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Foot soldiers of Hindu nationalist BJP party attacking the police that came to protect a catholic church. @SecBlinken agrees US must bury its head in the sand & ignore it to please India’s Modi gov. We ask US for public condemnation. No private communication with India this time.

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87 Christians killed by state sponsored violence in the northeast Indian state of #Manipur where around 300 churches were burnt to the ground overnight in early May of this year, were finally laid to rest after eight months. Unfortunately, Mr. Modi, whose party is responsible for

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Story that must not get lost in parliament din: mass burial of 87 victims who died in ethnic violence in Churachandpur in Manipur. It’s taken six months and a SC order. Who will hear the voices of the grieving? Who will bring closure?

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Indian American Christians ask the US Administration to set aside 10,000 asylum visas per year for Indian Christian victims of religious violence at the hands of Hindu nationalists. See FIACONA's full 2023 Report at

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The attack on India’s Christian kuki people continues unchecked for 7 months since it started. The BJP government of Modi continues to support and protect the Hindu militia.

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The Committee on Tribal Unity, a network of Kuki Christian leaders, reported that several Christian homes were torched and churches were looted at Sinam village located on Imphal - Moreh road by militant groups supported and aided by the government this week. These private

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Raw videos forwarded in social media shows the violent attack on a Catholic church in Jagdalpur in the northern Indian state of Chhattisgarh by Hindu nationalist mobs on Jan 2, 2023. Washington's support to these elements & their leaders will only deepen the civil unrest in India

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#Manipur : Meitei Outfit Attempts IED Attack on Assam Rifles. The Meitei militant groups supported and armed by the Modi government is training its guns on the Indian military. Please continue to pray for the safety of Christians in Manipur.

Manipur: Meitei Outfit Attempts IED Attack on Assam Rifles

The IED was placed on a road down which a 'mine-protected vehicle', with around 10 soldiers of the Assam Rifles, was travelling.

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Over 1 million Indian American Christians live in 50 US states and Canada. FIACONA represents the concerns and the interests of Indian American Christian communities for the past 23 years since 2000 in Washington DC. Follow us on Twitter @Fiacona_us Visit

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Look for the annual report on India by @Fiacona_us on . Scheduled to be released online next week. Indepth analysis of over 1000 incidents of recorded violence against Christians by Hindu nationalists. Only report of its kind on India released in Washington

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“This letter is a clarion call to the American Church to stay alert to abuses caused by religious nationalism in what was a pluralistic and secular India,” says Rev. Peter Cook, a FIACONA board member.

Over 300 American Christian leaders appeal for persecuted Indian religious minorities

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Prime Minister Modi's Deputy, Mr. Shah, now blames the unrest in neighboring Myanmar as a cause of bloodshed his government is causing in Manipur India, as per this Reuters article today. By shifting the blame to Myanmar, the Modi government, inadvertantly admitted that there

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Tribal Christian communities of Kuki Zo people declare self-rule over areas/districts under their control, while the Modi government is continuing to fund and arm the violent anti-christian militants in Northeast India.

Tribal body declares ‘self-rule’ in a few districts of Manipur

We were compelled to take the step owing to the ‘selective justice’ by the Centre, says Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum

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#Manipur can not return to normalcy by wilful ignorance or keeping calculated silence. The Modi government not recognizing what has happened to kuki-zo and Meitei Churches is NOT how one resolves critical issues in a country. Modi government believes, if they keep quiet and

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Tribute service to the Christians killed by the Manipur state and the militia supported by the BJP government.

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#ManipurCrisis It's such a shame that an elected government of Prime Minister Modi's Hindu nationalist party is determined to hurt and marginalize #Kuki_Zo and #MeiteiChristians in every way possible, while he keeps paying lip service to pluralism and democratic values whenever

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Showing the severity of the situation, the letter draws on international rankings such as the U.S.-based persecution watchdog International Christian Concern, which places India as the third-worst persecutor of Christians globally.

300 Christian leaders demand action from US gov’t over persecution in India

More than 300 Christian leaders in the United States, including denominational leaders, are calling on the U S State Department to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern amid escalating

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Savio, we plead with you to look beyond the bubble in which you live in peace in Goa, which has a 25-30% Christian population. Your denial of persecution of Christians in India callously ignores how Christians are beaten, displaced, even murdered throughout central India.

