India: Fear for safety

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Index Number: ASA 20/018/2008
Date Published: 27 August 2008
Categories: India

The murder of a prominent Hindu nationalist leader has been used by his supporters to justify violent attacks on the Christian minority in the Kandhamal district of the eastern state of Orissa. At least 10 people have been killed so far, and the violence is continuing, putting many others in danger.