On Monday (Might 15), america State Division launched a contentious record, decrying the meant loss of non secular freedom in India in keeping with falsified and deceptive information sourced from Christian evangelist teams and radical Islamist outfits. The 2022 Record on World Non secular Freedom has been printed through the Place of job of World Non secular Freedom underneath the state dept.
In keeping with Open Supply Intelligence (OSINT) Twitter take care of, Disinfo Lab, the record positioned reliance on organisations such because the Federation of Indian Christian Group in North The united states (FIACONA), United Christian Discussion board, Open Doorways USA, Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI), World Christian Worry and Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) to allege atrocities on non secular minorities within the nation.
The record is in keeping with documentation of ‘atrocities on minorities’ through organizations – akin to IAMC (ouch!), Open Doorways, ICC, and FIACONA. We gained’t waste breath on IAMC, so let’s take a look on the different avid gamers, beginning with FIACONA.
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FIACONA, one of the vital organisations on the helm of fabricating information on atrocities on Indian Christians, is founded in the USA. Based through one John Prabhudoss, the once a year experiences through FIACONA had been cited in numerous information articles to signify the expanding marginalisation of the Indian Christian group.
FIACONA has launched 2 experiences up to now(2022 & 23). It claims to have one of the crucial detailed documentation. How vital its information, can also be observed from undeniable fact that many Indian & international media coated its tales on ‘expanding atrocities on Christians in India’ except #IRF
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In an in depth Twitter thread, ‘Disinfo Lab’ identified, “Knowledge is stuffed with duplication, fabrications, and in some instances outright creativeness. FIACONA has THREE other information on atrocities on Christians in India in one record! Communicate of precision and data.”
It mentioned how the Christian evangelist outfit used 3 other figures in the similar record, even extrapolating meant instances of violent atrocities in opposition to Indian Christians to a whopping 30 million (3 crores).
In its 2023 record on my own the figures exchange as:
1198 + masses (on web page 8 of FIACONA record)
1198 + hundreds (web page 9)
30 Million (web page 19)
Lord forgive them, they truly don’t know what they’re doing!
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In a vintage case of knowledge manipulation, FIACONA depended on doubtful calculations, alternating references and resources associated with different Christian evangelist teams.
“In FIACONA’s 2022 record about 53.6% of instances are in keeping with 2 resources: EFI-RLC’s record (287) & witness-victims experiences (120). However EFI in flip has no references. FIACONA additionally refers to Persecution.Org or World Christian Worry (ICC). However ICC’s reference is EFI!” the OSINT take care of mentioned.
In FIACONA’s 2022 record about 53.6% of instances are in keeping with 2 resources:EFI-RLC’s record (287) & witness-victims experiences (120).However EFI in flip has no references. FIACONA additionally refers to https://t.co/oiJzj24O2O or World Christian Worry (ICC). However ICC’s reference is EFI!
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‘Disinfo Lab’ highlighted how the 4 Christian evangelist outfits, specifically, Evangelical Fellowship of India, World Christian Worry, Open Doorways USA, and FIACONA stored referencing each and every different, which was once shrewdly picked up through america State Division for its record on non secular freedom.
It discovered a number of cases of ‘information duplication’ to create a magnified sense of victimhood. “A cursory take a look at the information presentations majority of ‘documented instances’ are reproduction entries. In Indian States, max duplication is completed for UP & Chhattisgarh the place unmarried case is repeated 7-8x;~50 reproduction entries on UP on my own!” it added.
Who will inform them that information isn’t topic of religion?!
A cursory take a look at the information presentations majority of ‘documented instances’ are reproduction entries. In Indian States, max duplication is completed for UP & Chhattisgarh the place unmarried case is repeated 7-8x;~50 reproduction entries on UP on my own!
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In keeping with the OSINT take care of, one incident is counted three times (in keeping with experiences through 3 other newspapers). Circumstances of circle of relatives disputes, crackdown of the State governments on predatory conversion practices and unlawful encroachment through evangelist teams had been additionally counted as ‘atrocities.
“A pastor is jailed is an atrocity. However his unencumber from prison has been counted as but any other atrocity through FIACONA! You’ll be able to’t make these things,” Disinfo Lab uncovered the modus operation adopted through FIACONA to control information on ‘atrocities in opposition to Indian Christians.’
That’s no longer all.
A pastor is jailed is an atrocity. However his unencumber from prison has been counted as but any other atrocity through FIACONA! You’ll be able to’t make these things.
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Greater than 50 instances are of circle of relatives disputes, the place the members of the family object to the conversion of an individual. On the other hand, this may be recorded as focused atrocity in opposition to Christianity. Underneath is a pattern of the ‘nature’ of ‘atrocity’ documented through FIACONA!
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But even so their obsession with ‘Hindu nationalists,’ the Christian evangelist organisations, which fed their information to america State Division, additionally misled folks through counting instances of kid sexual abuse through pastors as atrocities at the group.
FIACONA had additionally launched tips, through which it made transparent that any resistance to its proper to transform others to Christianity shall be thought to be an atrocity.
In a nutshell: as in keeping with FIACONA and World Christian evangelists, following regulations will have to be implemented whilst coping with Christians if the Indian society has to steer clear of getting black-listed through USCIRF/ Open Doorways, FIACONA et al.