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My invitation to a representative or representatives of your organisation @Fiacona_us still stands open for a discussion on your allegations ‘Indian Christians Cannot Practice Their Faith in India’. The real moot question is whether you will have the courage to accept my

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Remember to pray for the Christians in the state of Manipur, India, where more than 400 of their Churches were burnt to the ground by Hindu nationalist militants supported by the Modi government.

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Pray for Manipur Christians killed and silenced by the Hindu nationalist government. The world must know, not all Hindus are vegetarians following Gandhi's non-violence. Gandhi was also killed by a Hindu Brahmin. There is such a thing called radical Hindu extremism causing terror

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According to the news report, and government sources. Light Machine Guns, AK-47, INSAS Rifles, 7.62mm SLRs, rocket launchers & and 51 mm mortars are readily available with the militants. The government claims, they were looted from Police armorys located in Hindu Meitei

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Data shows, violence against Christians in India is planned & orchestrated by Hindutva nationalist political parties as a part of their design to create a Hindus-only state, to the exclusion of Abrahamic faiths. See FIACONA's Annual Report at for details

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The Kerala-based Syro-Malabar Catholic Church on Thursday said the violence in Manipur has “turned into a genocide” and developed into “another version” of the 2002 Gujarat riots, with Christians being singled out and attacked.

Manipur violence ‘genocide’, ‘another version of Gujarat riots’: Kerala Archbishop Joseph Pamplany

Archbishop Joseph Pamplany hit out at the BJP governments in the Centre and Manipur for failing to ‘quench the violence’ and alleged that Christians were being singled out and attacked.

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Burnt houses, schools — Manipur commandos 'led arson spree' in Moreh, Myanmar fire dept 'came to...

CCTV footage appears to match version of Moreh residents who allege that Manipur Police commandos set fire to homes on 17 January as Assam Rifles personnel played mute spectators.

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According to the Committee on Tribal Unity, the two Christians belonging to Kuki-Zo villagers were attacked and brutally killed by Meitei insurgents. The place where the two were killed is close to Konsakhul, Leilon, Haraothel, Koutruk and Kharam. @Fiacona_us holds the Modi

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For the first time in the history of the Union of India, the total breakdown of law and order in #Manipur is found to be engineered and promoted by an elected government. Never before a democratically elected government has been actively involved in sabatoging the security of its

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Pray for millions of Christians persecuted by the Hindu nationalist Modi government in India. American media continues to live in denial. Hindu nationalism is strong not only in India but it is trying to gain a foothold in the US by sweet taking gullible American voters. Pray one

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NEWS: Manipur Police File a Police Case (FIR) Against Writer, Editors of 2018 Book claiming that their book 'Distorting State's History': Reports The Wire. The latest arsenal in the camp of the Hindu nationalist groups is the Indian court system. Once a case is filed by anyone

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An Indian entity called Northeast Catholic Research Forum condemned the continuing attack on Christians in the state of Manipur. The militia is supported by the Hindu BJP government of Manipur and protected by the Modi government in Delhi.

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Indian Prime Minister Modi's use of notorious laws to oppress democratic dissent casts a shadow on india's commitment to the basics of democracy. India will turn into another Pakistan soon. Follow us on Twitter @fiacona_us This NYT article is a good read.

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The riots on the streets of Leicester UK this week, funded and sponsored by Prime Minister Modi's party supporters, is an early warning sign to US officials who support Hindu nationalist ideology in one form or the other.

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Please continue to pray for the people of Manipur and the victims of violence. The state government of Manipur and Modi government in Delhi have targeted kuki and Meitei Christian communities by selectively burning their Churches and homes from the first week of May this year by

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The Archbishop says that the churches in Manipur India were burnt by Hindu nationalist party supported militant groups, Arambai Tenggol and Meitei Leepun, and not Kuki fighters as the Modi government wants the world to believe.

249 Meitei Churches in Valley Burnt Not By Kukis But May Be By...

Support The Interview with Karan Thapar - https://fij.mojo.page/support-the-interview-with-karan-thaparIn an interview where he addresses and clarifies three...

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Now in Manipur where Mr. Modi's Hindu nationalist party is in power, a very strange thing happening. The Police have filed a case against the army for doing their job!! Police want to give protection and arms to Hindu militants raiding Christian villages to kill. Army is trying

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Hindu nationalist mob attacks a church and destroys the icons in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. This is very typical of how Mr. Modi's party people operate. They escalate the violence and create a law and order situation in states where they are not running the government.

