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Police arrest 7 Christians in India after alleged anti-conversion law violation
Just before Christmas, police have arrested seven Christians in Uttar Pradesh, India, following a complaint that they made derogatory comments against Hindu deities, according
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Ahead of Christmas, Christian villagers told to leave homes in state in India
MUMBAI, India – Christian families in a village in India say they feel uncertain about Christmas celebrations amid local pressure from Hindu nationalists. The tensions
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Report on Manipur Violence Book Released in Delhi, Highlights State-Sponsored Ethnic Cleansing
In a solemn and intellectually charged atmosphere, scholars, book lovers, and concerned citizens gathered for the release of the book "Report on the Manipur
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Indian pastor, four others arrested for alleged conversion
Five Christians, including a pastor, have been arrested in a northern Indian state under a sweeping anti-conversion law after hardline Hindu activists objected to
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Indian church leaders plead for protection amid ‘relentless attacks’ on Christians
Bangalore, India The Christian leadership of Assam in northeast India has expressed “deep concern over relentless attacks on the Christian community” in the state ruled
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How India’s Christian Organizations Are Battling Misinformation
In recent years, misinformation has led to severe consequences for Christians in India, including violence, social unrest and even death. An example occurred in May
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100 Christians banned from villages in India if they don’t denounce faith
CHHATTISGARH, India (BP) – At least 40 members of New Bethesda Jesus Tribal Ministry in Michwar Village remain sheltered at the church two weeks
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Rajasthan Anti-Conversion Bill: 10-year jail term, Rs 5 lakh compensation and more
The BJP-led Rajasthan government on Monday cleared a bill to curb religious conversions by force, fraud or inducement. The bill, which introduces stringent measures
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Hindu organizations seek FIR against Navsari teacher & his wife over religious conversion allegations
Navsari; A video allegedly showing a teacher from the Seventh Day School in Navsari’s Vejalpore area, along with his wife, encouraging religious conversions, is
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Christians banned from 8 villages in India’s Chhattisgarh state
In the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, eight village councils have passed a resolution that bans Christians from staying in their villages, requiring them
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The Political Earthquake Amidst Manipur’s Religious Rift – OpEd
The violence in Manipur, India, has brought the growing tide of religious persecution in the country to the forefront. Since May 2023, the state
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India: How anti-conversion laws are fine-tuned to allow policing of Christians
In July, more than two years after a Christian prayer service at his home was raided by police, a court in Uttar Pradesh in
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Ethnoreligious Violence Continues to Rock India’s Manipur State
Recent weeks have seen a spike in ethnoreligious violence in northeastern India’s Manipur state after a period of relative calm. Widespread unrest tore through the
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Christians Increasingly Face Persecution Throughout India
India (International Christian Concern) — In 23 of India’s 28 states, Christians endure discrimination and violence daily, according to a report by the
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Fresh violence erupts in Manipur, India, as Christian-Hindu tensions escalate
Twenty people have died in the past two weeks as ethnoreligious violence resurges in India's northeastern state of Manipur, where Christians and Hindus remain
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Protect America: Block Tulsi Gabbard as US Director of National Intelligence
FIACONA EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER THE APPOINTMENT OF TULSI GABBARD AS US DIRECTOR OF US NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE Please sign on to this petition that FIACONA board
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Christians appeal Indian govt to restore peace in Manipur
A Christian ecumenical body has urged India’s federal government to restore peace in Manipur state, where life was disrupted by the latest bout of
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Violence against Christians remain high in India, only 47 FIRs registered out of 673 reported incidents
Incidents of violence against Christians in India remain high, with 673 incidents reported on the United Christian Forum (UCF) helpline by the end of
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Christians denied place in Indian state’s minorities panel
The western Indian Maharashtra state did not include a Christian representative in the state panel meant to safeguard the interests of religious minorities, which
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Overseas Funding Blocked for Christian Orgs’ Alleged Conversion Activities
India (International Christian Concern) — After the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power at the national level in 2014, many large
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Six killed as violence escalates in India’s Manipur
Six bodies of women and children were recovered as ethnic violence escalated between indigenous Christians and Meitei Hindus in India’s strife-torn Manipur state. Several churches
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Protect America: Block Tulsi Gabbard As Director of National Intelligence
Appointment of former US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence represents a direct threat to our country's national security. Gabbard has been
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US Congressional Research Service Report Explores India’s Worsening Religious Freedoms
New Delhi: Highlighting India’s worsening human rights records, a new Congressional Research Service report notes differing views among US policymakers and analysts on addressing
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India’s retiring chief justice teaches minorities a lesson
The Chief Justice of India Dr. Dhananjay Yashwant Chandrachud retired at the weekend, teaching civil society and religious minorities a valuable lesson — don’t
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Fresh violence may derail peace process in India’s Manipur
A Church leader in India’s Manipur has expressed concern that the latest killings in a fierce gunfight between tribal Kuki militants and security forces
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Talk of anti-conversion law in Maharashtra worries church leaders
MUMBAI: For the minority Christian community in Maharashtra, the election offers difficult choices, especially after home minister Amit Shah’s statement that a BJP govt
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India’s New Right traces RSS speeding up reconversions of Christians into Hindu faith in Meghalaya
Guwahati: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) through several of its offshoots have sped up reconversions of Christians into Hindu indigenous faith in Meghalaya, a
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Indian Christians refute Hindu leader’s drug-trade claim
Christians have condemned a claim by the leader of a Hindu organization that Christian churches are at the center of the drug trade in
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Police Watch as Mob Attacks 14 Christians in Chhattisgarh
India (International Christian Concern) — As police officers watched, hundreds of people attacked 14 Christians on Oct. 30 in Chhattisgarh, India, after they defied