INDIA’S north-eastern state Orissa continues to be in grip of gory anti-Christian riots. Scores of Christians, including some nuns have been burnt alive. Countless churches, houses and shops have been gutted. Even Christian orphanages have not been spared. To justify massacre of hapless Christians, Hindus spread the canard that eminent Hindu leader, Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, had been killed by Christians on Saturday night. Kandhamal district was the epicentre of the communal riots. Most of the Christians were killed there. In the village Barakhama Hindus attacked Christian dwellings with guns and bombs.

Orissa Persecution

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• Torturing church members, especially leaders, and handling them without mercy
• Torturing Christians into falsely confessing to crimes, or torturing them to make false accusations against other communities
• Torturing Christians in an attempt to have them renounce their faith
• The destruction of buildings used for worship or prayer meetings
• The confiscation of Bibles and other religious materials
• The beating of Christians by police and government officials

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