India Police Abuse Elderly Pastor In Prison, Rights Group Says

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BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- An elderly Indian pastor was beaten and abused by local police while serving 20 days in prison on "false" charges of "bribing Hindus to convert," according to Christian rights investigators.

Indian Crowd Attacks Worship Service

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent Santosh Digal in India NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- The nephew of a pentecostal pastor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu was still healing from his injuries Wednesday, April 25, nearly two weeks after suspected Hindu militants attacked him with a sword during a worship service.

India Hindu Militants Beat Evangelist

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- An Indian evangelist and pastor still needed medical treatment Wednesday, May 4, a month after Hindu militants opposing evangelism beat him in front of his children in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Christians said.

India Hindu Militants Attack Missionary School, Christians Say

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service india_-_0821_-_volantino1-300x214NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Staff of a missionary school in India's eastern state of Andhra Pradesh faced another day of anxiety Thursday, July 8, after Hindu militants attacked and threatened to kill them for allegedly converting Hindus to Christianity, Christians said.

India Evangelicals Worship As Militants Attack Churches, Youth Center, Pastors

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By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Evangelical Christians in central and southern India were worshiping Sunday, March 28, amid threats from suspected Hindu militants who reportedly attacked a Christian youth center, churches and pastors.

India Orders Deportation Afghan Christian Widow, Daughters Despite Death Threats

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- An Afghan Christian widow and three of her daughters faced possible deportation from India to their homeland Friday, January 20, despite concerns they may be killed or jailed for “apostasy”, after a UN agency reportedly refused to grant them refugee status.  
		                

India Hindu Militants Attack Christian Training Meeting

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife india_-_0821_-_volantino1-300x214-11BANGALORE, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in India's southern state of Karnataka remained concerned Sunday, August 16, about the whereabouts of eight pastors who were detained this week after Hindu militants broke up a major Christian training meeting, injuring and "humiliating" several believers, including women, church representatives said.

India Hindu Militants Killed Christian Boy, Says Family

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos boykilledNEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Grieving family members were still awaiting justice Friday, January 3, in northern India, more than a month after a seven-year-old Christian boy was allegedly tortured and killed by Hindu militants because of his faith in Jesus Christ.

European Envoys Meet Survivors Of India’s Worst Anti-Christian Violence

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By Ajaya Kumar Singh, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Orissa, India orissa_violence_jeep1BHUBANESWAR, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Envoys from five Nordic countries are meeting victims of India's worst anti-Christian violence in decades, which left over 100 people dead in the state of Orissa.

Evangelists Face Attacks In Two Indian States

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By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent reporting from India CHENNAI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- New details emerged Saturday, May 5, about a reported massive attack on 15 Christian evangelists in India's southernmost Tamil Nadu state and other violence that has left several believers injured.