Religious Leaders Meet to Discuss Rising Intolerance in IndiaJuly 18, 2017 — ICC Note: Religious leaders from all over India gathered together to discuss rising religious intolerance and how the country's secular nature might be at risk. Since the BJP-led government took...
Pastor Shot and Killed in Drive-By Shooting at Church in Northern IndiaJuly 17, 2017 — Local Christians Stage Demonstrations Calling for Perpetrators to be Apprehended 07/17/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) –International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Pastor Sultan Masih was shot and killed...
Christian Pastor Killed Outside Church in Northern IndiaJuly 17, 2017 — ICC Note: Pastor Sultan Masih, from Ludhiana in northern India, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting outside his church on Saturday. The brutal attack was caught on CCTV...
Two More Crosses in India’s Goa State DesecratedJuly 16, 2017 — ICC Note: Two more crosses were desecrated in a village in India's Goa state on Thursday. This most recent incident comes only days after 20 crosses were desecrated earlier this...
Indian Priest Kidnapped by Extremists Still Alive Yemen ReportsJuly 14, 2017 — ICC Note: Yemen's Deputy Prime Minister has announced that Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, a priest kidnapped by extremists in Yemen in March 2016, is still alive. Extremists, thought to be connected...
Hindu Radicals Abuse India’s Anti-Conversion Laws to Imprison Innocent ChristiansJuly 13, 2017 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 07/13/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - “We are troubled in every way,” remarked Pastor Haatey Singh from Jhabua, after his son spent a month in...
Christians in India Join in Protests Against Religiously Motivated ViolenceJuly 13, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians across India have joined in protests against mob violence fueled by extreme Hindu nationalism. The #NotInMyName campaign was started by moderate Hindus speaking out against attacks on...
20 Crosses in India’s Goa State Desecrated in Single NightJuly 12, 2017 — ICC Note: Twenty crosses, along with other plaques and gravestones, were desecrated at a Christian cemetery in India's Goa State on July 10. This is the most recent instance of...
India’s Supreme Court Halts Governments Cow Slaughter BanJuly 11, 2017 — ICC Note: India's Supreme Court has placed a three month stay on the recent ban on the sale of cows and buffaloes for slaughter introduced by the BJP-led government. This...
Small Christian Communities in India still willing share the GospelJuly 10, 2017 — ICC Note: The persecution of Christians in places like India has increased in the last couple of years. Christians are constantly under attack by Hindu nationalist who believe that Christians...
Rising Christian Persecution Should Have U.S. Concerned with India PartnershipJuly 7, 2017 — ICC Note: The rising persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in India should have the U.S. concerned as it seeks to forge a closer partnership with India in Asia....
Two Christian Crosses in India’s Goa State DesecratedJuly 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Two crosses belonging to two Catholic churches were desecrated last Sunday, likely by Hindu radicals. Local authorities have claimed they will take strong action against the perpetrators of...
Archbishop in India Warns Hindu Radicals Use Anti-Conversion Laws to Harass ChristiansJuly 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Earlier this week, the Archbishop of Guwahati warned that Hindu radicals in India are using anti-conversion laws to harass Christians and other religious minorities. On their face, these anti-conversion...
Archbishop in India Condemns the “Conversion Bogey”July 4, 2017 — ICC Note: India guarantees freedom of religion in its constitution but Hindus are increasingly using anti-conversion laws to prevent Christians from practicing their faith. Anti-conversion laws are supposed to prevent...
Thousands Protest Religious Intolerance in IndiaJuly 3, 2017 — ICC Note: As India’s discrimination and persecution of religious minorities continues to increase, more groups are beginning to recognize the injustice. On June 28, thousands of people protested India’s religious...
Protests Outside White House During Modi’s Visit Highlights India’s Poor Human Rights RecordsJuly 2, 2017 — ICC Note: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with President Donald trump at the White House, Christians and Sikhs protested outside to raise awareness of India’s increasing violations of religion...
