Tag: Indian Christians

Protests erupt in Goa as Subhash Velingkar’s offensive remarks on St. Francis Xavier spark outrage

Provocative statements threaten the harmony of Goa’s diverse communities, igniting protests, demands for accountability and arrest; Church condemns the hurtful statement made by former RSS chief, raises calls for peace

Criminalising ‘Conversions’!

On 1 July 2024, Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal of...

Allahabad HC’s recent judgement dubbed “saffron-tinged”, “fuelling fear among Christians,” says United Christian Forum

Raising a crucial question of whether “majoritarianism” is creeping into judicial pronouncements, the UCF, in a statement issued on July 4 has critiqued a July 1 judgement of the Allahabad HC that has made pronouncements on “conversions”

The Hug of a Humbug!

Few will not remember Judas Iscariot and the role he played...

Hoardings with Modi & Pope crop up, Bandra residents question MLA Ashish Shelar

Never to miss an opportunity to appease Catholics who are unlikely to forget the death of former Jesuit and icon, Stan Swamy, controversial BJP MLA from Bandra, Ashish Shelar hasout up several hoardings of the Pope with prime minister, Narendra Modi

Odisha sees bomb hurled at church in Cuttack

A bomb was thrown at the Baptist Church in Cuttack. Although no one was injured, this is second alarming incident of a bomb being hurled at a religous minoity’s site of worship in Odisha, as cases of vigilante violence against religious minorities seem to continue.

‘Persecution’ of Christians in India: US church seeks White House sanctions

Delegates to the April 2024 United Methodist Church (UMC)...

Mob attacks Christian school in Telangana, principal gets beaten and is forcibly applied tilak

A case has been filed against school authorities after a mob in Mancherial district of Telangana attacked the Christian school after a video was shared online stating that the school principal did not allow Hindu students to wear their religious clothing.

Sharp increase in violence against Christians, 161 incidents of violence in 75 days of 2024

The report by the United Christian Forum (UCF) has documented 161 incidents and highlighted that burial rights denied to families even as fabricated cases have seen over 100 Indian Christians arrested

Indian Christian community faces persistent attacks in first 10 days in 2024

Persistent assaults on Christian institutions and gatherings spark concern as right-wing Hindutva groups allege forced conversions which has led to arrests and tensions in multiple districts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

Amidst festive cheer, India’s Christian community confronts prejudice and intolerance

From Manipur to Delhi, Christians look back, with CJP, at the year that was 2023, reflecting with pain and regret, living amidst discrimination and violence

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