Freedom of Religion and Belief
Persecution of Christians and religious minorities: Report UK Parliament (22.02.2022) – https://bit.ly/3smM6fV – India is a multi-faith democracy, with a majority Hindu population. According to 2011 census data, 79.80% of the population of India is Hindu,...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Indian group asks bishops to take stand on anti-Christian violence By Nirmala Carvalho Crux Now (21.01.2022)- https://bit.ly/3FX8iR5 – A group of religious sisters and brothers in India is calling on the country’s Catholic bishops to make their voices...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
2021 “the most violent year” for Christians in India Agenzia Fides (04.01.2022) – https://bit.ly/3JU2nzo- The year 2021 ended as the most violent year in history for Christians in India, recording 486 episodes of violence and hatred that shook the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Indian Christians fear attacks or jail over conversions By Imran Qureshi BBC (20.12.2021) – https://bbc.in/3petmxy – One Sunday in October, Pastor Somu Avaradhi got a shock when he entered his church in Hubballi city in the southern Indian state of...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
By CSW’s Asia Team leader FORB in full (26.04.2021) – https://bit.ly/3vvRPPf – In 2014, months after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came into power, Praveen Togadia, the former President of the Visha Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Council [VHP]), said that...