A Fellow ship of persecuted christians was held at Jalna,
Bhubaneshwar . About 70 children/widows and suffering persons from Kandhamal and other affected areas attended a gathering on 2 and 3 Feb 2012 held at Janla under the auspicious of Global Council of Indian Christians(GCIC) . Dr Sajan K George, president of Global Council of Indian christians(GCIC) exhorted participants to forgive the people have wronged against, as our Lord commands us to do. Five widows have shared their struggle to carry on their lives in the face of
persecution and discrimination.  read more »

Kandhamal
Three Christian leaders were mysteriously murdered in the year 2011 and 2012 started with the second phase of elimination of Christian leaders with allegation of Maoists link. Somnath Pradhan(37),another Christian leader from Janabadi village of Daringbadi Block, Kandhamal was arrested on 09.01.2012 night for his alleged sympathy to maoists and lodged in Baliguda Jail.  read more »

BHUBANESWAR: A national people’s tribunal, which conducted public hearing on the infamous 2008 Kandhamal riots on Friday, said the criminal justice system had been rendered ineffective in protecting the victims, survivors and witnesses besides delivering justice and fixing accountability for crimes perpetrated on the minorities.  read more »

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A National People’s Tribunal (NPT) on Kandhamal was held in New Delhi
on 22-24 August 2010, organized by the National Solidarity Forum - a
countrywide solidarity platform of concerned persons from various
walks of life. The NPT aimed at assisting the victims and survivors of
the Kandhamal violence 2008 to seek justice, accountability and peace
and to restore the victim-survivors’ right to a dignified life. The
twelve-member jury of the NPT was headed by Justice A.P. Shah (retd.).
The Tribunal’s final report was released in Bhubaneswar on 2nd
December 2011. The report is based on the testimonies of 45 victims,
survivors and their representatives. Additionally, it incorporates and
draws upon the contents of studies, field surveys, research, fact-
finding reports and statements to the Tribunal that were presented by
15 experts.

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source: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-16/india/30405241_1_...
CUTTACK: Appearing before Justice Basudev Panigrahi Commission of Enquiry, two top state officials on Wednesday said that 2007 communal riot in Odisha's Kandhamal district was 'pre-planned.'.  read more »

http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Orissa:-Hindu-extremists-plant-a-flag-on-...
Orissa: Hindu extremists plant a flag on the rubble of a church under reconstruction
by Nirmala Carvalho
The place of worship was destroyed in 2008, during the pogrom against Christians that caused hundreds of dead. The local community had recovered materials to rebuild the building. The fundamentalists, with the connivance of police and government want to seize the land. Indian activist: government "sympathizes" with the extremist wing.  read more »