Call Issued to Make Odisha ‘Church-Free’ StateAugust 13, 2026 — Under the guise of a literary launch for a book about a Hindu monk in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, a Hindu religious leader issued a definitive, public call to...
Christians Sentenced to Prison for ‘Forced Conversions’ at Birthday PartyAugust 3, 2026 — Seven Christians from India’s Madhya Pradesh state have been sentenced after a court found them guilty of forceful conversions during a birthday party. The convictions, which follow a legal battle...
India’s Proposed FCRA Amendment Raises New Threats for Christian Ministries July 30, 2026 — India’s Parliament is considering a sweeping amendment to the country’s foreign-funding law that critics warn could give the government unprecedented authority over the assets of NGOs, including Christian ministries, hospitals,...
Indian Christians Support Student ProtestJuly 27, 2026 — For the first time, the Christian community in India expressed its solidarity with a non-political students’ agitation movement against alleged irregularities in the country’s top educational competitive testing system. The...
Petition Highlights Vigilante ViolenceJuly 24, 2026 — The Supreme Court of India, on July 15, heard a petition that highlights the rising hate speech against Christians, especially vigilante violence during Christian festivals. Commonly known as the “Violence...
Maharashtra Orders Audit of Christian PropertiesJuly 13, 2026 — On July 8, the government of the Indian state of Maharashtra ordered a time-bound, statewide audit of land parcels owned by churches and Christian missionary organizations to identify illegal encroachments,...
West Bengal Christians Move to Counter ‘Malicious Propaganda’July 9, 2026 — A statewide mobilization program to counter an alleged surge of fabricated social media content and false allegations of mass religious conversions has been announced by West Bengal’s top Christian body...
Going the Distance to Help Those in Need June 30, 2026 — Two years after Manish left Hinduism to follow Jesus in 2008, he began sharing the gospel full-time in local Hindu communities in India. Recently, Hindu nationalists have started to push...
India Bars Foreign Funds From Funding ConversionsJune 29, 2026 — On June 22, the government of India issued two notifications, one of which explicitly bars non-governmental organizations from using foreign funds for proselytizing. The notification explicitly prohibits the use of...
Hindu Prayers Introduced in Chhattisgarh Schools June 22, 2026 — A recent government order to recite Hindu chants and prayers in public schools in Chhattisgarh, India, has caused an uproar over the violation of fundamental principles of secularism and disregard...
No Room at the InnJune 18, 2026 — Editor’s Note: The following is written by an International Christian Concern (ICC) staffer based in India. After my house was vandalized and destroyed by a radical Hindu mob, we were...
Indian Governor Calls for ‘Conversion Prevention Cells’ in CollegesJune 15, 2026 — The governor of the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has directed all higher education universities in the state to establish “dharmantaran roktham cells,” or conversion-prevention cells, to address alleged...
Hindu Nationalists Attack Church, Injure 25 WorshippersJune 8, 2026 — A Hindu nationalist mob brutally attacked a worship service on Sunday, May 31, in the remote Sadrapal village of Sukma district in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, injuring at...
Chhattisgarh: Where Faith in Christ Comes with a Price June 1, 2026 — The sutures protruding from the deep, still-fresh wound on 32-year-old Mangu’s head are the latest evidence of the persecution faced by Christians in the tribal belt of Bastar in Chhattisgarh,...
Hindu Nationalists Attack Christian Convention in IndiaJune 1, 2026 — A two-day Christian spiritual convention organized at a private hotel in Ratlam town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh was disrupted by Hindu nationalist groups on May 27 over...
180 Christian Families Denied Water, Economic Rights in Chhattisgarh May 29, 2026 — More than 180 Christian families in 32 villages across Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district in India have reportedly been denied access to communal water sources and livelihood opportunities for the past three weeks as punishment for refusing to leave their Christian...
