India: Evangelical Pastor jailed under Uttar Pradesh anti-conversion law

Posted on Feb 13, 2023 in Christian Persecution, Christian Persecution - Asia, India, jail, Uttar Pradesh

An evangelical Christian pastor in India’s Uttar Pradesh state has been in jail for three months awaiting trial on trumped-up charges of violating local anti-religious conversion legislation and other laws, Morning Star News reports. 

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India: Supreme Court orders government to investigate and establish facts in reported attacks on Christians

Posted on Sep 14, 2022 in Christian, Christian Persecution, Christian Persecution - Asia, Hindu, India, Supreme Court, Uttar Pradesh, Worthy News

In a move welcomed by Christian human rights advocates, India’s Supreme Court has ordered the Hindu nationalist government to investigate and establish the facts on the reported cases of Christians being attacked over 500 times last year, Christian Tod…

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India: Six Christian women arrested, imprisoned

Posted on Aug 9, 2022 in Bible, Christian, Christian Persecution, Christian Persecution - Asia, Hindu, India, irs, jail, Police, Pray, Uttar Pradesh, WHO, Worthy News

Six Christian women in India’s Uttar Pradesh state were charged with forcibly converting Hindus to Christianity and were imprisoned on July 30, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. With the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party in power si…

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India: Hindu nationalist police severely beat up pastor

Posted on Jun 21, 2022 in Christian Persecution, Christian Persecution - Asia, ChristianPersecution, India, Uttar Pradesh, WorthyNews

Hindu nationalist police officers in India’s Uttar Pradesh state severely beat up a pastor after arresting him for singing a hymn on the roof of his home during a family devotional in April, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

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