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  2. Anti-conversion law - Wikipedia

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    The punishment for forced conversion was reduced to one to five years [15] from the earlier 10 years. Marriage involving religious conversion is illegal. [ 5 ] If conversion involves a minor, woman or a member of scheduled caste or scheduled tribe, the imprisonment is two to seven years.

  3. Christianity in India - Wikipedia

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    Great Friday is a national holiday, All Souls Day is another holiday that is observed by most Christians in India. [197] Most Protestant churches celebrate harvest festivals, usually in late October or early November. [198] Easter and All Saints Day are also observed by many. Christian weddings in India conform to the white wedding.

  4. Freedom of religion in India - Wikipedia

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    Jews: Jews in India were granted lands and trading rights. The oldest of the three longest-established Jewish communities in India, traders from Judea and Israel arrived in the city of Cochin, in what is now Kerala, 2,500 years ago and are now known as Cochin Jews. According to recordings by Jews, the date of the first arrival is given at 562 BC.

  5. Violence against Christians in India - Wikipedia

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    India's ministry of internal security and its National Commission for Minorities officially list more than a hundred religiously motivated attacks against Christians each year. [ 3 ] As of 2020, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom placed India as Tier-1 in minority persecution along with countries like China , North ...

  6. 2021 anti-Christian violence in Karnataka - Wikipedia

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    The 2021 anti-Christian violence in Karnataka refers to the series violence against Christians by right wing Hindutva groups in the Indian state of Karnataka in 2021. The attacks increased after September 2021 when leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) declared of an " anti-conversion bill " in the state to check religious conversions .

  7. Freedom of religion by country - Wikipedia

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    A Theravada Buddhist monk speaking with a Catholic priest, Thailand. The status of religious freedom around the world varies from country to country. States can differ based on whether or not they guarantee equal treatment under law for followers of different religions, whether they establish a state religion (and the legal implications that this has for both practitioners and non ...

  8. Freedom of religion in Asia by country - Wikipedia

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    The status of religious freedom in Asia varies from country to country. States can differ based on whether or not they guarantee equal treatment under law for followers of different religions, whether they establish a state religion (and the legal implications that this has for both practitioners and non-practitioners), the extent to which religious organizations operating within the country ...

  9. Religious persecution - Wikipedia

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    In contemporary society, Christians are persecuted in Iran and other parts of the Middle East, for example, for proselytising, which is illegal there. [113] [114] [115] Of the 100–200 million Christians alleged to be under assault, the majority are persecuted in Muslim-majority nations. [116]