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(Photo: Unsplash/TuckerGood) The first global database to track cases of anti-religion violence became available to the general public in January, providing rights advocates, ministries and others a plethora of information to defend religious freedom and belief. The Violent Incidents Database (VID) tracks types of perpetrators, religion of victims and both non-physical and physical violence, from forcible marriage … Read more
Kuki-Zo womenfolk. (Photo: YouTube Screenshot/Lamka Talk) Tens of thousands of Christians from the Kuki-Zo tribal community in Manipur continue to be displaced, more than eight months after the onset of ongoing violence. During this period, at least 80 individuals, including women and children, have died due to inadequate healthcare and substandard living conditions in makeshift … Read more
(Photo: EFI) The United Christian Forum (UCF), a watchdog organisation dedicated to documenting instances of persecution against Christians in India, highlighted a disturbing surge in violence against the community. A C Michael, the National Coordinator of UCF, who released the statement, expressed concern over the unsettling average of three incidents per day in the last … Read more
(Photo: Pixabay) Disturbing data released by the United Christian Forum (UCF) reveals a concerning rise in targeted violence against Christians in India, with 687 incidents reported in the first 334 days of 2023 alone. This unsettling trend continues a worrying pattern since 2014, solidifying India’s position as the eleventh worst country globally for the persecution … Read more
(Photo: Unsplash/Gyan Shahane) In a development that has been welcomed by the Christian community of India and particularly the state of Odisha, the Vatican has granted approval to initiate the beatification process for 35 Christians who were martyred for their faith during the 2008 anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal, Odisha. Violence that started in Kandhamal district … Read more
(Photo: Unsplash/Rohit Raj) In a Washington Post article titled Identity, not ideology, is moving the world, political analyst Fareed Zakaria noted that while a healthy nationalism has historically contributed to the expansion of liberty and democracy, there is a global trend where right-wing figures are meeting people’s need for stability and identity in a rapidly … Read more
Burnt Bibles from the attacks on Christians in Manipur. (Photo: Open Doors) A five-member delegation from the United Christian Forum (UCF) met with the chairman of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) on September 21 in New Delhi to present their concerns regarding the persecution of Christians. As a response to the NCM’s nearly six-month-old … Read more
(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
Kuki-Zo womenfolk. (Photo: YouTube Screenshot/Lamka Talk) Christians in Manipur have written to British Prime Minister asking for his “immediate intervention” to bring an end to months of violence and bloodshed in the northeast state. The letter to Rishi Sunak was sent jointly by the Kuki Organization for Human Rights Trust (KOHUR) and the Kuki Christian Leaders’ Fellowship … Read more
Residents of the Indian state of Manipur take refuge in a shelter in the wake of a wave of violence that left dozens of people dead and destroyed dozens of churches. (Photo: Evangelical Fellowship of India) U.N. experts have appealed to Indian government over the ongoing violence in Manipur, which has left 187 dead, 70,000 … Read more