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...

Religious Freedom Advocates Challenge Revival of Dormant Anti-Conversion Law in India

October 14, 2025 — The All-India Catholic Union (AICU) wrote to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, expressing its objection to the revival of the dormant 1978 anti-conversion law known as the Arunachal...

A shine dedicated to Swami Laxmanananda sits within a walled area in Kandhamal, India. His murder triggered three months of violence against the minority Christian population in the area. Kandhamal, Odisha, India. 2018. Photo: John Fredricks

22 Hindu Villages Decide to Strip Christians of Basic Rights

October 8, 2025 — India (International Christian Concern) — More than 400 people from 22 villages in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh, India, gathered on Oct. 5, deciding to strip Christians of their burial...

Forced Out for My Faith in Christ

October 8, 2025 — By Sameer Patel On Saturday, Sept. 27, my mother came to me with a troubled expression. Her voice trembled as she spoke to me. “You must leave the village!” she...

When Will New CPC Designations Be Made?

October 6, 2025 — First appearing in 1999, the U.S. Department of State maintains a Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) list that names countries for either engaging in or tolerating ongoing severe violations of...

Rising Attacks on Christians in India’s Rajasthan State

September 29, 2025 — India (International Christian Concern) — Civil society organizations in northwest India’s Rajasthan state have protested the rising attacks on Christians just weeks after an anti-conversion law was passed by its government...

India’s Supreme Court Requests Responses to Petitions Against Anti-Conversion Laws in 9 States

September 17, 2025 — India (International Christian Concern) — On Tuesday, India’s Supreme Court requested responses from nine states regarding petitions challenging their anti-conversion laws. The court gave the states four weeks to respond....

Targeted in Chhattisgarh | ICC Exclusive On-the-Ground Report

September 16, 2025 — 09/16/2025 India (International Christian Concern) – After worship ended on Sunday, Aug. 10, in a remote Chhattisgarh village, most of the church members returned home. The few who stayed behind, however,...

Hindus Fear New Survey Could Lead to Christians Regaining Government Benefits

September 15, 2025 — India (International Christian Concern) — A draft list published last week by the southern Karnataka government in India for a socio-educational and economic survey, including Christian sub-castes, has raised objections from...

A group of Christians meet together near their rebuilt church in Kandhamal. During the Summer of 2008, almost every church in the Kandhamal area was destroyed by Hindu nationalists aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP party, along with a local government mandate that made Christianity illegal during that time. Local Christian leaders report that there are twice as many churches in the area now as compared to 2008. Kandhamal, India. 2018. Photo: John Fredricks

ICC’s Persecution Response Training is ‘The Need of the Hour’

September 11, 2025 — India (International Christian Concern) — When a mob of angry Hindu nationalists stormed Pastor Sanjay’s church during Sunday morning worship on March 23, in Chhattisgarh, India, the pastor, thankfully, knew...

Uncovering the Truth in Chhattisgarh

September 9, 2025 — 09/09/2025 India (International Christian Concern) – When a church congregation and seven Christian families were brutally attacked because of their Christian faith in Chhattisgarh, India, last month, no major news outlet...

Villages in India Restrict Christian Movements and Activities

September 1, 2025 — 9/1/2025 India (International Christian Concern) -- Six villages in the Kanker District of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh passed resolutions prohibiting Christian pastors, priests, and so-called “conversion agents” from...

Chhattisgarh Authorities Further Restrict House Churches

August 25, 2025 — 8/25/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — More than 200 house churches in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh have been affected following new restrictions on worshipping inside a house, claiming...

Uttarakhand Strengthens Anti-Conversion Laws to Include Ban on Digital ‘Propaganda’

August 18, 2025 — 8/18/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — The north Indian state of Uttarakhand tightened its anti-conversion laws on Aug. 13 to include stringent penalties for illegal conversions, a ban on propaganda...

Christians in Maharashtra, India, Fear Additional Attacks, Scrutiny

August 12, 2025 — 8/12/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Following violent attacks against 14 Christian families in a remote village in Maharashtra, India, Christians in nearby towns are gripped by fear. Some are...

Hindu Nationalist Mob Attacks Clergy in India

August 11, 2025 — 8/11/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — A mob of 70 Hindu nationalists assaulted two Roman Catholic priests, a catechist, and two nuns in a forest on Aug. 6 as the...