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Tag: India

Karnataka Becomes India’s 11th State to Enact Anti-Conversion Law


Local Christians Face Increased Violence and Threats

Catholicism, Christian, India, International Christian Concern, Persecution, Religious Freedom

BJP-Led Government in India’s Karnataka State Proposes Enactment of Anti-Conversion Law


Christians Fear Bill Will Incite Increased Anti-Christian Violence

Catholicism, Christian, Hindu, Hinduism, India, Karnataka, Persecution, Religious Freedom

Christians in India seek protection from Hindutva government


“According to the new law, the accused should prove their innocence and not the accuser.”

Aid to the Church in Need, Catholicism, Christian, Hindu, Hinduism, India, Persecution, Religious Freedom

Churches in Southern India Canceling Christmas Due to Increased Threats by Radicals


For Christians in Karnataka, this Christmas season is likely to be filled with challenges and opposition. 

Catholicism, Christian, Christmas, India, International Christian Concern, Persecution, Religious Freedom

INDIA – A Catholic school devastated by Hindu extremists


The police said investigations for vandalism are in progress.

Asia, Catholicism, Christian, Hinduism, India, Persecution, Religious Freedom

USCIRF Releases New Report about Protecting Religious Freedom Online


USCIRF’s 2021 Annual Report highlights the prevalence and impact of hate speech targeting religious communities, including in India, Pakistan, Vietnam, Nicaragua, and Turkey.

Catholicism, Christian, Human Rights, India, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Persecution, Religious Freedom, Social Media, Turkey, Vietnam

Indian Court Delays Hearing Challenge to Anti-Conversion Law


Wave of Persecution Allowed to Continue by Court Delay

Catholicism, Christian, India, Persecution, Religious Freedom

Anti-conversion law foments anti-Christian campaign in central India


Christians in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh are living in fear after radical Hindu activists stepped up a campaign for the reconversion of indigenous people.

Catholicism, Christian, India, Persecution, Religious Freedom

In India, a priest is acquitted of attempting ‘forcible religious conversion’


“They accused us of trying to convert the local people…”

Aid to the Church in Need, Catholicism, Christian, Conscience, Freedom, Hindu, Hinduism, India, Persecution, Religious Freedom

INDIA – Record of violence in a single day against Christian communities


“[S]houting slogans praising the Hindu god Ram, angry crowds beat the faithful gathered in prayer, destroyed furniture, photographs and musical instruments, devastating several halls of worship…”

Asia, Catholicism, Christian, Freedom, Hindu, Hinduism, Human Dignity, Human Rights, India, Persecution, Religious Freedom

Radical Hindu Nationalists Burn Four Christian Homes in India


Incident Sparks Memories of India’s Worst Incident of Christian Persecution

Catholicism, Christian, Hindu, India, Persecution, Religious Freedom

Pastor Beaten by Mob of Extremists in Police Station in India


Christians Fear Police Cannot Guarantee Their Safety in India

Catholicism, Christian, Hinduism, India, Persecution, Religious Freedom

Persecution Continues to Sweep Across India’s Uttar Pradesh State


Christians Unable to Worship Without Threat of Attack by Radical Hindu Nationalists

Catholicism, Christian, Hinduism, India, Persecution, Religious Freedom

Scientists Grew Tiny Tear Glands in a Dish–Then Made Them Cry


Organoids made of tear-producing cells offer chances to study, and possibly treat, eye disorders.

Bioethics, India, Stem Cells

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