Bengal: Christian groups stop house prayers after attacks, government points to ‘forced conversions’
Bengal: Christian groups stop house prayers after attacks, government points to ‘forced conversions’
- Why it matters
- Christians in parts of Bengal face a choice between stopping private worship or risking physical assault, while authorities frame the restriction as addressing an alleged crime rather than protecting religious practice.
- Most affected
- Christians in Bengal conducting private worship — Suspending house prayers due to attacks and official pressure.
- Likely next
- Whether attacks on Christian worship spaces continue, and whether the government formally prosecutes forced conversion allegations or takes action against those conducting attacks.