Tag: Christians in India

India is ranked 10th on the World Watch List for the persecution of Christians compiled by the advocacy group Open Doors

The Religious Liberty Commission of the Evangelical Fellowship of India reported 505 incidents of attacks on Christians in 2021

An international Christian rights organization warned against what it noted as “a sharp increase in persecution” across eight states

At least 14 violent incidents and 12 cases in which Christians were reported to have been “wrongfully jailed" happened in the past weeks

There were at least 300 attacks on Christians in India in the past nine months

India, the world’s second-most populous country after China, is ranked 10th on the World Watch List for the persecution of Christians

Not only Christians, who comprise a little over two percent of the population, but also Muslims are on the receiving end of religious attacks

Christians faced persecution in 21 of the country’s 28 states, said the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need

A Catholic priest in India said that Indian Christians will never be safe under Prime Minister Modi’s government

Rights group International Christian Concern said some churches in the state’s Belagavi District have even canceled Sunday gatherings