U.S. Commission Reports Deteriorating Religious Freedom in India

February 10, 2017 — ICC Note: In a recently released report, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) detailed how religious freedom in India has significantly deteriorated. The report noted that although India...

U.S. Commission Criticizes India for Selective Crackdown on Foreign Funded NGOs

February 9, 2017 — ICC Note: The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has criticized India for its selective crackdown on foreign funded NGOs. In a recent report, USCIRF noted that the Indian...

Police Misreport Attack on Christian Pastor in India

February 8, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians in Telangana, India have expressed their disappointment after local police have misreported an attack on a local pastor. Last month, Pastor Padma Rao was attacked by a...

New Book Explores India’s Worst Instance of Anti-Christian Violence

February 7, 2017 — ICC Note: A new book, authored by Cardinal Oswald Gracias, explores India's worst instance of anti-Christian violence: the 2008 Kandnamal riots. As a result of this violence, it is estimated...

Compassion International Forced to Close India Operations by Mid-March

February 3, 2017 — ICC Note: Compassion International will be forced to close its operations in India by mid-March unless the Indian government stops blocking the NGO's funding to local partners. Last year, India...

Christian Evangelist in India Fights for Life after Mob Harassment

February 1, 2017 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 02/01/2017 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - In India, a 47-year-old Christian evangelist, Dr. Kusuma Anjeneya Swamy, suffered a brain hemorrhage and slipped into a coma...

Religious Nationalism Driving Increased Persecution of Christian in India

February 1, 2017 — ICC Note: Religious nationalism, specifically extreme Hindu nationalism, is what is driving the increased persecution of Christians in India. In 2017, Open Doors USA ranked India 15 in their World...

Wife of Stricken Pastor in India Calls for Worldwide Prayer

February 1, 2017 — ICC Note: The wife of an evangelist in India is calling on the global Church for prayer as her husband fights for his life. 47-year-old K.A. Swamy is an evangelist from Hyderabad,...

Christians Not Welcome in India

January 31, 2017 — ICC Note: In recent years, the state of religious freedom in India has significantly deteriorated. On Open Doors USA World Watchlist, which ranks the worst countries for Christian persecution, India...

Christian Pastor in Hiding Follow Attack by Police and Radicals in India

January 27, 2017 — ICC Note: Following an assault by police and Hindu extremist, Pastor Rameshwar Mishra has been forced into hiding. The conflict originates with a revival ministry Pastor Mishra would lead, something police...

India’s Top Court Rejects Petition for Nationwide Ban on Cow Slaughter

January 27, 2017 — ICC Note: India's top court has rejected a petition seeking a nationwide ban on cow slaughter. A cornerstone for Hindu nationalist politics, the rejection of the nationwide ban has shed...

Christian Evangelist Suffers Brian Hemorrhage After Police Interrogation in India

January 25, 2017 — ICC Note: Following hours of interrogation from both police and local Hindus, Pastor KA Swamy suffered a brain hemorrhage leaving half of his body paralyzed and in the ICU. The incident started...

Two Rape Acquittals in India Expose Hostility Against Church in Chhattisgarh

January 24, 2017 — ICC Note: Two recent rape acquittals in India's Chhattisgarh state have exposed the hostility against the Church. In the first acquittal, two individuals were acquitted after being accused of gang...

Christians in India Pray for Priest Captured by Islamic Radicals in Yemen

January 23, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians across India cam together this weekend to pray for the safety and health of Father Tom Uzhullalil, a Christian priest captured by Islamic radicals in Yemen in...

Christians in India Mark Anniversary of Murdered Missionary

January 23, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians across India are remembering the work and murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines. Pastor Staines worked with those suffering from leprosy in Orissa, now know as Odisha....

NGO Claims Attacks on Christians in India Spike in Election-Bound States

January 23, 2017 — ICC Note: The Catholic Secular Forum, a Christian NGO based in Mumbai that monitors attacks on Christians in India, has reported that attacks on Christians in five election-bound states have...