India’s Supreme Court Upholds Christian Army Officer’s Dismissal December 2, 2025 — The Supreme Court of India on Nov. 25 called a Christian Indian Army officer a “misfit for the Indian Army” while declining to interfere with a regional court order upholding the termination of his services from the defense forces. The Christian officer, Lt. Samuel Kamalesan, had allegedly refused to...
Two Indian Missionaries Cited Under Anti-Conversion LawNovember 24, 2025 — Police in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan recently registered the first case under the state’s recently enacted anti-conversion legislation against two missionaries. The Christians were accused of carrying out...
Priest Rescues Christian Slaves in Pakistan November 21, 2025 — Three Christian families in Pakistan have been freed from modern-day slavery, thanks to one Argentine missionary priest and a young layman who paid for their release. Father Rico, a priest...
Christian Advocates Call for National Convention as Persecution in India Increases November 18, 2025 — Due to a sharp increase in violence against Christians in India, several advocacy organizations have called for a national convention of Christians this month to raise concerns about Christian persecution...
Punjab Organization Pushes for Anti-Conversion Law Citing Growing Christian PopulationNovember 18, 2025 — The Punjab Bachao Andolan on Nov. 12 announced plans to pursue legal measures against large-scale “illegal” conversions using “miracle cures” being done by Christian missionaries in the northern state of...
Cathedral, Catholic School Bombed in BangladeshNovember 14, 2025 — On Nov. 7, a Catholic cathedral and school in Dhaka, Bangladesh, were bombed hours before a worship event that drew bishops from across the country. A suspect on a motorbike...
India’s Supreme Court Seeks Rajasthan Response on Challenge to Anti-Conversion Law November 10, 2025 — India's Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Rajasthan government over a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the state's new anti-conversion law, which critics say violates fundamental rights...
Christians in Chhattisgarh District Organize Protest November 4, 2025 — The Christian Community in the district of Kanker in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh has planned to organize a public rally in protest of the ongoing discrimination against Christians...
Progress Without Freedom: How Global Development Has Failed to Protect Persecuted ChristiansNovember 4, 2025 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow During the past 20 years, the global development agenda has achieved remarkable progress. Tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, of people have been lifted out of extreme poverty....
From Hopeless to Hopeful October 30, 2025 — For a while, 9-year-old Badal had little interest in going to school. Coming from an economically challenged and socially discriminated community in India, Badal had lost hope of ever improving...
Christian Missionaries Attacked in Jammu, India October 27, 2025 — Eight police officers in India’s Jammu and Kashmir state were suspended for their failure to stop an attack on Christian missionaries by Hindu nationalists on Oct. 23. A group of...
A Way Out of Poverty for the Persecuted October 22, 2025 — Growing up as a Christian in India, Sunil witnessed his parents struggle endlessly to provide for their family. Despite his parents’ tireless work as unskilled laborers, Sunil had no...
Punjab Moves to Ban TLP as Years of Religious Violence Reach Breaking PointOctober 21, 2025 — The Punjab government is moving to ban Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, or TLP, a far-right religious party that follows the Barelvi school of Sunni Islam. Formed in 2015 by Khadim Hussain Rizvi...
India’s Supreme Court Rejects Religious Conversion CaseOctober 20, 2025 — The Supreme Court of India on Oct. 17, rejected a prominent religious conversion case against officials of Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), a noted agricultural university...
Anti-Conversion Law Puts Spotlight on ‘Healing Crusades’October 17, 2025 — The government of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh has prepared a new draft anti-conversion law containing stringent provisions, claiming that it is imperative to maintain religious stability in the...
Pakistani Pastor Dies Days After Acquittal in Blasphemy Case October 15, 2025 — After spending 13 years behind bars for a crime he had always denied, Pastor Zafar Bhatti finally walked free, only to die three days later. His death has cast a...
