Murdered Pastor in India Was Threatened by Armed Groups to Stop Preaching

August 3, 2017 — ICC Note: New reports claim that a pastor murdered by gunmen in India received threats to his life unless he stopped preaching the Christian gospel. According to close relatives, Pastor...

Jharkhand State in India Approves Vote for Anti-Conversion Bill

August 2, 2017 — ICC Note: The government of Jharkhand State in India has approved an anti-conversion bill which will be submitted for vote to the state assembly later this session. The bill will...

Christian Pastors Under Increasing Assault in India

August 2, 2017 — ICC Note: During a presentation to the Kentucky Baptist Convention, Sandeep Kumar explained how Christian pastors in India are increasingly becoming the targets of religiously motivated violence. Currently, India ranks...

Christians in India Beaten and Banished From Village for Refusing to Renounce Faith

August 1, 2017 — ICC Note: Fifteen Christians in India were beaten and banished from their village after they refused to renounce their faith. Across India, attacks on Christians and their places of worship...

Investigation into Murder of Pastor in India Continues

July 31, 2017 — ICC Note: Two weeks following the brutal murder of a pastor in Ludhiana, India, local police continue the investigation into the identity of the pastor's killers. According to police, 17...

More Crosses in India’s Goa State Desecrated

July 30, 2017 — ICC Note: More crosses in India's Goa state were found desecrated earlier this week. Dozens of crosses in Goa have been desecrated since the beginning of July. Two weeks ago,...

Christians in India Growing Stronger in Faith Despite Severe Persecution

July 29, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians in India are growing deeper in their faith despite facing severe persecution one church planter has told One News Now. Attacks on Christians and their places of...

Christians in India Forced Into “Agreement” to Halt Worship

July 28, 2017 — ICC Note: After being attacked by Hindu radicals, Christians in eastern India have been forced into an "agreement" by police and radicals to halt worship services. Attacks on Christians and...

Boycotted Widow in India Rebuilds Her Life

July 27, 2017 — By Sarah Kearney 7/28/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In 2014, village bans against practicing Christianity became popular in India’s Chhattisgarh state. Starting in the Bastar District, village after...

Police in India Arrest 6 Christians for Holding Worship Service

July 26, 2017 — ICC Note: Police in India's Uttar Pradesh state have reportedly arrested 6 Christians for holding a worship service. The police later described the worship service they raided as an "unlawful...

41 Christian in India Detained After Protesting Against Murder of Local Pastor

July 25, 2017 — ICC Note: 41 Christians were detained by police in Ludhiana, India after they covered their faces while driving during a protest against the murder of a local pastor. On July...

Christians in India Seek to Highlight Mass Discrimination Suffered by Dalit Christians

July 24, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians in India are planning to highlight the discrimination suffered by Dalit members of their faith on August 10. Dalits, sometimes also known as "untouchables", are people from...

India’s Christian Leaders Offer Message to New President

July 24, 2017 — ICC Note: India's Christian leaders offered a message of congratulations and hope to the country's new president, Ram Nath Kovind. A member of the ruling BJP, many of India's Christians...

India’s New President Puts Religious Minorities at Further Risk

July 21, 2017 — ICC Note: The election of Ram Nath Kovind to India's presidency puts religious minorities, including Christians, at further risk. Korind, the BJP-backed candidate, shares many of the hardline Hindu nationalist...

Worshiping With 7 Christians Unjustly Imprisoned in Kandhamal, India

July 19, 2017 — ICC Note: In Kandhamal, a district within India's Odisha state, the country witnessed its worst instance of Christian persecution in its entire history. Following the murder of a Hindu nationalists leader,...

Christians in India Shocked Following Shooting of Pastor

July 18, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians in India's northwest remain in shock following the murder of a pastor in the city of Ludhiana located in Punjab state. Pastor Sultan Masih was shot multiple...