”religious violence” News

Thousands seek refuge from India religious attacks

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Thousands of people, most of them Christians, have sought shelter in makeshift government camps in eastern India, driven from their homes by religious violence which has killed at least 13 people this week.
08 29 2008 9:47PM (...more)

US panel: Religious freedoms ebbing in Russia

WASHINGTON – A congressionally backed panel said Friday that religious freedoms were deteriorating in Russia , Turkey and four other nations that were added to a watch list of countries
05 20 2009 11:08PM (...more)

Italy calls India envoy over attacks on Christians

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's foreign ministry will summon India's ambassador to demand "incisive action" to prevent further attacks against Christians that have left 11 people dead in India so far, the government said on Thursday.
08 29 2008 11:49PM (...more)

Supreme Court orders protection of Christians in Orissa

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Supreme Court ordered authorities in Orissa on Monday to provide security to thousands of Christians who fled their homes after some of the worst religious
01 6 2009 8:49AM (...more)

Bombing in Nepal church kills 2, wounds 15

KATMANDU, Nepal – A bomb exploded in a church in the Nepalese capital during Saturday morning Mass , killing two people and wounding 15, police said. The blast at the 05 24 2009 7:31AM (...more)

Q+A - Why are Christians under attack in India?

Reuters - The government has deployed hundreds more federal police to Orissa after one person was killed and several injured in the latest clashes between Hindus and Christians triggered by religious conversions .
09 27 2008 9:02PM (...more)

One killed as religious violence flares in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - One person was killed and several injured on Thursday when Hindus and Christians clashed in Orissa where religious violence has killed more than 20 people in the past month.
09 26 2008 7:41AM (...more)

Anti-Christian attacks systematic: Indian govt

NEW DELHI (AFP) - The Indian government said Thursday that attacks on Christians in the country's east were "very systematic" and prodded the local administration to stamp out the ongoing religious violence .
09 26 2008 7:40AM (...more)

Religious violence kills one more, dozen hurt in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - One person was killed and a dozen wounded in Orissa on Wednesday when police opened fire on a Hindu mob demanding the release of their leaders held for attacks on Christians in India, officials said.
09 25 2008 6:49AM (...more)

Two dead in India anti-Christian riots: police

BHUBANESWAR, India (AFP) - Security forces killed two Hindu rioters in eastern India where violence between Hindus and Christians claimed 18 lives last month, police said Sunday.
09 15 2008 6:19AM (...more)