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- India
Supreme head of Jacobite Syrian Christian Church Mor Baselios Thomas I passes away
Kochi: The supreme head of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, Mor Baselios Thomas I, who was ailing for a long time, breathed his last at a hospital here on Thursday evening. He…
- Pakistan
Pakistan religious leader expresses concern at Zakir Naik’s remarks
Sahiwal: Reverend Azad Marshall, President Bishop of the Synod, the Church of Pakistan, Reverend Azad Marshall, in a recent letter to President Asif Ali Zardari, expressed his concern regarding the remarks made…
- India
Goa RSS chief goes into hiding after hate speech sparks protests
Following a series of violent protests across Goa, former Goa far-right Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Subhash Velingkar went absconding. The situation escalated after Velingkar made inflammatory remarks calling for a “DNA…
- Middle East
Christian tourists assaulted, spat on in Israel
A disturbing video circulating online shows a group of Christian visitors being humiliated and spat on in Israeli’s Netanya City. In the footage, a young Israeli can be seen grabbing their holy…
- India
Christian event disrupted in Tamil Nadu over conversion allegations
Members of the far-right Hindu Munnani outfit disrupted an event of Christians in Vellore town of Tamil Nadu, alleging that it was a front for religious conversions. The video of the incident…
- Pakistan
Pakistan raises min marriage age for Christian men & women to 18 yrs
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday raised the minimum legal age for marriage for Christian men and women to 18 years in the Islamic nation, after amending the law enacted in 1872. President Asif…
- India
‘Where is your sindoor’, Hindutva mob attacks Christian prayer meet in Dehradun
A Christian prayer meeting was attacked by a Hindutva mob in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district. The prayer meeting was being held in a residence on July 14. The mob forcefully entered the house…
- India
Christians accused of forced conversion, attacked in Rajasthan
In yet another incident of attack on minorities, a mob of Hindutva outfits, led by a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader, attacked Christians in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur on Friday, July 5, over allegations…
- India
Bajrang Dal members attack 3 Christians in Pune on suspicion of conversion
In yet another incident of attack on minorities, three men belonging to Christian community were brutally thrashed by Bajrang Dal members over suspicion of religious conversions in Chikhali village of Pune district…
- Pakistan
Christian man critically injured by mob in Pakistan’s Punjab province dies
Lahore: An elderly Christian man who was critically injured last week by a violent mob over a blasphemy allegation in Pakistan’s Punjab province has died, police said on Monday. An enraged mob…
- Pakistan
In a first, Christian woman becomes brigadier in Pakistan Army
Islamabad: Dr Helen Mary Roberts, serving in the Pakistan Army Medical Corps, has made history by becoming the first woman from a Christian and minority community to achieve the rank of brigadier…
- Pakistan
Attack on Christians: 33 suspects sent to jail on judicial remand in Pakistan
Lahore: As many as 33 suspects arrested in connection with the attack on the minority Christians, their properties and police personnel on the issue of alleged desecration of a religious book in…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: 25 held, over 450 people booked after mob attack on Christians
Lahore: Police in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Sunday booked over 450 people and arrested 25 of them under terrorism and other charges for attacking members of the minority Christian community and police…
- India
Bajrang Dal members march with canes, swords in Chhattisgarh
The members of the radical Hindutva outfit Bajrang Dal took out a march on the streets Raipur city in Chhattisgarh while brandishing canes and swords. The march was held on May 18.…
- Pakistan
UN experts slam Pakistan on its lack of protection of Hindu, Christian women
Geneva: Expressing dismay at the continuing lack of protection for young women and girls from the minority communities, especially Christians and Hindus, in Pakistan, UN experts have said the country needs to…
