Ethnoreligious Violence Erupts in Manipur March 25, 2025 — 3/25/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Fresh ethnic violence recently erupted in the northeastern state of Manipur, India, between the Christian Kuki-Zo and Hindu Meiteis tribal people, rekindling the embers...
3 Churches Attacked in Andhra Pradesh March 17, 2025 — 3/17/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Hindu nationalist mobs attacked three churches during recent Sunday worship services, leaving the local Christian communities in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh shaken....
Christians Protest Anti-Conversion LawMarch 14, 2025 — 3/14/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — On March 6, nearly 200,000 Christians in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh in India peacefully protested a proposal to implement an anti-conversion law...
Indian State Official Calls for Death Penalty for Forced Religious ConversionsMarch 13, 2025 — 3/13/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — The chief minister of Madhya Pradesh recently declared during a public meeting that he plans to seek the death penalty for those who engage...
UP Authorities Arrest 10 More Christians on Charges of Illegal Conversions March 3, 2025 — 3/3/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — More than 10 Christians were recently arrested in different parts of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) on charges of illegal religious conversions...
Hindus Urged to Rape, Kill Christians on March 1 in Chhattisgarh February 26, 2025 — 2/26/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — An open call issued by Hindu leaders to kill and rape Christians in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh on March 1 has raised...
New Anti-Conversion Law Takes Effect in RajasthanFebruary 21, 2025 — 2/21/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — As of this week, a newly enacted anti-conversion law requires people in India’s Rajasthan state to give two months’ notice to the government if...
India’s Modi Visits D.C. as Anti-Christian Hate Soars Back HomeFebruary 13, 2025 — 2/13/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — After a trip earlier this week to France, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now in Washington, D.C., visiting with President Trump, Elon Musk,...
Film’s Depiction of Conversions to Christianity Sparks Concern February 10, 2025 — 2/10/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — A film produced and released on Feb. 7 in Odisha state has created a huge uproar among the Christian community, many fearing it may...
Nepalese Government Detains, Questions 17 U.S Citizens on Proselytization Charges February 10, 2025 — 2/10/2025 Nepal (International Christian Concern) — Nepalese media reported last week that more than a dozen U.S. citizens and one citizen of India were detained and questioned over alleged evangelistic...
Help Rural Pastors Like Ravi Sustain Their MinistryFebruary 6, 2025 — 02/06/2025 India (International Christian Concern) – In the last two years, Pastor Ravi has watched God expand his ministry beyond anything he could have imagined. When he planted a church four...
Supreme Court of India Orders Chhattisgarh to Demarcate Burial Sites for Christians February 5, 2025 — 2/5/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — On Jan. 27, the Supreme Court of India gave the government of Chhattisgarh a two-month deadline to demarcate exclusive burial sites for Christians to...
Christian Husband, Wife First to Be Convicted Under Anti-Conversion Law January 27, 2025 — 1/27/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — A Christian evangelist couple in India was convicted on Jan. 22 for the mass conversion of Dalit community members under Uttar Pradesh’s anti-conversion law....
Beyond the Headlines: ‘Ever-Present’ Persecution in Bangladesh and Sri LankaJanuary 23, 2025 — 01/23/2025 South Asia (International Christian Concern) – In countries like Myanmar and Nigeria, acts of persecution against Christians are more likely to make news reports because of their extreme violence. But...
India’s Supreme Court Sides with Deceased Pastor’s Son in Fight for Right to Christian Burial January 21, 2025 — 1/21/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — The Supreme Court of India (SCI) on Jan. 18 reprimanded authorities in Chhattisgarh for not assisting in the burial of a Christian in a tribal...
Bible App Downloads Surge in Regions with High Levels of Christian Persecution January 17, 2025 — 1/17/2025 Global (International Christian Concern) — A Bible app is growing in popularity around the world, including in countries where Christians face persecution. Downloads of the popular YouVersion Bible App...