U.S. Commission To Hold Hearing on Human Rights Violations in India

June 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...

Hindu Radicals in India React to USCIRF Report on Deteriorating Religious Freedom

May 28, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 5/27/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - A fresh wave of violence against India’s Christian community broke out in the days following the US Commission for...

Christians Fearfully Mark the Second Anniversary of Modi’s Rule

May 26, 2016 — Escalating Persecution Becoming a Trend under BJP Government 5/26/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) –International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Christians in India are marking the second anniversary of...

U.S. Senators Voice Concerns Over India’s Deteriorating Religious Freedom

May 26, 2016 — ICC Note: U.S. Senators have expressed their concern over the deterioration of religious freedom in a hearing recently held by the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee. Since the rise of the Hindu nationalist BJP, religious...

Christians Accused of “Forced Conversions” in India Remain Behind Bars

May 25, 2016 — ICC Note: Three Christians in India's Madhya Pradesh state remain behind bars after being accused of committing forced conversions and blasphemy against Hinduism. Claims, often false, like this are often leveled against...

Police in Pakistan Claim Attacks on Christians in Village Following Blasphemy Accusation are Exaggerated

May 25, 2016 — ICC Note: Local police in Pakistan are claiming that reports of attacks on Christians in a village where a Christian was accused of blasphemy are exaggerated. In April, a young...

Three Evangelical Christians Arrested in Madhya Pradesh for “Forced Conversions”

May 24, 2016 — ICC Note: Three Christians are behind bars, denied bail after authorities in Madhya Pradesh arrested them on suspicion of "forcibly converting" three Hindus. The claim alleges that the accused offered...

Christians Arrested on Trumped Up Forced Conversion and Sedition Charges in India

May 23, 2016 — ICC Note: Three Christians in India's Madhya Pradesh state have been arrested and charged with multiple crimes, including causing forced conversions and sedition. This arrests follow an incident earlier this...

Church Makes New Push Into India’s Odisha State

May 19, 2016 — ICC Note: The Catholic church has named its first bishop over India's Odisha state. As part of this new diocese, the new bishop has announced that his main focus will...

Christian in Chhattisgarh Arrested for Distributing Christian Brochures

May 18, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian in India's Chhattisgarh state was arrested last week for distributing Christian brochures. According to reports, the Christian remains in custody and has not been offered bail...

Local Christians in India Claim Lutheran Minister Murdered by Hindu Radicals

May 16, 2016 — Christian Community Calls for Impartial Probe into Brutal Killing 5/13/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that local Christians in India’s northeastern state of...

U.S. Should Integrate Religious Freedom Concerns Into Communications With India

May 13, 2016 — ICC Note: Following another year where the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) called out India for religious freedom violations, the Commission is calling for the U.S. Government to...

Hindu Radicals in India Torture and Leave Christian Convert for Dead

May 11, 2016 — ICC Note: Hindu radicals in India's Uttar Pradesh state reportedly kidnapped, tortured and left for dead a Christian convert as religious intolerance and religiously motivated violence continues to spread. Conversion...

Christian Leaders in India Claim Murder of Minister Part of Conspiracy Against Christians

May 10, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian leaders in India's Jharkhand state claim that the murder of a Lutheran minister is part of a broader conspiracy against Christians led by radicals trying to turn...

Hundreds of Hindu Radicals Raid Church in Central India

May 9, 2016 — ICC Note: A Protestant church in Jobat City, located in India's Madhya Pradesh state, was attacked by reportedly 500 Hindu radicals after a BJP flag outside the church was found to...

India Continues to Refute USCIRF Report

May 6, 2016 — ICC Note: India continues to refute the report released by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) regarding the state of religious freedom in India. USCIRF kept India as a Tier...