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#Manipur Kuki-Zo petitioners submit to Indian Supreme Court that armed men laid siege to school in Imphal, held 25 including women & children hostage, and that Manipur police ‘acted in collusion’ with rioters. They want financial compensation from the state for failing to protect

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Manipur, India: The headline reads 'Mob Loots Police Armory in Bishnupur; Police Officer Killed in Imphal West'. These are not the cases of looting police armorys. It is a case of supplying government arms to Hindu Meitei Militants to kill or evict the Kuki Christian

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Visit for the 2023 Annual Report by FIACONA and Tune in at 5 PM EST for a live broadcast of the release event.

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1,000 Christians subjected to violence in Chhattisgarh, some forcibly converted to Hinduism: Civil rights groups

1,000 Christians subjected to violence in Chhattisgarh, some forcibly converted to Hinduism: Civil...

Between December 9 and December 18, there were a series of attacks in about 18 villages in Narayanpur and 15 villages in Kondagaon displacing about 1,000 Christian Adivasis from their villages

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Where are our Members of US Congress when close to 500 Churches in Manipur, India are torched by Modi's Hindu party militia? Is America denying the Christian faith for a few silver coins? More @ @SenateDems @SenateForeign @GOP @HouseDemocrats @HouseForeign

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While the #Manipur violence continues with the full support of the Prime Minister Modi's Hindu nationalist BJP government unabated, they question our view that it is a calculated attack on the Christians in that state. The Modi-led government wants the world not to see it as an

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The right to convert — to any religion, to any belief about God or gods — is foundational to all human rights. The right to convert to Christianity, and the right to peacefully evangelize and encourage people to embrace Jesus Christ, is central to the Christian faith.

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BBC Documentary called, Ondia: The Modi Question is screened at Washington Hilton at 8 pm tonight, Jan 31 in Jefferson Room of Washington Hilton during @IRFSummit2023

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Northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, where the Hindu Nationalist gov of Mr. Modi's party is in power for last 5 yrs, reports most incidents of violence against christians & least number of prosecutions. Follow FIACONA on Twitter @Fiacona_us for updates.

Christians are ‘target practice’ for communal groups, say community leaders

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2+2 on Monday show the US is on its way to repeating a Pak in India with its business as usual policy even after @secblinken acknowledged India's problem. It will impact the US interests across Indo-Pacific. Our Report is @ Follow us on Twitter @Fiacona_us

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Hindu nationalists that belong to Mr. Modi and his party vandalised a church in Mumbai on the 11th of August. The funny thing about these attacks is that the police will usually register a case against some unknown 'miscreants' and forget about it. So much for the vibrant Indian

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UN Human Rights Experts Express Alarm Over Manipur Violence, India Calls Comments 'Misleading'

The eighteen experts, most of whom are special rapporteurs working with the UN Human Rights Council, noted that fact-finding missions to Manipur are being harassed for their documentary work.

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FIACONA has called for a closed-door in-person consultation with all Pastors and leaders in the Dallas/FW, area on Monday at 6:30 PM about a Frisco charity raising funds to demolish churches. Please email info @fiacona .org if you wish to attend. Attendance by invitation only.

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Violent Hindu nationalism is now believed to be promoted and funded by Modi's bagmen with their ill-gotten wealth. These businessmen play a key role in keeping the western governments from criticizing the impact of violence against Christians in India.

Gautam Adani’s ties with India’s Narendra Modi spur scrutiny of overseas deals

Opposition attacks foreign investment they say was enabled by Indian prime minister

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Indian state of Goa, a former Portuguese colony that was forced to join the Indian Union after India's independence in 1947, has a large number of Christian population. Church leaders there are now worried that Goa could end up being the next Manipur where the Hindu nationalist

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It has come to our attention that Prime Minister Modi's Indian govt supplied weapons, including shoulder-fired surface-to-surface rockets & mortar shells, to Meitei Hindu militants to fire on Kuki Christian villages on the hills from the valley below. @POTUS @SecDef @SecBlinken

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The message from Foggy Bottom was that the ban (on Modi visa) had not been withdrawn, but suspended, because Mr Modi ran a country that Washington wanted to do business with says The Guardian.

