New Report Highlights Plight of Turkish Protestants

February 23, 2021 — 02/23/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – A new 2020 report produced annually by the Association of Protestant Churches (TeK) highlights the challenges of Protestant Christians in Turkey over the past year...

Another State Government in India Announces Intention to Enact Anti-Conversion Law

February 23, 2021 — 02/23/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – The state government of Haryana, located in northern India, has announced its intention to enact a controversial anti-conversion law. Christians in the state fear...

Indonesian Church in Yogyakarta Finally Able to Build its Church

February 23, 2021 — 02/23/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A protestant church in Indonesia’s Yogyakarta finally is able to build its own church, after its building permit (IMB) was previously revoked by the...

Christian Leader Beaten and Detained in Sudan

February 23, 2021 — 02/23/2021 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – The Morning Star News has reported that a Sudanese Christian leader was beaten on Friday, February 19th, after protesting the burning of a church building. According...

Coup in Myanmar Follows History of Severe Religious Freedom Violations

February 22, 2021 —

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Presidential Letdown

February 22, 2021 — 02/22/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern)–Christians in Indonesia had high expectations for incumbent presidential candidate Joko Widodo, commonly known as Jokowi. They hoped that he could change the tide of persecution...

Turkey Seeks to Neutralize PKK Threat in Iraq

February 22, 2021 — 02/22/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Iraq condemned Turkey’s recent incursion into Iraqi territory in Nineveh Governorate. A member of parliament claimed that Turkey does not have the authority to deploy...

President of Pakistan Criticizes France on Religious Freedom

February 22, 2021 — 02/22/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – President Dr. Arif Alvi called on French leaders to not let discriminatory attitudes against Muslims be made into law. The comments were made at...

Vandalism on Catholic Churches in Basilan Province before Lenten Season

February 22, 2021 — 02/22/2021 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – A few Catholic chapels in the Philippines’ Muslim-majority Basilan province were recently vandalized, just as local parishioners were about to commemorate a religious ceremony...

Two Christian Worship Services in Central India Attacked By The Same Mob

February 22, 2021 — 02/22/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – Earlier this month, a mob of radical Hindu nationalists in central India attacked two Christian worship gatherings on the same Sunday. In both instances,...

Church, Two Homes Set Ablaze in Nigeria

February 22, 2021 — 02/22/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The Holy Family Catholic Church and two family homes in in Kikwari village, Kaduna state were burned down on Sunday, February 21, according to Vanguard News....

Four More Christians Killed by Fulani Jihadists

February 21, 2021 — 02/21/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacked and killed four Christians during an ambush on Sunday, February 14th, in north-central Nigeria. “Irigwe nation has again been thrown into the...

Coptic Man’s Attackers Charged with Murder

February 21, 2021 — 02/21/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Two Muslim brothers have been officially charged with murder after an attack in Alexandria in December 2020. The two Muslim brothers attacked three Christians at...

Murdered Papuan Pastor’s Family Agree to an Autopsy with Conditions

February 21, 2021 — 02/21/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The family of Pastor Yeremia Zanambani, who was killed last fall in Intan Jaya, Papua, approved an autopsy to be carried out on the...

Couple Banished from Village in India After Refusing to Renounce Christian Faith

February 21, 2021 — 02/21/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – In December 2020, Jaga Padiami and his wife converted to Christianity. Due to their conversion, the family has been harassed and banished from their...

101 Members of Congress Send Letter to Administration Calling for U.S. Attention on Artsakh

February 20, 2021 — 02/20/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Yesterday, a bipartisan group of 101 members of the U.S. House of Representatives cosigned a letter sent to two members of President Biden’s...