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“In a webinar held in 2020, FIACONA individuals boasted the good fortune of ‘expanding conversion’ in India. Mockingly, in the similar webinar, they mentioned their schedule of having India blacklisted!” the OSINT take care of underlined.
#FunFact
Even FIACONA individuals don’t imagine their very own tale. In a webinar held in 2020, FIACONA individuals boasted the good fortune of ‘expanding conversion’ in India. Mockingly, in the similar webinar they mentioned their schedule of having India blacklisted!
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It additional added, “According to this record, FIOCONA Chair John Prabhudoss infers that the expanding atrocity on Christians is a grave danger to US Nationwide Safety Pursuits!(sic) Will the reality of fabrication of atrocity information have an effect on ‘safety calculation’ of america?”
Any other organisation, which has been falsifying the information on atrocities is ‘Open Doorways.’ It has reportedly positioned India on an inventory of nations identified for ‘excessive persecution’ of Christians. It really works in shut coordination with Islamist outfits akin to Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC).
Opindia has reported that IAMC is a Jamat-e-Islami-backed lobbyist organisation claiming to be a rights advocacy team. Up to now, it had collaborated with or even paid cash to more than a few teams in the US to get India blacklisted through the USCIRF.
IAMC founder Shaik Ubaid and member Abdul Malik Mujahid have headed the Islamic Circle of North The united states (ICNA), america entrance for Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan. In keeping with DisInfo Lab, ICNA has established hyperlinks with Pakistan-based terror teams just like the Lashkar-e-Taiba.
IRF makes use of any other org’s record, referred to as Open Doorways, which may be a Christian evangelical Group. It releases International Watch Record (WWL), score international locations in keeping with Christian survival problem.#WWL enlists India amongst international locations of ‘excessive persecution’ of Christians.
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Its information? Very similar to FIACONA.
WWL claims ‘grassroot’ (sic) survey in 150 international locations with 100 questionnaire. After which the information it supplies is ‘symbolic numbers’! We discovered many discrepancies,like:
-Mistaken fig of Christian inhabitants
-Mismatch in score & violence charge
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‘Disinfo Lab’ has unearthed that International Watch Record (WWL), launched each and every 12 months through ‘Open Doorways’, depended on doubtful information surrounding the Indian Christian inhabitants. But even so, it discovered a transparent mismatch between the violence in opposition to Christians in India and score of the rustic at the checklist.
“…The violence charge in keeping with WWL and their corresponding score does no longer tally. A number of international locations with a decrease violence charge are ranked upper, whilst international locations with a lot upper numbers are given higher grading,” it identified.
Rev. Vijayesh Lal, Gen Sec of Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) initiated the ‘Ministry of ODI’ in India in 1999, serving as its ED until Dec’13. No longer unusually, Open Doorways record on India is predicated closely on EFI information for documenting ‘atrocities on Christians in India’.
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Evangelical Fellowship of India is any other Christian outfit which helped propagate deceptive information about atrocities on Christians in India.
“EFI ‘paperwork’ atrocities on Christians in India, however record is replete with tales having ZERO references. Lots of the EFI inputs come from any other group: United Christian Discussion board (UCF) which makes use of a helpline no. to report instances!” famous Disinfo Lab.
It added, “To recap, the root of IRF Record is Open Door and FIACONA, which in flip depend on host of different documentation, which in a round proof refer to one another. The information is nearly intentionally fabricated.”
To recap, the root of IRF Record is Open Door and FIACONA, which in flip depend on host of different documentation, which in a round proof refer to one another. The information is nearly intentionally fabricated.
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“Value noting that the Very best Court docket quashed a PIL filed through those fronts accusing the ‘expanding atrocities’ on Christians in India. It’s sudden why they weren’t reprimanded/ fined for this type of frivolous PIL in keeping with fabricated information,” the OSINT take care of highlighted.
Value noting that the Very best Court docket quashed a PIL filed through those fronts accusing the ‘expanding atrocities’ on Christians in India. It’s sudden why they weren’t reprimanded/ fined for this type of frivolous PIL in keeping with fabricated information.
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‘Disinfo Lab’ tweeted, “US founded Christian orgs and their Indian associates create fabricated information, which is lapped through media to construct narrative of Christian atrocities – which is then utilized by US Executive non secular watchdog to focus on India – from a US nationwide safety viewpoint!”
“However these kinds of fabrications and inaccurate information should no longer intrude within the narrative development, the place the mainstream media is thankfully following the lead. USCIRF has achieved its bit, let the pliant media practice. If simplest ‘reporters’ may just learn earlier than write,” it concluded.
However these kinds of fabrications and inaccurate information should no longer intrude within the narrative development, the place the mainstream media is thankfully following the lead. USCIRF has achieved its bit, let the pliant media practice.
If simplest ‘reporters’ may just learn earlier than write.
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In a similar fashion, the USA Fee on World Non secular Freedom (USCIRF) has additionally been on the helm of anti-India propaganda for a number of years. It has solid aspersions at the integrity of Indian establishments and peddled hysteria about an forthcoming genocide in India.
USCIRF, which was once created in 1998 through the Clinton management, has been reporting on non secular freedom in India for the previous 20 years. The United States federal executive fee has been interfering in India’s inner affairs and portraying a falsified symbol of India to the remainder of the arena.