Persecution in India is 'intensifying' - Christian group
The persecution of Christians in India intensified to "alarming" levels in the first half of 2020, a human rights group reports.
Hate crimes against Christians in the country rose by 41% in spite of a nationwide lockdown in response to coronavirus, Persecution Relief said in its half yearly report.
It reports 293 recorded hate crimes against Christians between January and June 2020, including five rapes and six murders, but it fears that these are "only a fraction" of the actual violence being perpetrated on the ground....