There has been 410 reported incidents, while there were 441 in total in 2016. “Attackers know they will not be punished”, Open Doors says.

Five incidents were reported on the same day. “Non-state actors seem to operate with impunity”, says the EFI.

An in-depth interview with Vijayesh Lal of the Evangelical Fellowship India. Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh are the states were Christians face the strongest persecution.

The center has chaplains and prayer spaces, representing Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism.

Christians in Katholi village, Kanker District who were beaten and twice chased out from their homes by Hindu extremists.

The British Office of National Statistics research shows that those with no faith report lower levels of happiness, life-satisfaction and self-worth than those who are “religious.”

Muslim population is projected to increase by 73 percent and make up 30 percent of the world’s population. Christians would make up 31 percent.