The Guardian view on Modi’s India: the danger of exporting Hindu chauvinism | Editorial

Editorial: New Delhi’s foreign policy won’t be insulated from its domestic politics, which demonise India’s 200 million Muslims

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Indian Judiciary is dying a painful death. Government ignores court orders & there is nothing one can do about it. Meanwhile India's NSA in DC gets to capitalize on the image that India is still a democracy. They will keep selling as long as there are buyers in WASHINGTON.

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The government of India is on a mission to suffocate and shut down all Christian institutions over the next few years while the world is busy trying to please the Indian politicians running the government to sell their wares!

The Regulation Suffocating Christian Ministries in India - Christianity Today

Designed to monitor foreign funding, more recently FCRA has crippled numerous organizations. Is it intentional?

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Pray for our Christian brothers and sisters in India. The church there is now facing its existential threat from radical Hindu nationalists like never before in its 2000 year old history. The torching of over 500 churches and driving over 60,000 Christians from their homes in the

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#Manipur , India: @JohnDayal writes: Human rights groups have stressed for a cessation of violence in Manipur so that political process can start to work for a lasting solution in which the State can resume development activities. The Kuki Zo continue their agitation in Delhi,

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A week after the Hindu party declared a winner in 4 Indian states, a Christian Pastor Yalam Timothy was shot dead by emboldened Hindu nationalists in the state of Chhattisgarh. A religiously radicalized Hindu India is a threat to the world. Please pray for the pastor's family.

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FIACONA stands against disingenuous assaults on its integrity by @PrinceArihan (Savio Rodrigues), a Goan Catholic who has sold out to power by joining BJP, advocating for its Hindu supremacist ideology & denying the suffering of his fellow Indian Christian sisters and brothers.

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A million plus Indian American Christians wish you a wonderful, peaceful, prosperous and a Happy New Year.

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US must decide if it wants to support the wrong side once again. This time in India like it has in the past with Germany's Furher, Cambodia's Pol Pot, Iraq's Sadam, China's Xi Jinping, Panama's Noriega or Pak's Zia until it could no longer support them.

Why India’s crackdown on BBC has left foreign correspondents anxious

Western governments have been silent on the Income Tax surveys at BBC offices in India. Reporters feel abandoned.

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Prime Minister Modi's gov in India is 'a government of a business, for a business & by a business called Adani Group from his home state of Gujarat' freely underwritten by a bottomless pit of tax payer money. Socialism of crony capitalism at its best!

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Reports reaching us say that a church was attacked by a mob of Hindu nationalists belonging to Mr Modi's party in Delhi area around 11 AM during worship on Sunday August 20, 2023. Eyewitnesses say that the mob tore several Bibles during the attack. The mob entered the church

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“This is the first public letter of its kind penned by U.S. Christian leaders addressing persecution in India,” Rev. Neal Christie, executive director of FIACONA, told @Streamdotorg .

300 U.S. Christian Leaders Denounce India’s 'Extreme' Persecution of Christians - The Stream

Persecution of Christians in India is "extreme," even worse than in China or Saudi Arabia, 300 U.S. church leaders warn.

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Pray for a church persecuted for its faith in Christ. Christians are the most persecuted worldwide, and India has joined the ranks of Nigeria and Egypt as one of the most persecuting countries for Christians.

Pray for the Persecuted Church. But First Learn About It. - Christianity Today

Amid rising persecution to Christians in the world, here are some stories that can guide your intercessions.

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Some newspapers in India are still not afraid of calling out Modi or his Hindu nationalist government when over 90% of both print and electronic media in India are running scared of publishing anything even remotely critical of Modi and his policies. They even try to stifle the

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The Federation of Indian American Christian organizations will be releasing its annual report on Christian persecution in India by next week with commentaries, analysis, and recommendations. Don't forget to tune in.

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A Christian man was arrested allegedly for converting 230 outcast families to Christianity in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, where Hindu nationalist BJP has passed an anti-conversion law, reports NDTV. Washington thinks India still a democracy

UP Man Arrested For Converting 230 Dalit Families To Christianity: Cops

Police arrested a man today who allegedly converted 230 Dalit families to Christianity promising to cure their members suffering from any ailment.

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Manipur Massacre, the longest pogrom in the nine year history of Narendra Modi’s governance since 2014. Some perceive it as the worst ever anti-Christian massacre in India, carried out by a government in power.

