Prayagraj , The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a Tamil Nadu resident in a case involving alleged unlawful religious conversion in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh. The bail application was allowed by Justice Ashutosh Srivastava. According to police, Dev Sahayam Deniyal Raj was the gang leader who lured people for religious conversion and […]

Archbishop Andrews Thazhath, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to condemn the attacks on Christians in the country and said the Government has a duty to protect the rights of religious minorities. “We have been approaching government authorities whenever there is an attack. We don’t […]

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from Centre and states on a petition by National Council of Churches alleging freedom of religion laws enacted by states violate citizens’ fundamental rights by criminalising voluntary and conscience-based conversions and arguing that prior govt-approval for conversion violates individuals’ right to privacy. One of the laws challenged […]

Allahabad High Court was hearing a plea alleging inaction by the authorities concerned on petitioner’s representations seeking permission to hold a religious prayer meeting within private property. The Allahabad High Court recently held that no prior permission from the state authorities is required to conduct religious prayer meetings within one’s own private premises, observing that […]

Express analysed case records since 2018 when Act was introduced: Courts flag gaps in probe, consent of couples, no proof of coercion. Nearly seven years after the BJP government in Uttarakhand enacted a law to curb “forced religious conversions”, court records show the statute may be falling short of a basic legal test: evidence. Even […]

Tension prevailed in Kapena village of Odisha’s Nabarangpur district after villagers from the Hindu community demanded that a church be relocated, citing objections to its presence. “We received a distress call on January 26 from members of the Christian community in Kapena village, who said they felt threatened after some villagers asked them to shift […]

*DAILY PRAYER UPDATE OF THE PERSECUTED CHURCH* *BY PERSECUTION RELIEF* *THURSDAY, 29 JANUARY 2026* ♦️ *PERSECUTION CASE UPDATES* 1. Please continue to pray for *Christian believers in West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand state*, who are facing severe threats and persecution. *Viru Bhumij* informed that last night *his crops were uprooted and piled in one place* causing […]

TUESDAY, 27 JANUARY 2026 📍 PERSECUTION CASE UPDATES 1. A case has been registered against the following Christians from *Jaunpur district Uttar Pradesh state*, under sections BNS 196(1) and 3/5(1) of Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act. 1. Munna Chouhan 2. Vidyut Pramanit 3. Sushiladas 4. Amit Kumar, 5. Arun Kumar, 6. […]

*DAILY PRAYER UPDATE OF THE PERSECUTED CHURCH* *BY PERSECUTION RELIEF* *MONDAY, 26 JANUARY 2026* 📙 *HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY!* 🇮🇳 As our *great nation India* celebrates its *77th Republic Day*, let us thank God for the Constitution that provides the freedom to worship Him. *Let us pray that this Constitution will be preserved till the end, […]

*DAILY PRAYER UPDATE OF THE PERSECUTED CHURCH* *BY PERSECUTION RELIEF* *SUNDAY, 25 JANUARY 2026* 💒 *PERSECUTION CASE UPDATES* 1. Vikas Chauhan from *Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh State,* reported that few days back at his home, some anti-social individuals came along with the police, and *accused them of religious conversion*. A few believers were taken to the […]

*DAILY PRAYER UPDATE OF THE PERSECUTED CHURCH* *BY PERSECUTION RELIEF* *SATURDAY, 24 JANUARY 2026* *PR Family would like to remember the death of Graham Staines and kids as a day of Forgiveness*. *https://youtu.be/ICZXk3bxxcw* ♦️ *PERSECUTION CASE UPDATES* 1. *Chhaya*, a mother of two young children aged *7 and 4*, from *Datia district, Madhya Pradesh state*, […]

*Hindi/हिन्दी* *सताए गए चर्च की दैनिक प्रार्थना अपडेट* *पर्सीक्यूशन रिलीफ द्वारा* *शनिवार, 24 जनवरी 2026* *पर्सीक्यूशन रिलीफ परिवार ग्राहम स्टेन्स और बच्चों की मौत को माफ़ी के दिन के रूप में याद करना चाहता है।* *https://youtu.be/ICZXk3bxxcw* ♦️ *उत्पीड़न मामले के अपडेट* 1. *छाया*, जो *मध्य प्रदेश राज्य के दतिया जिले* की रहने वाली हैं और […]