Protests across India intensified after two Catholic nuns and a third Christian woman were arrested in Chhattisgarh on charges of “conversion” and “human trafficking”—allegedly for escorting a legally adult young woman to a job opportunity. Sister Preeti Mary, Sister Vandana Francis, and Sukaman Mandavi were released on bail after ten days, but the charges remain active.
Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, has launched an internal review after it was accused of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in violation of President Trump's order on the subject.
The House Judiciary Committee released a report condemning the Biden-era FBI for labeling Catholic Americans as "racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists."
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned Israel's Interior Minister Moshe Arbel after the country delayed granting visas to evangelical Christian groups.
The communist regime in Cuba is reportedly preparing a ten-year prison sentence for Alexander Verdecia, a 51-year-old Christian dissident and member of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), over Facebook posts critical of the government. Martí Noticias reported Tuesday that Verdecia remains imprisoned without a trial date at Las Mangas prison in Bayamo under harsh conditions.
Dueling protests outside Seattle City Hall have led to eight arrests and further exposed deep divisions in the city over free speech, religious freedom, and LGBTQ activism. On Tuesday, eight demonstrators were arrested for assault during a trans-rights protest, which was sparked by a Saturday rally hosted by On Fire Ministries that focused on protecting children from transgender ideologies. That earlier event resulted in 23 arrests after counterprotesters clashed with attendees in Capitol Hill’s Cal Anderson Park.
A Christian nonprofit organization, Holy Sexuality, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging religious discrimination after being denied a nonprofit discount for OpenAI's services.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched a new internal task force to investigate claims of anti-Christian discrimination within the agency.
