India:36 Christians arrested after Hindu radicals lock 100 congregants in church

Radicalized Hindus in India’s Uttar Pradesh state on Thursday locked a congregation of 100 Christians in their church and then had 36 of them arrested and jailed on alleged forced conversion charges, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

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Christians Fear India State’s Conversion Law

Christians fear devoted believers in northern India may face up to 10 years imprisonment if they are caught evangelizing among non-Christians.

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India: Brutally beaten pastor faces eviction amid continuing Hindu extremist persecution

A Christian pastor who is still recovering after Hindu extremists beat him almost to death in India’s Madhya Pradesh state in January is now facing eviction after his assailants told his landlord to throw him out of his home, Morning Star News (MSN) re…

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India: Senior Pastor murdered in his home by Hindu radicals

Five suspected Hindu nationalists broke into the home of a senior church leader pastor in India’s Chhattisgarh state on Thursday and murdered him, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

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India: Persecuted Christians vulnerable as Hindu nationalist party wins state elections

Christians and other faith groups in India are at risk of suffering even more intense harassment and persecution as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won commanding victories in 4 key state elections on March…

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India: Pastor attacked as Hindu persecution of Christians continues

As the harassment and persecution of Christians in India by Hindu nationalists continues to intensify, a pastor in Delhi was violently attacked last month by a mob accusing him of forcing Hindus to convert to Christianity, International Christian Conce…

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