Rhoda Jatau, the Christian healthcare worker who has been detained since May 2022 on blasphemy charges, has lost her legal bid to have the case against her thrown out. The ruling is a huge disappointment for Rhoda, her family and all her supporters.

The Christian Kuki-Zo community in Manipur is in the throes of an escalating humanitarian crisis. Communal tensions lasting more than six months have resulted in widespread violence, leaving at least 146 dead and displacing over 41,000.

Haider Ali, a 16-year-old Pakistani Muslim, has been freed on bail after three years in prison on blasphemy charges. Haider is one of thousands of people, both Christian and Muslim, to have been prosecuted under Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws. 

A pregnant woman, her husband and their one-year-old daughter are among the nearly 700 Christians who have been imprisoned across India this year on charges of forcibly converting Hindus to Christianity. Most of them have been released on bail thanks to legal aid provided by CSI’s local partner, but threats to Indian Christians are increasing as the May 2024 election draws nearer.