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Indian Believers asked to leave village for acceptance of Christian faith

By James Varghese, Special Correspondent in India for ASSIST News Service KARNATAKA, INDIA- Around 20 believers have been asked to leave their village following their acceptance of the Christian faith in Afzalpur, Gulbarga District, Karnataka state, on Sunday, August 9. According to news released by the All India Christian Council (aicc) on their website — www.christiancouncil.in — the plan to send these believers out from the village was plotted by the village elders along with members of the Hindu radical group called Sangh Parivar. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Assist News Service, HIndu, India, Persecution

Young Believers attacked in West Bengal state, India

By James Varghese, ASSIST News Service WEST BENGAL, INDIA – Hindu radicals belonging to a group called Rashtriya Swayam Sevak RSS attacked two believers at Amtala village near Kolkota Calcutta in West Bengal on Thursday, August 20. According to a story carried on — www.christiancouncil.in — around eight Hindu radicals attacked two young Christians at Amtala alleging conversion activities at the village. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Assist News Service, HIndu, India, Persecution

Hindu radicals set fire on church in Andhra Pradesh state, India

By James Varghese, ASSIST News Service ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA – Hindu radicals belonging to a group called Sangh Parivar set a church at Mahasamudram village on fire in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh state on August 20. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, HIndu, India

Extremist Disrupt Prayer Meeting, Attack Christians

On Sunday evening, three families in Rajasthan, India, were worshipping Jesus as usual when a group of anti-Christian extremists barged in and beat them without mercy. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Christian, Gospel for Asia, India, Persecution

Young Believer Beaten by Angry Villagers

JHARKHAND, INDIA – Haran Jin, a Christian man in Jharkhand, India, was badly beaten last week while serving on an outreach team. Haran, along with his pastor, Gospel for Asia-supported missionary Tej Kishen Roy, and several other believers from their church were handing out Gospel tracts in a village when the attack occurred. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Christian, Gospel for Asia, India, Persecution