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Islamist Hardliners Push for Additional Punishment Against Christian Woman Already Sentenced to Death on Blasphemy Charges

5 NOVEMBER 2025  – ISLAMABAD   |  Today, the Islamabad High Court heard the case of Shagufta Kiran, a Christian mother of four who was sentenced to death in September 2024 under Section 295-C of Pakistan’s Penal Code (blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad). Although the trial court had acquitted Shagufta of other blasphemy-related charges under Sections

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Jubilee Campaign Joins the Religious Liberty Partnership ‘Voices for Justice’ Initiative on its First Project: #ReleaseThe7

22 AUGUST 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. | Six years ago, the United Nations General Assembly inaugurated the annual International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, citing concerns about “continuing acts of intolerance” and “the increasing number and intensity of such incidents” which disproportionately target faith minority communities across

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Jubilee Campaign Welcomes Long Overdue Acquittal of Pakistani Christian Prisoner of Conscience Anwar Kenneth

25 JUNE 2025 – ISLAMABAD   |   For a quarter-century, Pakistani Christian and former Punjab Fisheries Department official, Anwar Kenneth, languished on death row as a result of a gross miscarriage of justice; still, he remained hopeful for his eventual freedom. This sentiment was shared by his family members, including his octogenarian elder sister who wished

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Panelists Expose Abuses against Faith Minority Women and Girls at Congressional Briefing “Gendered Persecution: Targets of Forced Conversion”

20 JUNE 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C | Last week, Jubilee Campaign was privileged to co-host the congressional briefing, “Gendered Persecution: Targets of Forced Conversion” alongside our partners, Coptic Solidarity and Canadian Yazidi Association. This relevant and timely event emphasized the plight of faith minority women and girls in Egypt, Pakistan, Iraq, and the MENA region,

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Persecution of Christian converts and other Religious Minorities in Yemen Raised at UN Human Rights Council

5 March 2025 | Geneva, Switzerland – Jubilee Campaign and National Council of Minorities in Yemen call for an end to the religious persecution and torture of religious minorities in Yemen, as Yemeni Waleed Ayaash takes the floor at the UN Human Rights Council. The statement recognises the suffering of the Yemeni people, who are, “suffering

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