India briefs: Recent incidents of persecution
...and forced them to participate in Hindu rituals. • Dalligada, Kandhamal District, Odisha, Sept. 24 — A dozen members of Bajrang Dal barged into the prayer meeting of an independent...
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India Briefs: Recent Incidents of Persecution
A Hindu extremist in Adigar, Phulbani, Kandhamal district on Jan. 25 attacked a pastor’s hut and harassed his family, according to the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC). Jaleshwar Pradhan...
Karnataka most dangerous state in India for Christians
...“although in 2007 and 2008 two major incidents of violence occurred in eastern Orissa state’s Kandhamal district and hit headlines in the national as well as international media, little efforts...