{"id":71701,"date":"2026-03-03T11:05:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=71701"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:05:48","slug":"eu-discusses-increased-christian-persecution-in-south-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/eu-discusses-increased-christian-persecution-in-south-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"EU diskutiert \u00fcber zunehmende Christenverfolgung in S\u00fcdasien"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The European Parliament came together in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 4 to discuss the rising violence against Christians in South Asia. ADF International organized the conference, titled \u201cTargeted Violence against Christians in South Asia.\u201d The organization invited human rights advocates and survivors of persecution to share their experiences with parliament. Tehmina Arora, director of Advocacy in Asia for ADF International, called on the E.U. to protect religious minorities from discrimination, specifically noting the growing hostility in India. \u201cChristians in India\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Parliament came together in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 4 to discuss the rising violence against Christians in South Asia. ADF International organized the conference, titled \u201cTargeted Violence against Christians in South Asia.\u201d The organization invited human rights advocates and survivors of persecution to share their experiences with parliament. Tehmina Arora, director of Advocacy in Asia for ADF International, called on the E.U. to protect religious minorities from discrimination, specifically noting the growing hostility in India. \u201cChristians in India\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":67980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-71701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":69649,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/christian-advocates-call-for-national-convention-as-persecution-in-india-increases\/","url_meta":{"origin":71701,"position":0},"title":"Christian Advocates Call for National Convention as Persecution in India Increases","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"November 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Due to a sharp increase in violence against Christians in India, several advocacy organizations have called for a national convention of Christians this month to raise concerns about Christian persecution to the government. 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