Tag: Hinduism

Nepalese Christians released after false imprisonment for witchcraft

Originally published in Christian Today Four Nepali Christians who were sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for ‘violence and witchcraft’ after praying for a woman with mental illnesses, have had their sentences overturned, according to World Watch Monitor. Lali Pun, Bimkali Budha, Ruplal Pariyar and his wife Ganga were imprisoned in […]

Thousands protest jailing of Christians in India

Originally published in UCAN India Some 5 000 Christians marched silently through India’s Jharkhand state demanding the release of six Christians jailed last week on complaints of offering money to villagers to attract them to Christianity. The September 25 ecumenical “silent protest” was organised after a local court on September […]