The Rajasthan government's proposed anti-conversion law has many Christians in India worried. While the law aims to stop people from being forced to convert religions, critics argue it could make it much harder for people to freely choose their faith. This could have a chilling effect on religious freedom in Rajasthan. Is an anti-conversion law the answer?

Read more: https://ecspe.org/rajasthan-considers-anti-conversion-law-potential-threats-for-indian-christians/

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‘After Muslims, It’s The Turn Of Christians:’ With Little Evidence, UP Govt Prosecutes 4 Christian Institutions, Arrests Employees

Four Christian-run institutions in the Uttar Pradesh town of Fatehpur face criminal cases for alleged forcible conversion of Hindus, with over 200 accused, many arrested and imprisoned, under UP’s three-year-old anti-conversion law. Article 14 investigation reveals similar statements in four FIRs over nine months, police cases or raids on Christian institutions, based on illegal third-party or anonymous complaints. Simultaneously, the union government acted against the finances of one of these four institutions.

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https://article-14.com/post/-after-muslims-it-s-the-turn-of-christians-with-little-evidence-up-govt-prosecutes-4-christian-institutions-arrests-employees-65de9daea40dc

Alert DM 60 days in advance, let police assess ‘real intention’: Chhattisgarh prepares Bill to regulate conversion

Chhattisgarh conversion Bill: While the draft is ready, sources said some amendments could be made before it is finally presented in the Vidhan Sabha.

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https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chhattisgarh-prepares-conversion-bill-dm-to-be-alerted-cops-to-assess-motive-9167172/

How Procedure Upended Personal Liberty In Allahabad High Court’s Refusal To Protect Interfaith Couples

In January 2024, the Allahabad High Court turned down appeals of nine interfaith couples for protection from their families on the grounds that they did not solemnise their marriages according to Uttar Pradesh’s anti-conversion law. In doing so, the High Court opted for procedure over liberty, even as challenges to the law are pending in the Supreme Court, which last heard the case in April 2023.

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https://article-14.com/post/how-procedure-upended-personal-liberty-in-allahabad-high-court-s-refusal-to-protect-interfaith-couples-65cc3a68346e2

Allahabad High Court rejects pleas filed by 8 Hindu-Muslim couples for protection of life, cites non-compliance with anti-conversion law

In the eight cases before High Court, five Muslim men had married Hindu women and three Hindu men had married Muslim women.

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https://www.barandbench.com/news/allahabad-high-court-rejects-pleas-hindu-muslim-couples-protection-of-life-non-compliance-anti-conversion-law

Muslims Main Target Of UP Anti-Conversion Law, District Courts Refuse Bail, As Conspiracy Theory Becomes Law: Study

Except one, all those accused of ‘love-jihad’ under UP’s two-year-old anti-conversion law were Muslim, jailed for 3 months to 1.7 years, with lower courts mostly refusing bail, according to a study of 22 first information reports over three months. All were consensual relationships.

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https://article-14.com/post/muslims-main-target-of-up-anti-conversion-law-district-courts-refuse-bail-as-conspiracy-theory-becomes-law-study--6528b6bb79dde

Karnataka decides to repeal anti-conversion law brought in by BJP

The contentious Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021, popularly known as the anti-conversion Bill was passed in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in December 2021.

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https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karnataka-decides-repeal-anti-conversion-law-brought-bjp-178544

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So such vote management strategies - staging a fake walkout so a terrible law gets passed - are normalised enough to be written about & discussed as routine practise?
This story is about how BJP govt in Karn will get the #AntiConversionLaw passed with JDS, an opposition party.

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