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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
