More than 30 Christians were injured in a brutal mob attack during a peaceful prayer gathering in Odisha's Malkangiri district, with no arrests made nearly two weeks after the incident, according to multiple rights groups and local sources.
...continue reading this storyMore than a month after coordinated attacks on Easter Sunday by Hindu nationalist groups, several Christian churches in Gujarat remain closed, exposing a rising tide of religious persecution even as India experiences significant Christian revival over the past two decades.
...continue reading this storyPastor Praveen Pagadala, one of India’s most well-known Christian evangelists, has been found dead under alleged suspicious circumstances in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, Worthy News learned Wednesday. He was 46.
...continue reading this storyChristians have appealed for prayers after the chief minister of India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh announced plans to impose the death penalty on those convicted “of forced or fraudulent religious conversions.”
...continue reading this storyHindu nationalist mobs attacked three churches in Southern India Sunday night, leaving the local Christian communities distraught, a leading Christian advocate group reported.
...continue reading this storyAuthorities in northeast India are under pressure after at least tens of thousands of Christians protested against the expected implementation of an “anti-conversion” law that they say unfairly targets the Christian minority.
...continue reading this storyIn 2024, Christians in India experienced significant levels of violence and discrimination, with 640 reported cases, a surge in cases since 2014, according to the Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Religious Liberty Commission (EFIRLC).
...continue reading this storyMore than 10 Christians were recently arrested in various regions of Uttar Pradesh, a northern state in India, on charges of illegal religious conversions under the Uttar Pradesh Unlawful Religious Conversion Prohibition Act, according to a prominent Christian persecution advocacy group.
...continue reading this storySome 50 Christians were attacked during a Sunday service in western India, the latest in a series of attacks targeting churches in the mainly Hindu nation, Worthy News learned Wednesday.
...continue reading this storyChristian couple in India’s Uttar Pradesh state has been sentenced to five years in prison for 'attempting to convert' Hindus to Christ in violation of the state’s anti-conversion law, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports.
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