Dibin Samuel

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  • Relief Agency Appeals for $2.5M to Aid Sri Lanka War Victims

    Relief Agency Appeals for $2.5M to Aid Sri Lanka War Victims

    Caritas Internationalis has appealed for $2.5 million to provide emergency assistance to the war victims in Sri Lanka. Up to 120,000 people remain trapped in the war zone north-east areas still controlled by Tamil Tiger rebels

  • Indian Evangelicals Condemn Hate Speech Against Christians

    A Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in the eastern state of Orissa in India was arrested Tuesday for alleged hate speech against Christians. Ashok Sahu was taken into custody just days ahead of Orissa's elections.

  • 1,130 Christians Reconvert to Hinduism in Mumbai

    Over a thousand Christians were reconverted to Hinduism at a ceremonial function in Mumbai, India. About 1,130 Christians recently adopted Hinduism during a function at Kalyan in the district of Thane.

  • Orissa Leader Seeks to Repair Image amid Anti-Christian Violence

    After facing humiliation for being unable to curb the violence on Christians in the Indian state of Orissa, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has decided to atone his governance by announcing his "secular" credentials and promising security to all religious communities in the state.

  • Ecumenical Conference to Highlight Plight of Dalits

    Bringing comfort to millions of Dalit people in India, of whom 16 million are Christians, a historic ecumenical conference is being held to affirm solidarity and global justice for Dalits.

  • India Church Leaders Question Promised Security After Another Murder

    Nearly four months after tension in riot-hit Kandhamal, Orissa, India, had subsided, the murder of a Christian last week has raised eyebrows on the security of Christians and claims of "normalcy."

  • Saudi Blogger Detained for Recording Conversion to Christianity

    A 28-year-old blogger who recorded his conversion from Islam to Christianity has been detained by authorities in Saudi Arabia. The arrest came just five months after the killing of a Saudi official's daughter who converted to Christianity.

  • Bishop Denied Entry to India Over Preaching Concerns

    The Bishop of Gloucester has been denied entry to India because of officials' concerns he may preach while in the country. The Rt. Rev. Michael Perham was due to visit the Diocese of Gloucester's partner churches in Karnataka.

  • Orissa's Christians Still Hiding in Forests

    As cold weather grips Orissa state, Christian leaders in India have expressed their shock over the revelation that there are still Christians hiding in forests to escape violence.

  • Somber Christmas for India's Christians

    It was a somber-looking Christmas in India this year. The Yuletide cheer was toned down in the wake of violence on Christians especially in Orissa and Karnataka, Mumbai terrorist attacks, and the global economic crisis affecting the nation.

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