Alan prefers not to mention his surname.
Not out of fear, but out of caution.
He is 28 years old and is an active member of the Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM, Indian Catholic Youth Movement, Editor's note) in Mysore, a city of one million inhabitants in the state of Karnataka (south western India).
Last year, on the eve of Christmas, Alan suddenly understood that he could no longer live his faith freely.
On December 23, the legislative assembly adopted a law “on religious freedom” that everyone here renamed “anti-conversion law”, a text that places all Christian organizations under close surveillance.
At that moment, Alan felt the tide turn.
Already, in his own circle of friends, certain topics were passed over in silence to avoid anger.
“For me, India was made up of Hindus, Muslims, Christians and members of other religions, all equal in law and protected by the Constitution,
” he says.
Now things have changed...
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