Photo of Bhsakar Sunamajhi (43) after his release from prison.
He is one of seven Christians falsely accused and convicted of the August 2008 murder of a Hindu leader in the Kandhamal district of Indias Odisha State. The killing triggered the worst eruption of Christian persecution in modern Indian history. In December 2019, after 11 years in jail, Bhaskar, along with six fellow Christian defendants, was released on bail.