The Manipur Massacre perceived as the worst anti-Christian massacre in modern India

Open genocidal calls made by the COCOMI Meiteis against the Kukis - the Manipur Massacre is the worst anti-Christian massacre in modern India In a terrible pogrom lasting over two months, it was...

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While people (including many in the West) are largely unaware of the history of Christian faith in the Indian subcontinent, being Christian in India makes one politically vulnerable even today. The Christian faith has been a part of the lives of the people there for 2000 years -

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Hello!… Manipur is still burning! Is there anyone in charge in India? Has Washington understood the gravity of the situation? Forget QUAD, does Washington understand what lies ahead for the US interests in that region? Why is the United States so adamantly refusing to learn from

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Violence against Christians in Indian state of #Manipur is perpetrated by Hindu nationalist Modi govt. It has come to light that the govt supplied sophisticated arms, including shoulder-fired rockets to militant groups to fire at Christian villages to evict them from the hills.

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It is official now. Judge Mehta of DC Circuit dismissed the frivolous lawsuit brought by Hindu America Foundation against the Chairman of @Fiacona_us and 5 others, aimed at stifling legitimate criticism of hate speeches in America.

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Manipur Police under the Hindu Nationalist government try to change the story by saying that a Christian man from the Kuki tribe seen being burnt alive on a video is not the same person they thought he was. The Kuki Student Organisation (KSO) had also told The Wire that they

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Church in Goa, India, predicts Manipur-like violence against them. A church magazine in India warns the Goan Christians, saying, “The sporadic squeaks (by the Hindu nationalist party of Mr. Modi) about destroying all traces of Portuguese culture are announcements of the

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The Foreign Policy magazine writes: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on a recent spate of hate speech and violence is deafening.

India’s Religious Minorities Are Under Attack

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on a recent spate of hate speech and violence is deafening.

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How the Hindu nationalist organizations in the US and Europe enable fascism in India under Prime Minister Modi. @StateDept @TheJusticeDept @WHNSC via @TheClarionIndia

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Over 20 instances of anti-Christian violence are reported across various villages in the northern Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Mr. Modi's gov acts innocent. While the Hindu party is behind the violence, @SecBlinken 's head is stuck firmly under the sand.

Protests in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur Over 'Coordinated' Anti-Christian Violence

According to locals, political leaders influenced by RSS and other Hindutva outfits instigated the violence. The perpetrators of violence have attacked Christians, vandalised their properties and...

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Christians feel betrayed as Indian state criminalizes conversion – Follow Indian American Christians on Twitter @Fiacona_us Read the UCANEWS story via via @fiacona_us

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Indian American Christians upholding the 2000-year-old Church in India in our prayers when they are persecuted for their faith like never before. Join us in prayer that God may open the eyes of the world. If you are able, help us continue our advocacy on behalf of the victims of

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Where are our Christian members of US Congress when the Churches in Manipur are torched & destroyed by the government militia in India? Why American political establishment is silent? Are they denying the faith for a few silver coins? @HouseForeignGOP @SenateForeign @GOP

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FIACONA joins @Hindus4HR , @IAMCouncil , @CAIRNational & others in a letter to national U.S. law enforcement officials calling to investigate @VHPANews & others for possibly violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act to include a Ram temple float in the NYC India Day Parade.

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Mr. Modi's BJP party leader is arrested in Jan 2nd church attack incident in India, It shows that the BJP, which is running the government in Delhi, is actively engaged in violence against Christians. via @IndianExpress

Chhattisgarh church attack: Local BJP leader among five arrested, three FIRs registered

Those arrested have been identified as BJP leader Rupsai Salam, 55, Pawankumar Nag, 24, Atul Netam, 24, Ankit Nandi, 31, and Domendra Yadav, 21. Except for Salam, who is from Remawand in Narayanpur,...

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World Hindu Council (VHP) in India said NO to even Santa hat for school children in India. But its affiliates in the US host Christmas Parties for American leaders. It will continue as long as American leaders foolish enough to accept such invitations.

'India is land of saints, not Santa': Hindu body's warning to schools ahead of Christmas

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has asked schools not to allow students to dress up as Santa Claus. It also threatened schools with legal action if they did not comply with their demand.

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Inviting all Indian American ethnic churches and pastors across the United States to plan to sing and pray "Abide With Me" in your next worship, in solidarity with the church in India at a time when they are tried for their faith in an unprecedented way. Share it with others.

