Published by guest on October 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
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
Published by Balakrishnan Baskaran on May 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
The first quarter of 2019 witnessed at least 81 independently verifiable instances of violence meted out to Christians across India. Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh recorded the highest number of incidents with a count of 19, 15 and 12 incidents respectively. The total tally of incidents from Uttar Pradesh alone in 2018 was 104… Continue reading
Published by Balakrishnan Baskaran on | Uncategorized
In January 2016, Pastor Balu Saste, his wife, son, and eleven members of his congregation were violently attacked with sticks and rods by a mob of religious extremists in a small village in Madhya Pradesh. Pastor Balu Saste and his wife are visually impaired and live on a meager grant of Rs. 500/- per month… Continue reading
Published by Balakrishnan Baskaran on | Uncategorized
In Coimbatore, a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Christian meetings are regularly given closure orders by religious extremist groups on the pretext of “noise and disturbances” caused to the community. On December 9, 2017, a peaceful pre-Christmas gathering was disrupted by an outraged religious outfit led by a local leader of a… Continue reading