violence against Christians

Twenty-three incidences of violence against Christians in India were reported by the United Christian Forum (UCF) in the final week of 2023.

In 334 days of 2023, 687 incidences of violence against Christians were reported, with 531 in four north Indian states.

As the year approaches Christmas, Christians in India continue to bear the onslaught of targeted violence for their faith. The year 2022 sees the greatest increase in the number of incidents of violence against Christians in India, compared to 505 incidents of violence against Christians in 2021 and 511 in 2022 through November.

The United Christian Forum (UCF) has demanded urgent judicial and government intervention to check the rapid rise in incidents of violence, coercion and false arrests, traumatizing the Christian community in India.

At least 127 incidents of violence against Christians in India were registered in the first 103 days of 2022, according to a report released by an ecumenical group in New Delhi.