By Cyprian Ekka Ranchi, May 13, 2019: A Christian body in Jharkhand on May 13 expressed grave concern over what it says is the misuse of media to systematically spread false and sensational allegations against their community in the eastern Indian state. “The media are systematically implicating Christian institutions inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 28, 2019: Social activists and others on March 28 condemned the arrest of noted economist Jean Dreze earlier in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand in the day. “Jean Dreze is a saint-economist, a potential Nobel awardee who lived in slums, written andContinue Reading
Ranchi, Jan. 9, 2019: An international NGO promoting media freedom has demanded an independent probe into the murder of a tribal journalist in Jharkhand state in eastern India. The Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the world’s biggest NGO specializing in the defense of media freedom, on January 9 said it wasContinue Reading
Ranchi, Nov. 15, 2018: At least three Christian families have converted back to a tribal religion in Jharkhand state, eastern India, after Hindu extremists destroyed their homes and threatened to take over their land and resources. Morning Star News reported that five families in Lisiya village, West Singhbhum district, returnedContinue Reading
By Srilekha Chakraborty Pakur, Oct. 31, 2018: Khusmi (name changed), stared at me when asked her about the disposal mechanism for sanitary napkins in their schools. “Changing pads? I have never changed in school. I either don’t come to school or if I come, I change when I go backContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ranchi: An 82-year-old Jesuit activist on September 3 dismissed as “complete concoction and absolute falsehood” a police allegation that he has links with Maoists and banned organizations. Father Stan Lourdusamy was among nine human rights activists who were raided in a pre-dawn simultaneous action across severalContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: In a ceremony lasting over two hours, Archbishop Felix Toppo was installed as the new Archbishop of Ranchi in St. Mary’s Cathedral on Monday. Ranchi is the capital of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. The state has a large proportion of India’s marginalized tribal people, whoContinue Reading
Mumbai : Police in Jharkhand arrested 16 missionaries on June 8, on charges of converting tribal Adivasi by force to Christianity, the Press Trust of India reported. Speaking to AsiaNews, Sajan K George, president of the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), said that “In Jharkhand, extreme right-wing groups systematically persecute members ofContinue Reading
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