Indian Laws Archives | Organizations for Minorities of India
Newly-Elected Padma Kuppa Endorses Criminalizing Conversion in India
November 7, 2018 | Admin
U.S. politician slams “religious freedom hawks” while praising anti-conversion laws
TROY, Michigan: Nov. 7, 2018 — On November 6, the day after New York City-based newspaper India Abroad published the headline, “Michigan State House candidate’s writings assailed as anti-Christian, anti-Muslim,” … Read More
Jharkhand Becomes Ninth Indian State To Regulate Religious Conversion
September 12, 2017 | Admin
Over a quarter of India’s states have adopted anti-conversion laws criminalizing freedom of religion
Ranchi, Jharkhand: September 12, 2017 — Jharkhand, in northern India, became the most recent state in the country to criminalize religious freedom when its governor, Draupadi … Read More
Indian Journalist Assassinated After Career Criticizing Hindutva
September 7, 2017 | Admin
Anti-caste and anti-communal, Gauri Lankesh wanted people to “become universal”
Bengaluru, Karnataka: September 7, 2017 — Gauri Lankesh, an Indian journalist who was gunned down outside her home in Bengaluru on the evening of September 5, denounced “Brahman hegemony” in … Read More
California Vigil Will Commemorate Pastor Murdered in India
August 18, 2017 | Admin
“Stand in solidarity against this kind of inhuman oppression,” urges Roseville, CA priest
Roseville, CA: August 18, 2017 — Christians will join leaders of local Sikh and other Indian communities outside City Hall in downtown Roseville, CA on August 28 … Read More
Mob Lynchings in India Provoke International Wave of Protests
August 13, 2017 | Admin
Oppressed groups unite in solidarity against Hindu nationalist attacks
New Delhi, Delhi: August 13, 2017 — From California to Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh to New York, groups impacted by a rising tide of mob lynchings of minorities in India are … Read More
Filmmaker Terrorized for Exposing Caste Slavery in Tamil Nadu
August 7, 2017 | Admin
Divya Bharathi faces death threats, criminal charges for documentary
Madurai, Tamil Nadu: August 7, 2017 — After releasing a documentary exposing in vivid detail the daily lives of manual scavengers in Tamil Nadu, 26-year-old filmmaker Divya Bharathi has been slapped … Read More
15 Year Hunger-Striker Irom Sharmila: “Repeal India’s AFSPA or I Die of Starvation”
November 18, 2015 | Admin
World’s longest hunger-striker pleads for “mass support” against AFSPA legislation
Imphal, Manipur: Nov. 18, 2015 — “What I really want from the world is their voice against this draconian law,” says the Iron Lady of Manipur, Irom Sharmila, … Read More
Indian Parliament Will Consider Criminalizing Religious Liberty
November 4, 2015 | Admin
BJP MPs demand 10-year prison sentence for unregulated conversion
New Delhi, India: Nov. 5, 2015 — Two members of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced they will introduce bills in their respective houses of parliament to criminalize religious conversion … Read More
Marysville Church Hosts Sikhs to Discuss Religious Persecution in India
October 5, 2015 | Admin
Sikh and Christian leaders will host a dinner and seminar on October 10 at Trinity Anglican, a Christian Church in Marysville, CA to discuss similar persecution facing both communities in India.Read More
Google CEO’s Plans to Meet Indian Premier Spark Protest
September 20, 2015 | Admin
Demonstrators call Prime Minister Modi a monster, chanting: “Shame on Google”
Mountain View, CA: Sept. 20, 2015 — As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to tour Silicon Valley tech companies next week, marking his second visit to the United … Read More