2023 IRF Summit Kicks Off TodayJanuary 31, 2023 — 1/31/2023 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern)—The 2023 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit brings together a broad coalition that passionately supports religious freedom around the globe for a two-day event in...
Terrorist Threat on the Rise in TanzaniaJanuary 26, 2023 — 1/26/2023 Tanzania (International Christian Concern)—The U.S. Embassy in Tanzania issued a security alert to all Westerners and the general public on Jan. 25, following intelligence of a possible terrorist attack. ...
Church Bombing Kills 17 in the CongoJanuary 17, 2023 — 1/17/2023 Democratic Republic of Congo (International Christian Concern)—Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels detonated a homemade IED, killing at least 17 and injuring dozens more at a church in Kasindi,...
Previously Raided House Church in Changchun Now BannedSeptember 20, 2022 — 09/20/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – A house church in Jilin province’s Changchun raided last month by police during its Sunday worship is now disbanded by the government. On September...
Imprisoned Yunnan Christian Faces Formal ArrestSeptember 19, 2022 — 09/18/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – Ethnic Nu Christian Wang Shunping from Yunnan, detained last month in Nujiang prefecture, faces formal arrest from Fugong County’s Public Security Bureau (PSB). Wang...
Catholic Church in Shan State Desecrated by the JuntaSeptember 17, 2022 — 09/17/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) continues to target churches as it fights local resistance forces in Christian-majority states. As intense fighting between the military and...
Pope Francis: I’m Always Ready to Visit ChinaSeptember 15, 2022 — 09/15/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On his way to Kazakhstan on September 13, Pope Francis told journalists on the papal plane that he was ready to visit China. Pope...
Henan Holds Sermon Competition on Sinicization of ChristianitySeptember 13, 2022 — 09/13/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – China’s Henan province recently held a competition to select the best sermons and preachers among the state-vetted churches. According to China Christian Daily, Henan...
Church Prohibition in Bengkulu Province Mediated by GovernmentSeptember 1, 2022 — 09/01/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On August 9, the North Bengkulu Regency Ministry of Religion Office, together with the North Bengkulu Regency Government and other related parties, conducted a...
Linfen Church Leaders Placed Under DetentionAugust 29, 2022 — 08/28/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – Preacher Li Jie, his wife Li Shanshan, and Preacher Han Xiaodong from Linfen Holy Covenant Church in Shanxi province are detained for the alleged...
Wenzhou Christian Criminally Detained in Sichuan, Seminaries Shut DownAugust 25, 2022 — 08/25/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On August 20, a Christian woman named Li Chunqing from Zhejiang province’s Wenzhou sent out an open prayer letter for her husband, Lin Xuesui,...
Christians Detained in Taiyuan and Beijing ReleasedAugust 21, 2022 — 08/21/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – Two heavily targeted house churches in Beijing and Taiyuan are relieved as their members were released this week after detention. On August 18, Zong...
Christian Organization Charged with Financially Supporting Communist Party in PhilippinesAugust 18, 2022 — 08/18/2022 Philippines (International Christian Concern) - On August 15, Manila charged a Catholic missionary group with sending funds to support a terrorist group. At least 16 people, including several nuns,...
A Letter from a Persecuted Church in ChinaAugust 17, 2022 — Gina Goh 08/17/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tightens control on religion in China, churches that refuse to register with the state-sanctioned Three-Self Patriotic...
Prosecutors Seek Justice for Christian YouTuber Attacked in PrisonAugust 16, 2022 — 08/16/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - On August 11, state prosecutors held a hearing in South Jakarta demanding a one-year extension of a jailed policeman’s sentence. The policeman, Napoleon Bonaparte,...
Trial Date Set for Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph ZenAugust 14, 2022 — 08/14/2022 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) - As of August 9, Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Court held a preliminary hearing to set a trial date for retired Cardinal Joseph Zen...
