Asia

SECUNDERABAD, India — Hindu extremists kidnapped a pastor identified only as Jonathan D. and tried to force him to worship at a Hindu temple Jan.

KANAKAGIRI, India — Hindu extremists from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Bajrang Dal locked up five Christians and beat them in Kanakagiri, Koppal district Jan.

KANAKAGIRI, India — Acting on false complaints by Hindu nationalists, police arrested Christians in Kanakagiri village, Koppal district Jan. 25. The Global Council of Indian

HIREKERUR, India — Police in Hirekerur, Haveri district, detained a pastor Jan. 23 after Hindu extremists disrupted the prayer service at the home of Rajanna

LAL BARRA, India — Hindu extremists attacked a pastor, vandalized his church building and beat members of his congregation in Lal Barra village, Lalgarh Balaghat

KAMAREDDY, India — Suspected Hindu extremists beat a pastor identified only as Swamidas and several other Christians, including his wife, as they were going to

VIKRAMGARH, India — Hindu extremists attacked tribal Christians in Vikramgarh, Thane district Dec. 24. The Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) reported that two unidentified