
Religious Freedom

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Christians in India told to convert to Hinduism for burial permission
Tribal villagers in India have prevented Christians from burying the body of a woman who died on Feb. 24, saying it would defile their land and deities. -
Christian in Indonesia arrested for comments on Muhammad
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Three Christians, including 15-year-old girl, slain in India
Tribal relatives killed three members of a Christian family in India’s Odisha state last month, leaving three children, including a preteen and a teenager, orphaned and forcing them into hiding, sources said. -

Police said to enable abuse of Christian girl in Pakistan
Police in Pakistan allegedly failed to act after a 14-year-old Christian girl was abducted, forcibly converted to Islam and married to a Muslim man despite official documents showing she is a minor, her father and legal counsel said. -

Muslim in Uganda kills adult son for accepting Christ
A Muslim in Uganda stabbed his son to death with a long knife for converting to Christianity last month, sources said. -

Arrests of Christians nearly double in Iran, report says
Authorities in Iran arrested 254 Christians on charges related to their faith or religious activities in 2025, nearly twice as many as the figure of 139 detained the previous year, a new report shows. -

Christian’s poverty used to force conversion to Islam in Pakistan
A brick kiln worker’s forced conversion to Islam in Pakistan’s national database has left his five children unable to have their Christian faith designated on their national identity cards, his son said. -

Christians in Sri Lanka warn new terror law risks abuse of minorities
When Ahnaf Jazeem wrote poetry condemning violence and promoting peace in Sri Lanka in 2017, he never imagined his verses would lead to 19 months in detention without trial. -

Blind Christian accused of blasphemy in Pakistan denied bail
A high court in Pakistan this month rejected bail for a blind Christian charged with blasphemy despite significant discrepancies in the police report and prosecution testimonies, his attorney said.
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