Pastor Praveen Pagadala, a renowned Christian evangelist and apologist, has been found dead under suspicious circumstances in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, weeks after expressing concerns for his safety.
Nearly 200,000 Christians gathered in a village in Arunachal Pradesh, a northeastern Indian state, to protest the impending implementation of an anti-conversion law. The legislation, criticized as a tool for targeting the Christian community, is set to be enforced following a directive from the state’s High Court.
A Christian couple in India convicted of forcible conversion despite lack of evidence and sentenced to five years in prison have won bail while they appeal, sources said.
A Christian couple in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, who were sentenced to five years in prison for alleged attempted conversion, have been released on bail. Christians maintain that the evidence presented in court did not substantiate the charges of conversion, but their acquittal is expected to take a long time.
Fifty Christians were attacked during a Sunday service in Rajasthan state in western India, when a group of about 200 people stormed a church building in Bikaner city. Several attendees sustained injuries after being struck with iron rods, and the assailants vandalized the property before police arrived.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to India after meeting President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., Christian leaders in India remain uncertain whether the U.S. president discussed ongoing attacks on minority communities with Modi during the visit.
Manipur has not been dealt a just hand, but that should never be an excuse — for them or Christians anywhere — to repay evil for evil.
A Christian couple in India has been sentenced to five years in prison under Uttar Pradesh's "anti-conversion" law, reportedly the first sentence of its kind in the country.
A Christian woman in central India suffered a miscarriage this month after tribal relatives who practice traditional religion beat and strangled her, sources said.
A Christian pastor and his wife have been released on bail after spending 20 months in an Indian prison, highlighting the ongoing persecution of Christians under anti-conversion laws that have led to the detention of more than 1,000 believers across the country.
