Tag: Religious Persecution
Year in Review: 2021 most violent year for Christians in India
Not only Christians, who comprise a little over two percent of the population, but also Muslims are on the receiving end of religious attacks
Year in Review: The state of religious freedom around the world
ACN called attention to the rise in religious persecution worldwide and deplored the growing intolerance for Christian beliefs in the West
Court in Pakistan returns custody of 14-year-old girl to Christian family
An estimated 1,000 women and girls from Pakistan’s Hindu and Christian community are forcibly converted to Islam every year
Vietnamese police disrupt Christmas celebration of Montagnard Christians
The authorities have accused the church of wanting to overthrow the government, though church members deny the allegation
Church in India’s Haryana state vandalized, Holy Redeemer image destroyed
The church, a historic building dating back to 1843, was found desecrated and an image of Jesus broken
India restricts foreign funding for Mother Teresa charity
The Indian Home Ministry said that on December 25 the renewal of the charity's license to receive funding from abroad had been "refused"
Christian clergymen, places of worship targeted under Myanmar’s junta
At least five Christian clergymen have been killed and four others are in detention in Myanmar
Vietnamese police arrest followers of religious group during founder’s funeral
Founded in 1989, the Duong Van Minh religion promotes the removal of old and costly funeral customs
No place to pray: Muslim worshippers under pressure in India
Modi's election emboldened hardline groups who see India as a Hindu nation and its Muslim minority as potentially dangerous outsiders
Report finds rising anti-Christian violence in India
Christians faced persecution in 21 of the country’s 28 states, said the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need