Tag: Religious Persecution
Indian PM Modi to meet Pope Francis for first time
Christians, who account for just over two percent of the population in India, have suffered a rise in reported violent attacks
More Christian leaders in India express opposition to religious conversion bill
They said the anti-conversion bill is "discriminatory against Christians and even against Hindus"
Mosques vandalized in India in protest against Bangladesh violence
Leaders of India's minority Muslim community say they have increasingly faced attack since the Hindu nationalist party came to power in 2014
Minority groups in Bangladesh hold hunger strike to protest attacks on...
The protesters demanded justice and asked the government to put a stop to the propaganda that favored a return of sectarian violence
Authorities ‘kidnap’ Catholic bishop in China, says report
The report said the prelate was taken “for tourism,” adding that it was not the first time he was taken and made to disappear
Catholic school in India’s Madhya Pradesh state ordered to install Hindu...
The Hindu groups gave the priest 15 days starting on October 25 to comply with the demand or face protests
Catholic archbishop criticizes India’s Christian missionary survey plan
Christians comprise 2.3% of India’s population, according to the 2011 census, making it the third-largest religion after Hinduism
Rising intolerance in India blamed for growing number of cases of...
The United Christian Forum helpline reported that it has recorded 305 incidents of violence against Christians from January to September
Religious rights groups join calls for UN action on Myanmar
The groups said the February coup has emboldened the military to further persecute Christians and Muslims
Report documents extensive grassroots policing of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
The report details the involvement of Chinese government agencies in an effort to suppress the Uyghurs and their culture
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