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India

Campaigners demand justice for Fr Stan

More than 3000 people have taken part in a signature campaign, demanding justice for late Jesuit Father Stan Swamy and others accused in a sedition case filed by India’s pro-Hindu Government. Source: UCA News.

Human Rights India

Church leader hails crackdown on ‘social evil’ of child marriages in India

A Catholic bishop has hailed the move to curb child marriages in India’s northeastern state of Assam, amid international agencies reporting millions of child marriages in the country. Source: UCA News.

India

Indian Muslim’s Bible burning ‘an attempt to create communal discord’

Catholic bishops in southern India have deplored the burning of the Bible by a Muslim man who also uploaded video footage of it on social media. Source: UCA News.

India

Call for apology after false evidence used to incriminate Jesuit

Catholic activists and priests want the Indian government to “take full responsibility” for the custodial death of Fr Stan Swamy SJ after US-based digital forensic experts found false evidence was planted on his computer. Source: UCA News.