New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The seven months from January to July 2025 witnessed an unprecedented 334 incidents of persecution of Christian communities across India. They included illegal arrests, physical violence, threats, disruption of prayer services and denial of basic religious freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution, including burial rights.

This sustained pattern of persecution of Christian communities reflects an alarming consistency with incidents taking place every month affecting Christian communities across the states and union territories, according to documentation made by the Evangelical Fellowship of India's Religious Liberty Commission (RLC).

The geographic concentration of violence targeting Christians is deeply disturbing,...