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41. Christian Leaders Outraged Over Violence in India

Unprecedented violence targeting Christians in India has caused international outrage and schools were closed Friday in protest. At least 17 Christians have been killed and 4,000 have been left homeless ...

Created on 29 August 2008

42. Anti-Christian Violence Continues in India

The violence against Christians in India is headed into its eighth week despite the deployment of thousands of national and state law enforcement troops. According to local sources representing the All ...

Created on 10 October 2008

43. Radical Hindus Still Threatening Christians in India with Death

... by Hindu extremists to abandon Christianity and convert to Hinduism. Although the All India Christian Council (AICC) reports that violence has subsided in Orissa since Oct. 14, fear among Christians is ...

Created on 02 November 2008

44. Christmas Canceled in India

The intense persecution of Christians in Orissa, India has forced the country's minority group to fear celebration of the upcoming Christmas holiday.  In recent months, Christians have been the victims ...

Created on 24 December 2008

45. Christians in India Breathe Easier After Elections

Christians in India are heaving a sigh of relief after the rout of a Hindu nationalist party in national and state assembly elections in Orissa state, a scene of anti-Christian arson and carnage last year. ...

Created on 21 May 2009

46. Massive 'Reconversion' Event in India Aimed at Christian

Hundreds of tribal Christians and adherents of aboriginal religion from villages in Maharashtra state were reportedly "reconverted" to Hinduism Monday in the Mumbai suburb of Thane at a ceremony led by ...

Created on 27 October 2009

47. Official Names Hindu Nationalist Groups in Orissa Violence

... out in August 2008, Patnaik blamed it on "conflict of interest" between tribal people and Dalits, people at the bottom of the caste hierarchy in Hinduism and formerly known as "untouchables." National media ...

Created on 08 December 2009

48. Hindu Nationalist Party Official in India Charged in Nun's Rap

... with death if they do not convert to Hinduism. Dayal also said there were rumors of human trafficking in Kandhamal, and that the new association felt special projects for women and especially young girls ...

Created on 11 December 2009

49. Christmas Season Attacks Worry Christians in India

... extremists claimed having converted over 1,700 tribal (aboriginal) Christians "back" to Hinduism in western Gujarat state. "Christmas is a favorite time for violence against Christians in India, as it intimidates ...

Created on 22 December 2009

50. Church Bomber in Nepal Repents, Admits India Link

Disillusioned with Hindu nationalists, the leader of a militant Hindu extremist group says contact with Christians in prison led him to repent of bombing a Catholic church in Kathmandu, Nepal, in May 2008. ...

Created on 04 January 2010