India’s Chhattisgarh Enacts Tough Anti-Conversion Law, Christians Raise Alarm

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief(Worthy News) – A new anti-conversion law in India’s Chhattisgarh state is drawing sharp criticism from Christian leaders and human rights advocates, who warn it could intensify persecution against religious minorities.Governor Ramen Deka signed the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 into law on April 7, replacing a 1968 statute that critics say was already widely misused against Christians.The legislation criminalizes religi