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Psalm 34:4 I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
International Christian Rescue Mission (ICRM) is grateful to Jesus Christ of Nazareth and to all those who earnestly prayed about the planned attack on 3 Christian villages Bishrampur, Janakpur, Ganeshpur in Chhattisgarh state on 01-Mar-2025.
The news that Hindutva extremist Adesh Soni and his followers were to gather on 01-Mar-2025 in Raipur, capital of Chhattisgarh and planned to attack, kill 3 villages, villages of Bishrampur, Janakpur, Ganeshpur with 100% Christian population. Original Video of Adesh Soni speaking at a “Religious Parliament" can be viewed below, along with English transcript.
https://youtu.be/JbdoKT5WHkM?si=tbjKuWbPfmiCV0ln
Since 10-Feb-2025, several videos surfaced on the threat and many went viral around the world and many civil society actors eventually got involved and when Adesh Soni the chief architect of this evil plan was confronted, Soni retracted some of his statements made at the “Hindutva religious parliament”.
On 26-Feb-2025 , when Adesh Soni was comprehended, he goes on to say, “out of my love for my religion and for mother cow, I may have said something out of excitement” and that he would never kill Christians. However, he never retracted his statement regarding the march that is planned to the 3 villages; the mob still plans on the march to the 3 villages on 01-Mar-2025.
Various civil society actors including ICRM, has reached out to PM Modi, CM of Chhattisgarh, to the high court of India, Home Minister of Chhattisgarh and Police department. PM Modi, CM of Chhattisgarh, Home Minister of Chhattisgarh did not unfortunately react to this.
On 26-Feb-2025 Chhattisgarh police department took up this matter and started an investigation and assured the people of the 3 villages, that police will be stationed at each of the villages and flag march will take place and that the police will work on building people’s confidence in those villages. Police are also taking measures to speak with 10-15 people from each village.
For March 1st the goal of the police department is to stop the Hindu extremists at Raipur (Capital of Chhattisgarh). Police have special precautions and steps to build peace and communal harmony in the state.
On 28-Feb-2025 having seen police presence and preparation, Adesh Soni released another video where he urges his followers not to gather in Raipur as formerly planned and the plan of gathering and attack is now suspended or even considered cancelled. Soni goes on to say to his followers if they have further support from CM they may resume their plan, insists no one gather on 01-Mar-2025. Video of Adesh Soni’s call on canceled plans:
https://youtu.be/AclJYxcaSRI?si=tp0sD0Xe9LWguMa6
We thank Chhattisgarh Police department for their swift response and action in this urgent matter, for peace talks within the community and for building peace and communal harmony.
We thank everyone all the governments and officials who supported Christians in India and did the needful. We continue to pray that peace persists in Chhattisgarh and rest of India.
For any information on this email :info@usicrm.org.
Psalm 34:4 I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
International Christian Rescue Mission (ICRM) is grateful to Jesus Christ of Nazareth and to all those who earnestly prayed about the planned attack on 3 Christian villages Bishrampur, Janakpur, Ganeshpur in Chhattisgarh state on 01-Mar-2025.
The news that Hindutva extremist Adesh Soni and his followers were to gather on 01-Mar-2025 in Raipur, capital of Chhattisgarh and planned to attack, kill 3 villages, villages of Bishrampur, Janakpur, Ganeshpur with 100% Christian population. Original Video of Adesh Soni speaking at a “Religious Parliament" can be viewed below, along with English transcript.
https://youtu.be/JbdoKT5WHkM?si=tbjKuWbPfmiCV0ln
Since 10-Feb-2025, several videos surfaced on the threat and many went viral around the world and many civil society actors eventually got involved and when Adesh Soni the chief architect of this evil plan was confronted, Soni retracted some of his statements made at the “Hindutva religious parliament”.
On 26-Feb-2025 , when Adesh Soni was comprehended, he goes on to say, “out of my love for my religion and for mother cow, I may have said something out of excitement” and that he would never kill Christians. However, he never retracted his statement regarding the march that is planned to the 3 villages; the mob still plans on the march to the 3 villages on 01-Mar-2025.
Various civil society actors including ICRM, has reached out to PM Modi, CM of Chhattisgarh, to the high court of India, Home Minister of Chhattisgarh and Police department. PM Modi, CM of Chhattisgarh, Home Minister of Chhattisgarh did not unfortunately react to this.
On 26-Feb-2025 Chhattisgarh police department took up this matter and started an investigation and assured the people of the 3 villages, that police will be stationed at each of the villages and flag march will take place and that the police will work on building people’s confidence in those villages. Police are also taking measures to speak with 10-15 people from each village.
For March 1st the goal of the police department is to stop the Hindu extremists at Raipur (Capital of Chhattisgarh). Police have special precautions and steps to build peace and communal harmony in the state.
On 28-Feb-2025 having seen police presence and preparation, Adesh Soni released another video where he urges his followers not to gather in Raipur as formerly planned and the plan of gathering and attack is now suspended or even considered cancelled. Soni goes on to say to his followers if they have further support from CM they may resume their plan, insists no one gather on 01-Mar-2025. Video of Adesh Soni’s call on canceled plans:
https://youtu.be/AclJYxcaSRI?si=tp0sD0Xe9LWguMa6
We thank Chhattisgarh Police department for their swift response and action in this urgent matter, for peace talks within the community and for building peace and communal harmony.
We thank everyone all the governments and officials who supported Christians in India and did the needful. We continue to pray that peace persists in Chhattisgarh and rest of India.
For any information on this email :info@usicrm.org.
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USCIRF Releases 2024 Annual Report with New Recommendations for U.S. Policy
Highlights State of Religious Freedom Abroad after 25 Years of IRFA
Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released its 2024 Annual Report, which documents developments during 2023. USCIRF’s 2024 Annual Report provides recommendations to enhance the U.S. government’s promotion of freedom of religion or belief abroad. This year’s report commemorates the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA). This landmark law made promoting the guaranteed right to freedom of religion or belief a priority in U.S. foreign policy.
The 2024 Annual Report also recommends 11 countries for placement on the State Department’s Special Watch List (SWL) based on their governments’ perpetration or toleration of severe violations of religious freedom. These include one that the State Department placed on that list in December 2023: Algeria—as well as 10 additional recommendations: Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. While the State Department included Vietnam on its SWL in December 2023, USCIRF believes the government of Vietnam’s violations rise to the level of CPC status. Additionally, USCIRF recommends the State Department add Kyrgyzstan to the SWL for the first time due to the Kyrgyz government’s heightened religious repression in 2023.
“Throughout 2023, the U.S. government regularly condemned abuses of religious freedom, imposed targeted sanctions on perpetrators, and advocated for the release of those imprisoned for the peaceful exercise of their religion or belief.
The report also highlights key USCIRF recommendations that the U.S. government implemented from USCIRF’s 2023 Annual Report—including adding Azerbaijan to the State Department’s SWL, imposing targeted sanctions on religious freedom violators, and advocating for religious prisoners of conscience, such as those included in USCIRF’s Frank R. Wolf Freedom of Religion or Belief Victims List.
The 2024 Annual Report can be viewed here.
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