US watchdog flags deteriorating religious freedom globally on 25th anniversary of key law
The US State Department designate 17 nations as "Countries of Particular Concern" (CPCs) for engaging in or tolerating severe violations of religious freedom.
The US State Department designate 17 nations as "Countries of Particular Concern" (CPCs) for engaging in or tolerating severe violations of religious freedom.
The Supreme Court of India has extended the stay on the criminal trial against the Tamil Nadu state president of over alleged hate speech remarks made against Christians in October 2022.
India's Christian minority community faced an escalating number of attacks, disruptions of religious gatherings, and legal cases across multiple states, highlighting the continued challenges to freedom of religion in the world's largest democracy.
In the footage, reportedly captured during a Hanuman Jayanti event on April 24 at Patel Chowk in Durg, Sen is seen making inflammatory remarks about "slitting throats" of those involved in religious conversions.
In a landmark ruling, the High Court of Chhattisgarh has upheld the right of religious minorities to bury their deceased according to their faith and traditions.
As the world's second-most populous country prepares to vote, India's Christians will be joining together in prayer and fasting as they ask for God's guidance and protection in a nation that is increasingly hostile to their faith.
It is election season in India and political parties are making an aggressive push to court the influential Christian minority vote in states where it matters.
Not a single ballot was cast in six north-eastern districts as residents boycotted the vote, demanding the creation of a new separate state.
The decision comes after presiding officers reported incidents of mob violence, gunfire and destroyed Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) at some polling stations.
The stage is set for a high-stakes battle as India's mammoth 2024 Lok Sabha elections got underway on 19 April with the first phase of voting across 21 states and 102 constituencies.
Violence has broken out again in Manipur, giving rise to concerns about more loss of life as India's general elections got underway on Friday.
A powerful portrait of communal harmony unfolded in Kerala this week when a Christian church opened its premises to allow Muslim worshippers to hold their Eid prayers.