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religious freedom is not only holding steady but growing. Photo: DW

Justice and Peace•Persecuted Christians•Religious Freedom

India: Hindu persecution against Christians increases and reaches 800 cases. They also seek to apply a new anti-Christian law

Data from the United Christian Forum (UCF) reveals 834 incidents of violence against Christians in 2024, a sharp increase from 734 the previous year. These acts include the destruction of over 400 churches in Manipur during ongoing ethnic violence and forced “reconversions” to Hinduism under the guise of “ghar wapsi” (“return to home”).

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The 50 Countries that Persecute Christians the Most Today and The Role of Communism and Islamism

in 2024, 4,476 Christians were killed because of their faith, 4,744 were imprisoned for religious reasons and 7,679 Christian churches and properties were attacked. On average, one in seven Christians is persecuted worldwide, a situation suffered by one in five Christians in Africa and two in five Christians in Asia.