A five-member delegation from the United Christian Forum (UCF) met with the chairman of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) on September 21 in New Delhi to present their concerns regarding the persecution of Christians. NCM requests detailed report on Christian violence incidents; hopeful yet realistic outlook prevails.
The gathering brought together 200 plus urban pastors, heads of Christian institutions, and leaders from across India. The event was based on the theme: "Seeking the Peace and Prosperity of the City-Nation," (Jeremiah 29:7).
A 40-year-old Catholic priest, who faced a police complaint for a social media post decrying violence against Christian tribals in Manipur, was found dead in a cemetery and believed to have died by suicide.
Since January of this year, 525 violent incidents against Christians have been documented in 23 different states in India, according to United Christian Forum (UCF). Compared to the total of 505 instances for the prior year, it is much higher.
Christian in Uttar Pradesh have voiced grave alarm after nearly 25 believers, including pastors, were arrested in the previous week over supposed "conversion" efforts by authorities.
A single-judge bench of the Allahabad High Court ruled that activities such as distributing the Bible, promoting education for children and providing “good teachings” do not constitute “allurement” under Uttar Pradesh's unlawful conversion law.
U.N. experts have appealed to Indian government over the ongoing violence in Manipur, which has left 187 dead, 70,000 displaced and hundreds of churches destroyed amid ethnic and religious tensions.
Five Christian organisations from Nagaland have written to President Draupadi Murmu urging her to cease more than four months of sectarian unrest in Manipur.
In a recent development, the Supreme Court has provided interim protection from arrest to the Chairman of the Broadwell Christian Hospital Society in Fatehpur district, Uttar Pradesh, amidst allegations of forceful religious conversion.
Recent events in Manipur have sent shockwaves through the legal community and sparked concerns about the safety of legal professionals and the integrity of the legal system.
In the remote Kandhamal district of Odisha, a remarkable transformation has taken place over the past 15 years, turning a history of tragedy into a story of resilience and faith.
In the morning of August 20, while the Christians were engaged in prayer inside Siyyon Prathna Bhawan in the Tahirpur area, a few individuals wielding loudspeakers forcibly entered the premises.
