In the midst of an intensifying diplomatic dispute between India and Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finds himself treading unfamiliar waters, striving to reinforce ties with India even as relations plunge to an unprecedented low.
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).
After a 48-hour bandh early last week in Imphal valley against the arrest of five Meitei youth for possessing firearms, an Imphal court recently granted bail to the five.
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.
A Christian orphanage in central India has been denied a renewal of its permit to receive foreign charitable funds, intensifying concerns about religious freedom and governmental oversight in the country.
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.
To misrepresent the Christian virtue of charity and to use it as a tool to attack Christians and curb their religious freedom on the pretext of implementing law and order is simply an authoritarian and anti-democratic act of state violence.
Three men belonging to the Kuki-Zo tribe were ambushed and killed between the villages of Ireng and Karam Vaiphei in Kanggui area of Kangpokpi district on September 12 morning.
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.
While Manipur continues to report violence, death and vandalism, 16 Manipur boys out of the team of 23 players made India proud by lifting the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) under-16 champion trophy in Thimphu, Bhutan.