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#IndianChristianDay , celebrated on July 3rd marks the arrival of the Christian faith in the Indian Subcontinent in AD 52. Apostle Thomas was martyred in AD 72 near Mylapore, India. July 3rd is considered Thomas' martyrdom day. Come celebrate 2000 years of faith in India with us.

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Manipur: Two killed, several injured in fresh gunfight between 'armed miscreants' and security forces. The fact that the fighting is taking place at a Kuki village indicates that the government of India supported Hindu miiitia has gone to a Kuki area to fight them.

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Some 30 Christians were arrested in the Central Indian State of Uttar Pradesh under its anti-conversion law. Read the story at Follow FIACONA @Fiacona_us for more verified news updates.

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The pastor of an Evangelical Church of India (ECI) congregation in Fatehpur, India won bail orders on Jan. 16, on false charges against him by police, but new cases filed against him extended his arrest term.

Indian pastor remains jailed despite bail after Hindu extremists file false conversion charges (...

NEW DELHI — A pastor in northern India remains in jail after more than three months despite winning bail because Hindu extremists filed new false charges against him, his wife said. “We are going...

www.hindutvawatch.org

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Christians in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, India, are once again denied permission to bury their dead, according to reports from Narayanpur district.

India: Christian families being denied right to bury their dead

Christians in the Bastar region are once again being denied permission to bury their dead, according to reports from Narayanpur district in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh

www.christianpost.com

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Mr @SecBlinken , heartened by your comments on monitoring the developments in India. But business as usual with the very people responsible for it is disappointing.

U.S. monitoring rise in rights abuses in India, Blinken says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States was monitoring what he described as a rise in human rights abuses in India by some officials, in a rare direct rebuke by Washington of...

www.reuters.com

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India’s most populous state tops in persecuting Christians

India’s most populous state tops in persecuting Christians- UCA News

Police in Uttar Pradesh have arrested close to 400 Christians since enforcing an anti-conversion law three years ago

www.ucanews.com

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The Federation of Indian American Christian organizations (FIACONA) will continue to speak up and show American public that outfits like @HinduAmerican are a cancer in our society that needs to be uprooted and removed. Support @Fiacona_us

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Church in the West must recognize the fact that there are Christians in places like Palestine, India, Syria, China, Pakistan, and other places. In some of those places, Christians are more than the entire population of Norway, Poland, or even Germany. The tendency of Western

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Christian Groups Express Concern Over Attacks on Community, Flag PM's 'Deafening Silence' via @thewire_in

Christian Groups Express Concern Over Attacks on Community, Flag PM's 'Deafening Silence'

'The deafening silence of the Prime Minister on atrocities against Christians over a long period of time in different parts of the country is significantly notable,' said Khasi Jaintia Christian...

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“The American public is largely unaware of what’s happening to Christians in India. Most people still find it hard to imagine Hindu nationalism as violent ideology. Most people have these benign images of Hinduism as practiced by Gandhi and others. Most people think of yoga or

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Fiacona thanks @POTUS & @VP for trying to educate @narendramodi on respect democratic values. But subtle messaging doesn't get through to him. Please be direct and tell him religious nationalism will weaken India like it has Pakistan, Srilanka or Myanmar in thir own neighborhood

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This campaign by Hindu nationalists, (part of Prime Minister Modi's political party) in India is a cover for their planned harassment& violence against churches during Christmas season. Follow Indian American Christians @Fiacona_us

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We must know how a person could be forced to convert! Do they force them to recite a 'mantra' against their will & declare them converted- like RSS does to Christians? Man held for trying to convert 'guests' to Christianity during New Year's Eve party

UP: Man held for trying to convert 'guests' to Christianity during New Year's Eve party in Hardoi

Police said Kamlesh had organised a ceremony at his house in Sandila on December 31 evening in the garb of a New Year's Eve party where he tried to forcefully convert the 'guests' to Christianity.,...

www.timesnownews.com

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Mr. Modi's supporters disrupt a Christmas party in the outskirts of Delhi claiming "conversion attempt by Christians" Follow Indian American Christians on Twitter @Fiacona_us and share your thoughts.

Gurugram: Hindutva supporters disrupt Christmas prayers in school, shout ‘Jai Shri Ram’

No complaint has been filed in the matter, said station house officer of the Pataudi police station.

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