Heartbroken family's desperate pleas fall on deaf ears as police fail to act over kidnapped Christian girl in Pakistan

(Photo: Pixabay) A Christian family in Pakistan has been left devastated after police refused to register a case about the alleged kidnapping and forced marriage of their 13-year-old daughter, Sania Amin. Despite the frantic appeals of her father Amin Masih, authorities have turned a blind eye, claiming the young girl converted to Islam and wed … Read more

UP police target Christian institutions based on flimsy evidence and questionable investigation

ECI church, Hariharganj, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: Courtesy of ECI) A new investigation by independent media outlet Article 14 has revealed troubling details about how Uttar Pradesh police registered multiple First Information Reports (FIRs) and arrested over 200 people associated with four long-standing Christian institutions in Fatehpur district over the last year. The police action … Read more

Police officer told Christian singer she couldn't sing church songs on Oxford Street

The volunteer officer was filmed sticking her tongue out to the camera when she was pressed on her claim that it was not permitted to sing church songs outside of church grounds. (Photo: YouTube Screenshot/HarmonieLondon) A volunteer police officer should be “struck off” after wrongly telling a Christian singer on London’s Oxford Street that she … Read more

Former Mumbai police commissioner expresses concern regarding religious minorities

(Photo: Unsplash/Balaji Malliswamy) Former Mumbai Police Commissioner, Julio Ribeiro finds himself in a flurry of controversy after his commentary on the status of minorities in India. Speaking at a book launch event in Goa on December 26, Ribeiro voiced concerns about the treatment of Hindus and Christians in Pakistan, suggesting a potential parallel situation unfolding … Read more

Priest dies by suicide after police complaint for decrying violence against Christians in Manipur

(Photo: Unsplash/Ahsanization ?) A 40-year-old Catholic priest, who faced a police complaint for a social media post decrying violence against Christian tribals in Manipur, was found dead in a cemetery and believed to have died by suicide.  Fr. Anil Francis was discovered hanging from a tree last Thursday, the Diocese of Sagar in Madhya Pradesh … Read more

Israel's President, Police Commissioner Speak Out Against Small Group of Jews Harassing Christians

JERUSALEM, Israel – Officials in Israel are taking seriously a recent upsurge in spitting and hitting attacks on clergy, and vandalism of Christian sites. The most recent attacks led Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Israeli Police Commissioner, Maj.-Gen. Yaakov Shabtai, to meet leaders of the Orthodox and Catholic Churches of the Holy Land. “In recent months,” Herzog … Read more

Chennai police suspended over sectarian comments on WhatsApp group

(Photo: Unsplash/Christian Wiediger) A senior police inspector associated with the Chennai City Police has been suspended following a furore over sectarian remarks made within a WhatsApp group, igniting a debate over the conduct and impartiality of uniformed personnel. The suspended officer, Inspector P Rajendran, hailing from the 1999 batch of the police force, faced disciplinary … Read more