Six Injured as Hindu Radicals Attack Church in IndiaJanuary 18, 2017 — ICC Note: Six Christians were injured when a group of about 60 alleged Hindu radicals attacked a church in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The assailants justified their violence by claiming the Christians...
Christian Leaders Resolve to Work Together to Foster Unity in IndiaJanuary 17, 2017 — ICC Note: Christian leaders in India have resolved to work together to foster greater unity. In recent years, attacks on Christians and their places of worship has increased significantly. Many...
Persecuted Christians Having Huge Impact on Society in IndiaJanuary 15, 2017 — ICC Note: Although Christians officially only make up a fraction of India's population, the persecuted community has had a huge impact on the world's largest democracy. Through education, social services,...
Persecution of Christians in India Rising According to New ReportJanuary 12, 2017 — ICC Note: In the recently released World Watch List, by Open Doors, India has risen to number 15 of the world's worst persecutors of Christians. Four years ago, India ranked...
Archbishop Condemns Acquittal of Two Men Accused of Raping Nun in IndiaJanuary 10, 2017 — ICC Note: The Archbishop of Mumbai condemned the recent acquittal of two men accused of raping a nun in India in June 2015. According to the accusations, the men drugged,...
Court in India Acquits Two Men Accused of Raping NunJanuary 6, 2017 — ICC Note: A court in Chhattisgarh, India has acquitted two men accused of raping a nun in 2015. According to the court, there was a "lack of evidence" to convict the...
Negotiations Underway to Secure Release of Kidnapped Indian PriestDecember 29, 2016 — ICC Note: Church leaders in the Middle East have claimed that they are in communications with the negotiators seeking to secure the release of Father Tom Uzhunnalil, an Indian Priest...
India Will Leave No Stone Unturned to Secure Release of Father TomDecember 28, 2016 — ICC Note: Following the release of a video showing Indian Priest Tom Uzhunnalil, a captive of ISIS, India has claimed it will leave no stone unturned in their efforts to...
India Doing Everything They Can to Bring Home Priest Kidnapped by ISISDecember 27, 2016 — ICC Note: A video of an Indian priest kidnapped by ISIS surfaced yesterday where the priest begged international governments and the Catholic church to secure his release. Last March, the...
Church Leaders in India Call on Government to Not Celebrate Good Governance DayDecember 23, 2016 — ICC Note: A church committee in India called on its state government to not observe Good Governance Day on December 25th. In 2014, the current BJP-led government declared December 25th...
Indian Pastors Report Increased Harassment for House Churches in Tamil NaduDecember 22, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 12/22/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Reports from the leaders of house churches in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India, have dramatically increased. According...
Christians in India Fear Attacks by Radicals Over Christmas HolidayDecember 22, 2016 — ICC Note: Following a series of attacks on Christians celebrating the Christmas holiday in India, many other Christians are now fearful going into the holiday. Last week, Christians in two...
More Christmas Events in India Attacked by RadicalsDecember 21, 2016 — ICC Note: Reports of more attacks on Christmas events in India by ultra-right Hindu radicals continue to come out as the Christian holiday approaches. This string of attacks has some...
Christians in India Fear Attacks for Celebrating Christmas PublicallyDecember 20, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians have reported fearing attacks by Hindu radicals for celebrating Christmas openly after two groups of Christians were attacked last week. As reported by ICC, two groups of...
Chief Minister in India Calls for Re-Investigation of 2008 Murder that Sparked Orissa ViolenceDecember 19, 2016 — ICC Note: The Chief Minister of Kerala has called for a re-investigation into the murder of a Hindu leader that sparked the 2008 anti-Christian riots in Orissa, still widely considered the...
India Refuses to Lift Ban on Compassion InternationalDecember 17, 2016 — ICC Note: Following appeals from American lawmakers, India's Home Ministry has said it is unlikely to reconsider its decision to ban Compassion International from funding its programs in India. India...
