INDIA – Police Force Indian Pastor to Stop Worshipping at Home
Faithwire | Andrea Morris | September 22, 2020 Police in northern India told a pastor to stop worshipping inside his home and forced him to sign a document assuring that…
INDIA – Pastor in Northern India Severely Beaten by Mob of Extremists
International Christian Concern | August 26, 2020 On August 21, Pastor Prasanna Kumar, whose name has been changed for security reasons, was attacked and brutally beaten by radical Hindu nationalists…
INDIA – Hard-line Hindu Relatives Threaten to Kill Christian’s Children in Uttar Pradesh, India
Morning Star News | June 19, 2020 His father away from home due in part to coronavirus travel restrictions, a 12-year-old boy in Uttar Pradesh, India heard relatives angry at…
INDIA – Pastor says life becoming ‘far more difficult’ for Christians amid escalating persecution
Christian Post | Leah MarieAnn Klett | March 25, 2020 A pastor in India has opened up about the deteriorating state of religious freedom in the country, revealing things are…
INDIA – Christian prayer hall dedicated to Jesus Christ attacked by Hindu radicals
Christian Post | Samuel Smith| Jan. 01, 2020 A Christian community hall in India’s predominantly Hindu West Bengal state was attacked by Hindu radicals during a launch ceremony, according to…
INDIA – Hindu Extremists Beat Pastor Unconscious in Gujarat State, India
Morning Star News | India Correspondent | Oct. 24, 2019 Hindu extremists assaulted pastor Ramesh Pargi in Dahod District, Gujarat state, India, on Oct. 22, 2019. (Morning Star News) NEW…
INDIA – Hindu radicals livestream attack on Christians to ‘make area free of Christianity’
Christian Post | Leah MarieAnn Klett |Sept. 30, 2019 Indian authorities jailed church leaders and their families after Hindu extremists disrupted a worship service, beat individuals, and livestreamed the events…
INDIA – Indian Christians Endure at Least 25 Instances of Persecution Over Christmas Holiday
International Christian Concern | Jan. 17, 2019 The 2018 Christmas season was discouraging and painful for many Christian communities across India, as International Christian Concern (ICC) documented at least 25…
INDIA – Indian Christians Endure at Least 25 Instances of Persecution Over Christmas Holiday
International Christian Concern | Jan. 17, 2019 The 2018 Christmas season was discouraging and painful for many Christian communities across India, as International Christian Concern (ICC) documented at least 25…
INDIA – Mob in India Harasses Children on Way to Christmas Program
International Christian Concern | Jan. 1, 2019 On December 25, a mob of 30 Hindu radicals from the Bajrang Dal stopped four buses carrying 200 children on their way to…
INDIA – Hindu Radicals Terrorize Christian Children Attending Sunday School in Southern India
International Christian Concern | Dec. 20, 2018 On November 11, 2018, a mob of 300 Hindu radicals reportedly terrorized a group of Christian children as they attended a Sunday school…
INDIA – Christian Gathering Disbanded by Police in India’s Uttar Pradesh
International Christian Concern | Dec. 17, 2018 On November 11, a regular Christian gathering of nearly 600 people was shut down by police in Pure Pande Pululiki village, located in…
INDIA – India Continues Downward Trend in US Religious Freedom Report
International Christian Concern | Dec. 15, 2018 India continued on a downward trend in regards to religious freedom according to the U.S. State Department’s 2018 report on international religious freedom.…
INDIA – India’s Christians Relieved as Hindu Nationalists Lose Five Key State Elections
1International Christian Concern | Dec. 14, 2018 The results of five state elections have come as a massive relief for Christians and other religious minorities in India. The elections resulted…
INDIA – Indian Christians Stage Peace Rally in Varanasi Against Rising Persecution
International Christian Concern | Dec. 5, 2018 On December 1, more than 1,100 Christians staged a peace rally in Varanasi, the holy city of Hinduism, against rising levels of persecution.…
INDIA – Worship Service in Uttar Pradesh Disrupted and Threatened by Radical Mob
International Christian Concern | Dec. 4, 2018 On Sunday, December 2, a mob of 150 Hindu radicals broke into a private hall being used to conduct a Christian worship service…
INDIA – Hundreds of Christians Denied Vote in State Election in India
International Christian Concern | Nov. 29, 2018 Hundreds of Christians in India’s Madhya Pradesh state were turned away from voting booths because their names were no longer on the voter…
INDIA – Pastor Brutally Beaten for Leading Open Air Worship Services in India
International Christian Concern | Nov. 27, 2018 Earlier this month, a pastor and his congregation were severely beaten in India’s Bihar state. In addition to accusations of forced conversion, a…
INDIA – Pastor and Son Brutally Attacked by Mob in India’s Telangana State
International Christian Concern | Nov. 26, 2018 Kamareddy, a district in India’s Telangana State, has witnessed frequent attacks on Christians this year. The latest attack took place on November 9…
INDIA – Tribal Movement in India Joins Hindu Radicals to Persecute Christians
International Christian Concern | Nov. 17, 2018 A tribal movement, Advasi Ho Samaj, under the influence of Hindu extremists persuaded villagers that they must drive Christian families out of their…
NEPAL – Nepal: 4 Women Arrested for ‘Attempting to Forcefully Convert People to Christianity’
World Watch Monitor | Nov. 8, 2018 Four Christian women were arrested earlier this week in Nepal on suspicion of attempting to convert people to Christianity by force, Asia News reports.…
INDIA – Christians in India’s Assam State Concerned by Series of Attacks
International Christian Concern | November 5, 2018 Christians living in India’s northeastern state of Assam are concerned by a series of attacks on their community over the past month. Starting…
INDIA – Mob Attacks Village Prayer Meeting in Attempt to Kill Indian Pastor
International Christian Concern | Nov. 1, 2018 On October 24, a mob of Hindu radicals attacked Pastor Hanumanth Rao while conducting a prayer meeting in a Christian home in Parupalli…
INDIA – The Rising Tide of Persecution in India’s Chhattisgarh State – Part 2
International Christian Concern | Oct. 18, 2018 By ICC’s India Correspondent If you missed it, you can read Part 1 here. In the Bastar district of India’s Chhattisgarh state, Hindu radical…