“Supremacist” Subramanian Swamy Sparks Scandal Over MIT India Conference Keynote

“Swamy’s hate speech is not just abstract,” human rights group warns MIT

CAMBRIDGE, MA: February 11, 2019 — Eight years after Indian MP Subramanian Swamy’s economics courses were dropped by Harvard University after he was accused of inciting violence against … Read More

Newly-Elected Padma Kuppa Endorses Criminalizing Conversion in India

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

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

Christians and Sikhs Join Candlelight Vigil for Murdered Punjabi Pastor

Sikh leader says Pastor Sultan Masih was assassinated “under the guise of Hindutva”

Roseville, CA: August 31, 2017 — “We are here to honor Pastor Sultan Masih,” said Bhajan Singh as he spoke to a group of 30 Sikhs, Christians, … Read More

California Vigil Will Commemorate Pastor Murdered in India

“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

Killing of Punjabi Pastor Linked to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

“People who killed him were surely monitoring his activities,” says Pastor Sultan Masih’s son

Ludhiana, Punjab: July 31, 2017 — Pastor Sultan Masih, who was gunned down in Ludhiana on July 16 while standing outside his church, had previously been … Read More

Killing of Punjabi Pastor Alarms Indian Minorities in USA

“Pastor Sultan Masih’s death is another tragic lynching,” says Sikh human rights activist

Lathrop, CA, USA: July 17, 2017 – The drive-by shooting of Pastor Sultan Masih in Punjab, India on July 16 is alarming minorities of Indian origin as … Read More

India’s Persecuted Spotlighted at Anglican Church Seminar

Exposing caste atrocities and denouncing persecution of India’s religious minorities, speaker warns: “The caste system is against love”

Marysville, CA: May 25, 2017 – When the Rev. Dr. James Mariner of Trinity Anglican Church welcomed Indian human rights advocate Dr. Manisha … Read More

Indian Parliament Will Consider Criminalizing Religious Liberty

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

Northern California Seminar Urges Unity Against Caste Violence and Religious Persecution

Sikh and Christian leaders gathered at Trinity Anglican Church in Marysville for a forum on Caste violence and religious persecution in India.Read More