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Main suspect behind Sri Lanka Easter churches’ deaths arrested

India: Eight Christians acquitted of kidnapping and forced conversion

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Christians in Africa face ‘explosion’ in violence, senior church leader says

Tag: Tamil Nadu

India briefs: recent incidents of persecution

April 30, 2012 India Andhra Pradesh, BJP, Hyderabad, India, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Odisha, Pentecostals, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Vishva Hindu Parishad

India briefs: recent incidents of persecution

About 100 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers led by A. Raja and another identified only as Chidambaram on April 21 beat 15 Christians for proclaiming Christ in Paganeri, Shivagangai. The Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) reported that the Hindu extremists beat them, burned their Bibles and tracts, seized their . . . Read More

India Briefs: Recent Incidents of Persecution

December 30, 2011 India Andhra Pradesh, Bangalore, Hindu nationalism, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Pentecostals, RSS, Tamil Nadu

India Briefs: Recent Incidents of Persecution

Police arrested a Christian after Hindu extremists on Dec. 22 accused him of forceful conversion in Nagarcoil. The Global Council of Indian Christians reported that Hindu extremists accused Sagaya Dass of forceful conversion after he and students from SP Hindu College organised a Christmas program. The extremists filed a police . . . Read More