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Christians pray as others take confession during Good Friday prayer services on April 10, 2009, in the village of Raikia, south of Bhubaneswar, India. | Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images A Christian family in an indigenous community in eastern India was beaten and forced to remain confined in their home for months after converting to Christianity and were subsequently charged by police for “breaching the peace and public tranquility.”  A woman, identified as Asha Korwa, and her family, who live in Khala village of Jharkhand state’s Garhwa District, converted to Christianity in...

04-16-2021 Map showing the location of Jharkhand state, India. (Image credit: CBN News) Christian persecution is on the rise in India. The latest report reveals a Christian family in the eastern part of the country has been confined to their home for months after a mob of tribal animists repeatedly attacked them for leaving their native religion.  Morning Star News (MSN) reports local police officials have even threatened to jail the family for breach of the peace. Animism is the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence. Potentially, animism perceiv...

Indian tribal families caned for embracing Christianity Catholic priest denies the Church was involved in religious conversion and calls for an investigation Christians from across India protest against persecution in New Delhi on October 2019. (Photo: Bijay Kumar Minj/UCA News) A village court in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand has ordered families who converted to Christianity to be caned, fined and excommunicated from the community. Three Korwa tribal families from Khala village of Dhurki in Garhwa district embraced Christianity on Jan. 22, according to media reports. “There are re...

GARHWA: Three Korwa tribal families in a Jharkhand village were allegedly fined, caned and made to do sit-ups after a kangaroo court declared them social outcasts for converting to Christianity recently. The incident occurred at Khala village under Dhurki block of Garhwa district on January 22, sources said. Jaiwardhan Kumar, the subdivisional magistrate of Banshidhar Nagar, confirmed receiving information about the alleged backlash against conversions in the area. "Reports of some villagers being targeted in Khala village have come to my notice, but there is no official confirmation yet. Ca...

Police officer keeps vigil at Chibolya drug dealers as they wait to be screened at Lusaka's Edwin Emboela Stadium on September 29, 2017. Picture by - Tenson Mkhala Trafficking of illicit substances erodes local economies through declining tourism revenues. Conversely, revenue from wildlife and narco-trafficking does not return to the community. Illicit trafficking degrades the local work-force and thus local businesses. Trafficking also Increases crime and violence, which poses a risk to community members and discourages outside financial investment. while a smaller percentage of the commu...