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2009 Gojra riots
The 2009 Gojra riots were a series of attacks targeting Christians in Gojra town in Punjab province of Pakistan.〔(6 killed in Pakistan as Muslims burn Christian homes ), CNN, 2009-08-01〕 These resulted in the deaths of eight Christians including four women and a child.〔(Pakistan Christians die in unrest ), BBC, 2009-08-01〕
==Background==
Christians make up 1.6% of Pakistan's predominantly Sunni Muslim population of 160 million people. Gojra, which is located in the Toba Tek Singh District of Pakistan's Punjab province, has a relatively high number of Christians.〔 Although the two communities generally live peacefully, Muslims have intermittently targeted churches and Christians.〔(Muslims burn Christians alive in Pakistani city after rumour about a defaced Koran sparked riots ), Daily Mail, 2009-08-01〕 Minorities also face intimidation at the hands of discriminatory laws, including a blasphemy law that carries the death penalty for using derogatory language against Islam, the Qur'an and Muhammad.〔 The law is often misused to settle personal scores and rivalries.〔(Troops patrol Pakistani city after riots kill 8 ), Associated Press, 2009-08-02〕 These attacks came less than a month after a mob attacked 100 houses belonging to Christians in Kasur District of Pakistan, destroying many of them and injuring many people after a blasphemy charge.〔(At least 8 killed in Muslim-Christian clashes in E Pakistan ), Xinhua News Agency, 2009-08-01〕 According to Nadeem Anthony, a member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, there is a link between violence against Christians and the US-led war in Afghanistan. Joseph Francis of the Christian Nationalist Part stated that the Muslim mob in Gojra had been incited with hate-speech that called Christians "America's dogs", he added since "9/11, we've felt a lot more at risk.〔 Islamic militants in Pakistan target other minority groups as well, including Shias and Ahmadiyya Muslims, groups they consider heretics. According to Minority Rights Group International, Pakistan had the world's highest increase of threats against minorities last year and was ranked the sixth most dangerous country for minorities overall.〔(Pakistan's Christians protest lack of protection after deadly rampage ), The Christian Science Monitor, 2009-08-03〕 Pakistan was ranked after Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Burma.〔(Pakistani Christians: Police did not stop carnage ), Associated Press, 2009-08-03〕
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