Tag: Religious Persecution
Amnesty International calls for end to violence, discrimination against Muslims in...
The report said discrimination against Muslims has evolved from “a rising series of mob attacks ... into government policies" against Muslims
How the Chinese Communist Party sees organized religion
Any organized religion “is perceived as a threat,” said an expert, adding that the party is trying to “create a new type of religion”
Indian archbishop hits probe into activities of Christian missionaries
The archbishop said the government should look into the contribution of Christian missionaries in the field of education and health
Indian state of Karnataka orders probe into Christian missionaries
A member of the state legislature proposed the registration of Christian missionaries, claiming that 40 percent of churches are "unofficial"
Protesters shot dead in Bangladesh after Koran ‘desecration’
The government ordered a probe into the violence and "urged everyone to keep religious harmony, peace and security"
2 Christians shot dead in Pakistan for ‘religious reasons,’ says rights...
Witnesses said the attack was a result of a property dispute that turned religious between Christians and Muslims
Hindu radicals attack Christians attending Sunday service in India
Two Ursuline Franciscan nuns were also reported to have been harassed on the same day and forcibly taken to a police station
Interview: Indian priest acquitted of attempting ‘forcible religious conversion’
Father George Mangalapilly, an Indian priest, was recently acquitted of the alleged crime of “forcible religious conversion"
Testimony: A Catholic nun who served in Afghanistan
'We can support the [people of Afghanistan] by providing cultural and civic education to help them live as free people'
Hindu mob attacks church in northern India, 5 reported injured
The frenzied mob destroyed furniture, photographs and musical instruments while shouting slogans hailing the Hindu God Ram
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