Pastor’s wife in distress as Husband battles in ICU, Uttar Pradesh. Pastor Dinesh Kumar A brutal attack by unidentified religious fanatics has confined Pastor Dinesh to the ICU with severe injuries, including 16 stitches on his head and 7 stitches on his arm. After praying at a church member’s home, it had only been a […]
Inclusion of Public worship as part of essential services To Shri Hemant Soren The Honourable Chief Minister of Jharkhand Project Bhawan, Mantralaya HEC Admin, Ranchi, Jharkhand 834004 Greetings from the Catholic Church in Ranchi. At the very outset, we wish to congratulate you and your Government for the wonderful work you and your collaborators have […]
74-Year-Old Grandmother, 3 year old boy and other Christians attacked . West Bengal From a 74-year-old great-grandmother to her 3-year-old great grandson, 4 generations were beaten up by religious fanatics. *Ramesh gathered his young little grandchildren and 74-year-old mother along with his wife and daughter to pray on the 26th of May 2020 at around […]
Christian missionaries use money to carry out large scale conversions in Andhra Pradesh, admits YSRCP MP Raghu Ramkrishna Raju Persecution Relief strongly condemn the allegations made by the MP against Christians. It’s irrelevant and false. He also defended the rampant religious conversions in the state by claiming that such proselytisation was prevalent across the country […]
1st ONLINE SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH IN INDIA. 2 months into the Covid-19 Nation wide Lockdown, and we are still in the midst of the pandemic which shows no signs of retreating. Schools, Colleges, Offices, Churches, Temples and various other places are still under lock and key in an effort to contain the […]
Can Humanism Survive the Onslaught of Hate? Ram Puniyani Lately when India is undergoing the massive crisis of the Corona epidemic and the offshoots of its mishandling, we have also seen the pandemic being used to demonise a particular community in India. These hate mongers, operating through powerful medium of TV, and widespread social media […]
SOLD OUT FOR CHRIST! UTTAR PRADESH. On the 8th of May 2020, *Maya and her family were called out oftheir home by 3 respected village head men and a group of religious fanatics. The men made a mockery of her Christian faith in full public view and hurled all sorts of threats and warnings at […]
Hindu right wing groups destroy church film set of Tovino movie in Kalady Members of the Antharashtra Hindu Parishad (AHP) and Antharashtra Bajrang Dal demolished the church set erected for the film ‘Minnal Murali’. Sreedevi Jayarajan Monday, May 25, 2020 – 11:15 Members of right wing Hindu organisations in Kerala demolished a church set erected […]
Stoned For Loving Jesus Christ, Chhattisgarh. On the 5th of May, *Ramu, *Manu and 7 others, including women, were mercilessly beaten up by a group of religious fanatics at a village in the Indian State of Chhattisgarh. Why? Because they refused to forsake Christianity. Narrating this incident to Persecution Relief, *Ramu said that for a […]
Christians attacked with Knives & Sickles. Telangana. Persecution Relief was recently alerted by our correspondent about a case of Christian Persecution. The case involved the very neighbours of the victims attacking them with knives and sickles. We spoke to *Pastor John who was amongst those attacked. He told us that for the past 4 years, […]
Hunted with Bows and Arrows, Chhattisgarh. 2745B593-37C5-43AA-922D-D3323D566A95 Since January 2020, Persecution Relief has documented over 10 cases of Hate Crimes against Christians in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh alone. What stands out amongst these cases is an increasing trend of assault, Social Boycott and Excommunication. Religious fanatics are using the vulnerable conditions of poor and […]
Tennessee pastor returns home after being held in India since October by: WATE, WKRN Web Staff Posted: May 19, 2020 / 10:59 PM CDT / Updated: May 20, 2020 / 05:02 AM CDT KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE/WKRN) — A Tennessee pastor returned home from India Tuesday night after being held there since October. We’ve been following […]