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Multiple arrests under anti-conversion law in Uttar Pradesh

July 23, 2021

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CWN Editor's Note: At least 30 Christians have been arrested in July under the terms of a new anti-conversion law in India’s state of Uttar Pradesh. Police raided one prayer meeting, charging that participants had forced Hindus to embrace the Christian faith. A minister who runs an orphanage was arrested on the same charge, along with his family. Those who have been arrested have been denied bail.

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