Believers in India

More than 180 Christian families in 32 villages in India’s Chhattisgarh state have been denied access to communal water sources, jobs, and key sources of income in what local Christian leaders say is an effort to pressure them into giving up their faith. Families in the Antagarh region say they have been blocked from using hand pumps, taps, ponds, and rivers, while others have also been shut out of government work programs and forest-based livelihoods.

Community leaders say the boycott is meant to force believers into “Ghar Wapsi” reconversion rituals. Civil rights groups have filed complaints, but the affected Christians were still facing severe hardship at the time of reporting.

This is not an isolated case. Christians in the same region were previously denied burial rights for deceased relatives, adding to fears of a wider pattern of pressure and discrimination against believers.

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