Monday, March 23, 2015

India: 600 violent attacks on Christians and Muslims since May...

More than 40 people have been killed in 600 violent attacks on Christians and Muslims in India since May last year, according to a new report.

One of the worst was the rape of a 70 year old Nun in West Bengal in an attack on a convent and school last week that sent shockwaves throughout India and the world. In response, Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, president of the Catholic bishops conference, said the country should work to "protect not just cows, but human beings also."

Documenting Hate and Communal Violence, a report by the Evangelical Fellowship of India, chronicles the violence against Muslims and Christians since Narendra Modi, a Hindu nationalist, was elected prime minister at the end of May last year.

Of the 600-plus attacks, 149 were against Christians and the rest against Muslims.

The figures do not incude the 108 people killed in Assam in attacks by armed tribal political groups on Muslims. Full story...

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