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February 28, 2023

Indian Christians unite to protest against hate crimes

More than 2,000 Christians demanded the federal government, judiciary and civil society take action to stop atrocities against them, with particular concern for those in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Jharkhand.

Most of these states, ruled by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party, have enacted sweeping anti-conversion laws. 

The participants at the Christian protest, which comes ahead of polls in two Christian-majority states, signed a memorandum to be submitted to President Droupadi Murmu, India's first tribal head of state.

According to the United Christians Forum (UCF), 598 incidents of hate crimes, including intimidation, mob attacks, brutal assaults, vandalism and closure of churches, sexual violence, social ostracization, denial of burial, and false reports under the draconian anti-conversion laws took place in 2022.

Photos: AFP

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