Catholic Group Urges Indian Government to Address Christian PersecutionJanuary 5, 2026 — The All India Catholic Union (AICU), which represents about 16 million Catholics, has appealed to India's government to go beyond symbolic gestures and urgently address the issue of targeted violence...
Hindu Nationalist Mob Attacks Christians Caroling Before Christmas in IndiaJanuary 5, 2026 — A group of Christmas carolers was brutally attacked by a mob of Hindu nationalists in South India on Dec. 21, 2025. The incident occurred when the Christian carolers gathered at...
Hindu Nationalists Attack Christmas Celebrations Across IndiaDecember 29, 2025 — More than 80 incidents of violent attacks, hate speeches, and tensions were reported during the Christmas week across several states of India, putting holiday celebrations under a cloud of fear...
Indian Court Rules that Bible Distributions, Preaching are Not CrimesDecember 23, 2025 — The Allahabad High Court ruled last week that distributing Bibles and preaching religious doctrine are not considered crimes under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021....
Telangana’s Chief Minister Proposes Hate Speech LawDecember 22, 2025 — During a pre-Christmas event on Dec. 21 in Hyderabad, India, Telangana’s Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said the government would soon propose a law to curb hate speech. While speaking about...
Court Orders Probe on the Caste Status of ChristiansDecember 16, 2025 — The Allahabad High Court in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) on Dec. 2 ordered the UP government to launch a statewide crackdown on individuals who convert to...
Grave Injustice: Christian Converts Barred from Ancestral Burials in Chhattisgarh, Sparking OutrageDecember 16, 2025 — In a chilling display of communal intolerance, Christian families in Chhattisgarh were denied the right to bury their loved ones in their native villages, forcing them to seek distant graveyards...
India’s Supreme Court Upholds Christian Army Officer’s DismissalDecember 16, 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...
EU Discusses Increased Christian Persecution in South AsiaDecember 12, 2025 — The European Parliament came together in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 4 to discuss the rising violence against Christians in South Asia. ADF International organized the conference, titled “Targeted Violence against...
Grave Injustice: Christian Converts Barred from Ancestral Burials in Chhattisgarh, Sparking OutrageDecember 2, 2025 — In a chilling display of communal intolerance, Christian families in Chhattisgarh were denied the right to bury their loved ones in their native villages, forcing them to seek distant graveyards...
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...
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...
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....
