Hindu Extremists in India Beat 66-Year-Old Pastor UnconsciousJune 25, 2016 — ICC Note: Four masked Hindu extremists interrupted a church service in northern India, claiming that the church was conducting forced conversions. The men then proceeded to brutally beat the 66-year-old...
Two Pentecostal churches destroyed in TelanganaJune 24, 2016 — ICC Note: Two church buildings in Hyderabad, India have been demolished without the consent of the pastors. The first building was destroyed by the Hyderabad administration and the second building...
Christians in India Facing Increased Persecution at Hands of Hindu ExtremistsJune 21, 2016 — ICC Note: Since 2014, Christian persecution in India has skyrocketed. Many experts attribute this trend to the election of the Hindu nationalist BJP to India's federal government and the state of impunity...
BJP MP Calls Mother Teresa’s Work a “Conspiracy for the Christianization of India”June 21, 2016 — ICC Note: As the Hindu nationalist BJP looks to gain a political victory in India's Uttar Pradesh state, BJP MPs are once again inciting religious disharmony. In a statement made...
Religious Tolerance “Deteriorating” In India Says Rights ExpertJune 17, 2016 — ICC Note: Religious tolerance in India is "deteriorating" Robert P. George, a former chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), told U.S. lawmakers. This comes after a congressional commission held a...
Indian Government Downplays Modi Criticism During Washington, DC VisitJune 16, 2016 — ICC Note: Following Prime Minister Modi's visit to Washington, DC last week, the Indian government has downplayed all of the criticism the Indian leader faced on the issues of human...
Activists Find Christians in Chhattisgarh Living in “Appalling” SituationJune 14, 2016 — ICC Note: A team of lawmakers and human rights activists recently toured the Bastar District of India's Chhattisgarh State after reports of widespread Christian persecution were reported. The team discovered...
Training India’s Rural Pastors to be on the Frontlines of JusticeJune 11, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 6/11/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - It is all too common for rural pastors in India to turn the other cheek in the face of...
India’s Religious Freedom DebateJune 10, 2016 — ICC Note: Earlier this week, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke before a joint session of the U.S. Congress, only a day after meeting with U.S. President Obama. During that...
Commission and Rights Activists Hold Modi Government Responsible for Growing IntoleranceJune 9, 2016 — ICC Note: Last Tuesday, a Congressional Human Rights Commission and other rights activists held the Modi government responsible for growing religious intolerance in India. The Commission held a hearing regarding...
U.S. Congress Expresses Concerns Over Growing Religious Intolerance in IndiaJune 8, 2016 — ICC Note: Yesterday, the Human Rights Commission of the U.S. Congress express its concerns over growing religious intolerance in India. These concerns were expressed as India's Prime Minister met with...
29 Christians Beaten by Radicals in India for Refusing to Convert to HinduismJune 8, 2016 — ICC Note: 29 Christians were reportedly tortured and had their possessions destroyed by Hindu radicals after they refused to convert to Hinduism in the village of Katholi in India. Following...
Indian Pastor’s Murderer Claims Killing Was Not Religiously MotivatedJune 6, 2016 — ICC Note: The accused killer of a pastor in Jharkhand, India claims the killing was not religiously motivated. On May 6, Pastor Abraham Surin's body was discovered under a bridge....
Christian Woman Stands Against False Accusation of Blasphemy in PakistanJune 3, 2016 — ICC Note: Last month, a Christian woman in Gujrat, Pakistan stood her ground when falsely accused of blasphemy in Pakistan. Pakistan's blasphemy laws are often misused to settle scores, for...
Christian Homes in India Torched After New Converts Refuse to Return to HinduismJune 2, 2016 — ICC Note: The homes of Christian converts in India's Chhattisgarh state were burned down by fellow villagers after the new converts refused to return to Hinduism. According to reports, the...
U.S. Commission To Hold Hearing on Human Rights Violations in IndiaJune 1, 2016 — ICC Note: The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission has announced its plan to hold a public hearing to examine the current state of human rights in India. This hearing will...
