Freedom of Religion and Belief
INDIA: Bangladeshi embassy attacked amid rising anti-minority sentiment CSW (10.12.2024) – Hindu extremists vandalised the Bangladeshi embassy compound in Agartala, Tripura State, India on 2 December to protest the arrest of a Hindu priest in Bangladesh amid...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
INDIA: Christians banned from eight villages in Chhattisgarh State CSW (28.11.2024) – Eight village councils (panchayats) in the Sukma District of India’s Chhattisgarh State passed a joint resolution on 17 November that prohibits any Christians from staying in...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
INDIA: Archbishops criticize remarks on Christian missionaries by Tamil Nadu governor By Nirmala Carvalho Crux Now (18.09.2024) – Catholic groups in the Tamil Nadu state in India say statements by the governor is pushing “false propaganda” about the Church. The...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
INDIA: Mob attacks Christian families in a village of Chhattisgarh State CSW (28.08.2024) – A mob of over 200 people attacked 18 Christian families in Iradaha village in the Kanker district of India’s Chhattisgarh State on 20 August. The attack took place at...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
INDIA: 12th state plans law to criminalize conversions UCA News (23.06.2024) – Yet another Indian state has announced plans to enact a draconian anti-conversion law, which is often used to harass Christians in the country. The pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party...