend but it was postponed by judge Muhammad Azam Khan after the law

Karachi: September 5, 2012. (PCP) Today, at about 10:30 am a home-made bomb blast took place at the house of Yousuf Aziz by the religious extremists with a result that a Christian girl by the name Ms. Sonia Yousuf aged 18 years and her brother Irfan Yousuf aged 11 years were injured.
After receiv

Karachi: September 4, 2012. (PCP) Member Parliament Sindh, Chairman Standing Committee on Minorities Affairs Sindh & President All Pakistan Minorities Alliance Sindh today visited Abbasi Shaheed Hospital to see him in a wake of sympathy with Khurram S/o. Ishaq aged 15 years who was seriously wounded

An Open Letter:
Thousands of miles away from Pakistan, I watched on electronic media that one leading Muslim cleric is pressing to ensure justice for a minor disabled Christian girl Rimsha Masih who was arrested under blasphemy on August 17, 2012, in capital city Islamabad; It looked amazing and ve

Lahore: September 3, 2012. (Pervez Yousaf) A special prayer service for the release of 11 years old mentally challenged Christian girl Rimsha at St. Joseph’s Church, Sarfraz Rafiqui Road Lahore Cantt. Fr. Pascal Paulus OP vice provincial of the Dominican order was the main celebrant while Fr. Franc

London: September 3, 2012. (PCP) Rimsha is a Christian minor who has been accused of blasphemy by supposedly burning pages of Koranic verses. She has been held in prison since the accusation was made against her two weeks ago. Her family says she has Down’s syndrome.
Her case was due to be heard o