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• Christian Family in Hiding after Hindu Extremist Mob Assaults Them in India Thursday, October 3, 2019
  A retired pastor, his wife and their sons are in hiding from police after a Hindu extremist mob injured them in a gruesome assault in northern India, sources said.
• Young Father in India Shocked at Why Relatives Attacked Him, Daughter and Killed His Wife Thursday, September 12, 2019
  Two weeks after losing his wife to an axe-blow in front of his 3-year-old daughter in eastern India, Rohit Oraon believes that the murder was planned, not spontaneous, and that his relatives also...
• Second Wrongly Convicted Christian Released in Kandhamal, India Case Counts Cost Thursday, August 29, 2019
  When Bijaya Kumar Sanaseth went to jail for a murder in India that he did not commit more than 10 and a half years ago, his mother was still alive and his oldest child was 9 years old.
• Public Awareness, Pressure Helps Persecuted Christians Win Justice in India Friday, August 2, 2019
  An attorney representing Christians threatened at a wedding in northern India – with police joining in the verbal abuse and then arresting the Christians – couldn’t believe what was now happening...
• Officials Destroy Christian School, Hostel – and Founder's Home – in Eastern India Thursday, June 6, 2019
  Authorities seized 12 tearful, fatherless children from a Christian ministry in eastern India last month after local officials demolished the ministry’s school and hostel, sources said.
• Release of Imprisoned Christian Offers Hope for Justice for Wrongfully Convicted in India Wednesday, May 29, 2019
  When police took Gornath Chalanseth from his home in eastern India early on the morning of Dec. 13, 2008, he assumed they only wanted to question him over minor political activity in his capacity...
• Villagers in India Deprive Five Christian Families of Farmland, Food, Water Wednesday, May 22, 2019
  Village leaders in eastern India prohibited five Christian families from working on their farms or walking on the main road before district authorities this month revoked the order, sources said.
• Fire at Historic Church Building on Easter Stuns, but Does Not Stop, Worshipers in India Wednesday, May 8, 2019
  It was a different kind of Easter celebration this year for Pastor Anil Juit of Maranatha Full Gospel Church in eastern India.
• After Terrifying Attack in Uttar Pradesh, India, Host of House Church in Hiding Friday, March 29, 2019
  Nearly two months after Hindu extremists in India humiliated, beat and forced Christians to praise a Hindu god, the host of the house church has yet to return to his home.
• Report Shows 57 Percent Jump in Aggression against Christians in India Monday, March 4, 2019
  Cases of hate and violence against Christians in India increased 57 percent the first two months of this year compared with the same period last year, an advocacy group reported.
• Two Christians Killed in Separate States in India Tuesday, February 26, 2019
  A Christian in Chhattisgarh state, India who endured opposition for three years was killed on Feb. 12, a day after a convert who faced persecution in neighboring Odisha state was slain.
• Hindu Extremists Pressure Convert to File False Charge against Pastor in India, Sources Say Tuesday, February 5, 2019
  A pastor is facing criminal charges in northern India even though the complainant later denied allegations against the church leader of luring him to convert, sources said.
• Christians Hospitalized after Terrifying Christmas Attacks in India Monday, December 31, 2018
  Christians in India who previously experienced little or no opposition reported that Hindu extremists stoned, slashed and terrorized them this Christmas season.
• Attack on Private Gathering in Northern India Typifies Hindu Extremist Strategy Friday, December 7, 2018
• Tribal Leaders Join Hands with Hindu Extremists to Persecute Christians in Jharkhand, India Tuesday, November 13, 2018
  Five families in eastern India were at a worship service last month when they received a phone call telling them to return to their homes immediately.
• Persecution of Christians Radiates Outward from Hub in Northern India, Sources Say Wednesday, November 7, 2018
  Attacks on Christians that began in one area of Uttar Pradesh in July have spiked and spread, instilling fear in congregations throughout the state, sources said.
• Outbreak of Violence against Christians in Assam, India Sparks Concern Friday, November 2, 2018
  Three acts of aggression against Christians in Assam state, India in one month have raised concerns among Christian leaders.
• Beaten, Kidnapped, Arrested and Forced to Stop Evangelizing Monday, October 22, 2018
  When Pastor Mathai Varghese was beaten and abducted by Hindu extremists in Rajasthan state, India, police gave chase and arrested the kidnappers – as well as the pastor.