Catholic Nuns Arrested at Train Station in Chhattisgarh July 29, 2025 — 7/29/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Two Catholic nuns were arrested on July 25 at Durg train station in Chhattisgarh, India, on charges of conversion and human trafficking. A young...
A Haven of Hope Amid Great Despair July 25, 2025 — 7/25/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Not long ago, 7-year-old Fatima desperately needed an escape from the daily violence at her home in a remote village in India’s Telangana state. ...
India’s Supreme Court Tells State to Pause Provisions of Anti-Conversion LawJuly 23, 2025 — 7/23/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — While hearing a challenge to amendments in Uttar Pradesh’s anti-conversion law on July 16, India's Supreme Court asked the state’s government to pause the...
Christian Family Banned from Indian Village for Refusing to Convert to HinduismJuly 23, 2025 — 7/23/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — For years, Vikram, his wife, and their five children faithfully followed Jesus in their Hindu-majority village in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Then, suddenly,...
Christian Santals: A Minority within a MinorityJuly 22, 2025 — 7/22/2025 Bangladesh (International Christian Concern) — Although the original homeland of the Santal people remains open to conjecture, they now reside in several countries in South Asia where they are...
Christians Continue to Lose Property Rights in South AsiaJuly 14, 2025 — 7/14/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Christians’ property rights and access to land in the South Asian nations of India, Nepal, and Pakistan continue to erode. In India, damage to...
Indian State Plans to Demolish Hundreds of ‘Unauthorized’ Church StructuresJuly 14, 2025 — 7/14/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Within six months, the government of Maharashtra in India is planning to investigate and demolish hundreds of churches that it claims are unauthorized structures,...
Legislator Puts Bounty on Evangelists in IndiaJuly 7, 2025 — 7/7/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — A legislator belonging to the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the party ruling Maharashtra state in India, put out a bounty on evangelists who allegedly visit...
Beyond the Grave: Why Counting Christian Persecution Incidents Is Harder Than Counting Deaths July 3, 2025 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow In 2025, Christian persecution continues to be a sobering reality for millions across the globe. However, despite widespread awareness and advocacy, accurately measuring this persecution remains...
Hindu Nationalist Mob Attacks 20 Christian Families in OdishaJune 30, 2025 — 6/30/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — A mob of hundreds of Hindu nationalists brutally attacked 20 Christian families on June 21 as they ate lunch together in the Malkangiri district...
Study Reveals Number of Daily Attacks Against Christians in India June 24, 2025 — 6/24/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — A new report claims that, on average, at least two attacks against Christians occur in India daily. The United Christian Forum (UCF) recently announced...
Restoring What the Flames StoleJune 20, 2025 — 06/20/2025 India (International Christian Concern) – When Sanjay, his wife, and their two sons put their trust in Christ five years ago in India, they knew they were making a decision...
Hindu Extremists Attack Christian Wedding June 16, 2025 — 6/16/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — A Christian wedding party was brutally attacked by Hindu nationalists on the evening of June 11, causing severe injuries to many people and extensive damage...
Christian Officer’s Dismissal Upheld June 10, 2025 — 6/10/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — In a recent judgment, the Delhi High Court upheld the dismissal of a Christian army officer by the Indian Army for his refusal to participate...
Pressing On: Rural Pastor Finds Way to Take the Gospel Further in India June 4, 2025 — 6/4/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — To move the needle and drive the stitching process, Pastor Raju peddles the treadle sewing machine all day to provide for his family. Parallel...
Christians Throughout India Set to Protest Persecution on June 9 June 2, 2025 — 6/2/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — The Rashtriya Christian Morcha, or the National Christian Front (NCF), organized nationwide protests that will occur on June 9 throughout India in response to the...
