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EU Urged to Defend Christians in South Asia
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- Christian advocates from South Asia called for stronger EU action on religious freedom, citing increased attacks on believers and other minorities.
- More than 600 violent incidents against Christians were reported in India in 2025, and anti-conversion laws are often used to criminalize peaceful faith practices.
- Pakistan continues to misuse harsh blasphemy laws, resulting in fatal violence and the persecution of innocent Christians and other minorities.
Christian leaders appealed to the European Parliament to champion religious liberty amid severe persecution in South Asia.
Recent testimonies revealed that believers in India and Pakistan face harassment, unjust laws, and even violence simply for gathering or practicing their faith.
“Christians in India are punished not for wrongdoing but for simply gathering, praying, or helping their neighbors.”
In Pakistan, blasphemy laws have caused false accusations and mob violence, leaving many Christian families traumatized and vulnerable.
“False accusations of blasphemy continue to spark mob violence.”
The conference highlighted the urgent need for legal reforms and better protection for believers as Sri Lanka and Nepal also see growing threats to worship and Christian mission.
Victims thanked God for faithful intervention and called on the EU to act boldly to defend the voiceless.
“Unless the international community acts, countless innocent people will continue to suffer under laws that are used to silence and destroy the most vulnerable.”
Christian advocates stressed that upholding religious freedom is a God-given right and a cornerstone of just societies. Pray that EU leaders respond righteously and work faithfully to safeguard those persecuted for their faith.