By guest on January 8th 2021
There were 28 incidents of violence against Christians reported in December 2020 with most number of incidents reported from the state of Uttar Pradesh where 11 incidents were reported, followed by 5 incidents in Chhattisgarh and 4 incidents each in Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh. The nature of incidents ranged from severe physical assault to… Continue reading
By guest on December 10th 2020
A total of 23 incidents were reported in the month of November, 2020, with 7 incidents being reported from the state of Uttar Pradesh and 5 from Chhattisgarh. The nature of incidents ranged from severe physical assaults to complaints against pastors of conducting religious conversions. For instance, on 15th November, 2020, as the prayer service… Continue reading
By guest on November 13th 2020
Twenty-five incidents of harassment and violence against Christians have been reported in the month of October 2020. The most number of incidents were reported in Uttar Pradesh where 12 incidents were reported, followed by 4 incidents in Chhattisgarh and 3 incidents in Jharkhand. A rising trend that calls for concern is the frequent arrests and… Continue reading
By guest on October 16th 2020
The month of September 2020 saw 26 incidents, with Jharkhand taking the lead with 5 incidents, followed by 4 incidents each in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. One of the most striking examples of faith based persecution was seen in the State of Chhattisgarh. The case in point happened on 19th September, 2020. A… Continue reading
By guest on September 11th 2020
There have been 31 incidents in the month of August 2020. The most number of incidents were reported in Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh with 11 incidents each. Notably, there has been a significant rise in incidents this month as Unlock 4 comes into force. An unprecedented 18 incidents within a span of one week was… Continue reading
By guest on August 13th 2020
Fourteen incidents of violence against Christians were recorded this month with Jharkhand taking the lead with 3 incidents followed by Uttar Pradesh where 2 incidents were reported. Strikingly, out of the 14 incidents reported this month, one incident involved the commission of murder and 6 incidents involved severe physical assault wherein the Christian victims were… Continue reading
By guest on July 15th 2020
In the month of June, 2020, a total of 17 incidents were reported. Chhattisgarh took the lead with 5 incidents followed by Jharkhand where 3 incidents were reported, Maharashtra and Haryana both had two incidents each and one incident was reported each in Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The incidents this… Continue reading
By guest on June 15th 2020
In the month of May, 2020, a total of 17 incidents were reported. Chhattisgarh took the lead with 7 incidents, Jharkhand followed with 3 incidents, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar reported 2 incidents each and 1 incident each in Haryana, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh. The nature of the incidents this month included physical assault, threats and… Continue reading
By guest on May 18th 2020
On 17th of April, 2020, villagers in Mendoli in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh called a Gram Panchayat meeting attended by 200 villagers where a Christian family was also summoned. Once there, the religious heads demanded that they must renounce their faith in Christ. On refusing to do so, a mob of villagers severely assaulted them, outraged… Continue reading
By guest on October 24th 2019
Three Christians living in Bondiguda village in Sukama district of Chhattisgarh. Their neighbouring villagers displeased by the fact that these families practiced Christianity, threatened them to either leave their faith in Christ or leave the village. Following this, on May 23, 2019, a mob of villagers went to their houses and threw out their utensils… Continue reading