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Christian Persecution in India: Rising Violence, Shrinking Space, and the Cost of Dissent
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Christian Persecution in India: Rising Violence, Shrinking Space, and the Cost of Dissent

In India, Christians form a small minority, yet in recent years they have found themselves increasingly targeted. What was once described as sporadic...

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Christian Persecution in Pakistan: Laws, Fear, and the Cost of Silence

In Pakistan, being Christian often means living with a quiet but constant sense of vulnerability. Christians make up a small minority of the...

Who is Anwar Kenneth?
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Who is Anwar Kenneth?

Anwar Kenneth is a Pakistani Christian who spent more than 20 years on death row after being convicted under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws in...

Pastor Zafar Bhatti: Thirteen Years in Prison Without Proof, and a Case That Still Haunts Pakistan’s Justice System
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Pastor Zafar Bhatti: Thirteen Years in Prison Without Proof, and a Case That Still Haunts Pakistan’s Justice System

For more than thirteen years, Pastor Zafar Bhatti remained behind bars in Pakistan, accused of blasphemy despite the absence of solid evidence against...

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Jaranwala: When Justice Was Promised but Never Delivered

In August 2023, the town of Jaranwala became a symbol of everything that is broken about minority protection in Pakistan.

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Christians in India: The Hidden Truth Behind Recent Church Attacks

Christians in India faced an unprecedented surge in violence with more than two attacks each day in 2024, totaling 834 documented incidents

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When Faith Becomes a Target: Attacks on Churches and Christmas in India

Recent events across parts of India reveal extremist Hindutva groups crossing dangerous boundaries. Churches were stormed during prayer services, Christmas decorations vandalised,