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1 Hindu extremists attack Christians 17 May 2012
2 Update: First murder conviction issued after 2008 massacre in Orissa 19 April 2012
3 Hostility for believers increasing 29 March 2012
4 Karnataka most dangerous state for Christians 19 January 2012
5 Update: Falsely imprisoned pastor released 15 December 2011
6 Police detain, beat converts from Islam 24 November 2011
7 Students at orphanage forced to pay idol worship fee 13 October 2011
8 Pastor's father beaten unconscious 07 July 2011
9 Christians attacked and threatened in Jharkhand state 16 June 2011
10 Christian leader attacked by militants 28 April 2011
11 Christians beaten and arrested 21 April 2011
12 18 Christians arrested 07 April 2011
13 Police ransack church and arrest pastors 17 March 2011
14 Spate of attacks on Christians erupts in Orissa 10 March 2011
15 Pastor viciously assaulted 24 February 2011
16 Cover-up suspected in death of pastor 27 January 2011
17 Christmas celebrations held in Orissa; Christian's vehicle torched 30 December 2010
18 Hindu militants beat Christians in Karnataka 21 October 2010
19 Church building destroyed 14 October 2010
20 Pastor charged with forced conversions 07 October 2010
 
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India Profile

Location
Asia

Population
1,189,172,906 (July 2011 est.)

Ethnicity (%)
Indo-Aryan (72), Dravidian (25), Mongoloid and other (3)

Religion (%)
Hindu (74.33), Muslim (14.20), Christian* (5.84), Sikh (1.86), Other (3.27)
*For many reasons, the most recent census (2001) significantly underenumerated Christians at 2.34%.
Christian researchers in India indicate much higher results, even up to 9%. New 2011 census results are expected before 2013.

Leader
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil

Government type
Federal republic

Legal system
Based on English common law; separate personal law codes apply to Christians, Hindus and Muslims.

Statistics provided by CIA World Factbook and Operation World.

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Persecution News - India

Hindu extremists attack Christians
(May 17, 2012)

Update: First murder conviction issued after 2008 massacre in Orissa
(April 19, 2012)

Hostility for believers increasing
(March 29, 2012)

Karnataka most dangerous state for Christians
(January 19, 2012)

Update: Falsely imprisoned pastor released
(December 15, 2011)

Police detain, beat converts from Islam
(November 24, 2011)

Students at orphanage forced to pay idol worship fee
(October 13, 2011)

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