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- India
Chhattisgarh BJP leader threatens to demolish church, alleges illegal encroachment
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anshu Tuteja escalated tensions by launching a targeted campaign against a local church in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district, accusing the religious structure of being illegally constructed on an…
- Telangana
Telangana: BJP workers partly demolish church compound wall on assigned land
Hyderabad: The demolition of a church’s compound wall has become a contentious issue in Siddipet district. BJP Medak MP M Raghunandan Rao contends that the church was constructed on an assigned land…
- World
Church targeted in 2nd stabbing attack in Sydney; Bishop, several others hurt
In a distressing incident, a bishop and several other congregants were allegedly stabbed during a mass at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Sydney on Monday evening. It is the second stabbing…
- Pakistan
Pakistan probing attacks on churches, Christians homes; 100 held
Lahore: Pakistani authorities have arrested more than 100 people in connection with the unprecedented mob attack on 21 churches of the Christian community in Punjab province even as the government on Thursday…
- India
Manipur: Three churches bulldozed in Imphal, Christians leaders express concern
Three churches were bulldozed in an anti-encroachment drive by the authorities in Imphal’s East district Tribal colony, Manipur amid heavy security force deployment. Several church organisations expressed concerns regarding the demolition. As…
- India
MP: Miscreants torch church, write Ram on walls; search on for culprits
Narmadapuram: A church was torched and defiled by unidentified persons in Madhya Pradesh’s Narmadapuram district, police said on Monday. The incident came to light on Sunday when some people went to the church,…
- India
Four masked men vandalise church in Punjab’s Tarn Taran
Amritsar: Four masked men allegedly vandalised a church in a village close to the Indo-Pak border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred in Takkarpura village of…
- India
US journalist observes hunger strike over persecution of Christians in India
California-based journalist Pieter Friedrich, on Thursday, began a seven-day hunger strike, protesting against the persecution of Christians in India. The atack on Christians while prevalent across the country off-late is especially worrisome…
