India: Uttar Pradesh Pastor Arrested, Detained for Allegedly Converting Hindus to Christianity

Posted on Nov 23, 2023 in Christian Persecution, Christian Persecution - Asia, ChristianPersecution, India, JesusChrist

Police in India’s Uttar Pradesh state raided a house church last month, arresting the pastor and detaining him for several weeks on suspicion of converting Hindus to Christianity, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

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India: Three Christians detained on anti-conversion charges in Uttar Pradesh state

Posted on Nov 1, 2023 in Christian Persecution, Christian Persecution - Asia, India

Three Christian men in India’s Uttar Pradesh state were imprisoned last week on false charges of forcibly converting Hindus to Christianity, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. 

India: 18 more pastors arrested in Uttar Pradesh state

Posted on Oct 19, 2023 in Christian Persecution, Christian Persecution - Asia, India

Eighteen more pastors were arrested in India’s Uttar Pradesh state last week, on false charges of forcibly converting Hindus to Christianity, CBN News reports.

India: Christians face intensified persecution, imprisonment

Posted on Oct 17, 2023 in Christian Persecution, Christian Persecution - Asia, India

The International Christian Concern (ICC) aid organization reports that Christians in India’s Uttar Pradesh state are on high alert; emboldened by upcoming state elections, radicalized Hindus have intensified their attacks on believers, imprisoning a greater number of them. 

India: Radical Hindus attack, hospitalize Christians in Chhattisgarh state

Posted on Oct 16, 2023 in Christian Persecution, Christian Persecution - Asia, India

Radical Hindu nationalists attacked a group of newly Christian believers in India’s Chhattisgarh state recently, causing a number of victims to be rushed to hospital, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Ruled by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, India ranks 11 on the US Open Doors World Watch List 2023 of top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.

India: More than 500 attacks Hindu nationalist attacks against Christians recorded in 2023

Posted on Sep 25, 2023 in Christian Persecution, Christian Persecution - Asia, India

There have been 525 attacks by Hindu nationalists against Christians across India this year alone, Christian Today (CT) reports. Ruled by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, India ranks 11TH on the US Open Doors World Watch List 2023 of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.