Lawyer and Wife of Detained Chinese Preacher Denied Access to Him

December 4, 2021 — 12/04/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The house church preacher in Taiyuan who was detained along with another church member on November 21 has been denied access to see his...

Jihadists Terrorize Malian Communities

December 3, 2021 — 12/03/2021 Mali (International Christian Concern) – According to information obtained by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) from local sources, jihadists in Mali are terrorizing communities amidst a deteriorating security...

Priest Recounts Kidnapping, Torture by Fulani Militants

December 2, 2021 — 12/02/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) –Father Bako Francis Awesuh of Kaduna State was kidnapped along with ten of his parishioners on the night of May 16th, 2021. Recently, he described his ordeal...

Burmese Army Fires Weapons Targeting Churches in Chin State

December 2, 2021 — 12/02/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – As the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) continues to fight opposition in various states in Myanmar, more churches in Christian-majority Chin state fall victims to the...

Former Three Self Pastor Detained for Two Years Without Trial

December 1, 2021 — 12/01/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A Christian pastor who was once a preacher for a Chinese Three-Self church has been jailed for more than two years without trial. The...

“Spiritual Leader” of Criminal Gang Arrested One Day Prior to Executing Planned Church Attack

December 1, 2021 — 12/01/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – A press statement issued by Niger state police Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, has revealed that police in association with the state’s Intelligence Unit...

Several House Church Christians Detained in Shanghai and Sichuan

November 30, 2021 — 11/30/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – China continues to target Christians who attend house churches by harassing, threatening, and detaining them. In the last few days, several house church Christians...

Christians in Zamfara State Threatened, Told to Close Churches and Stop Worship

November 29, 2021 — 11/29/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to Sahara reporters, an unnamed group has written to the Christian community in Nigeria’s northern Zamfara state, warning churches to close or risk “ferocious...

Another Church in Chin State Attacked by Burmese Army

November 29, 2021 — 11/29/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Despite multiple church leaders’ repeated calls asking the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) to stop attacking places of worship, the Tatmadaw continues to target churches as...

Burkina Faso Security Situation “Getting Worse Every Day”

November 28, 2021 — 11/28/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – A worsening insurgency in Burkina Faso has led to the death of thousands and forced an estimated 1.4 million people to flee, reports Vatican...

Afghan Refugees Find Temporary Refuge in Cambodia

November 28, 2021 — 11/28/2021 Cambodia (International Christian Concern) – At least 15 Afghan refugees have been granted temporary residence in Cambodia while they wait for a third country to grant them asylum. All...

At Least 8 Killed in Somalia by Al-Shabaab Terrorist Group

November 27, 2021 — 11/27/2021 Somalia (International Christian Concern) – At least eight people were killed and 17 injured in Mogadishu on Thursday in a car bombing claimed by the Al-Shabaab terrorist group, officials and...

Christian Minister and Fellow Believer Detained by Chinese Police

November 27, 2021 — 11/27/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – On Sunday, November 21, Chinese police detained An Yankui, minister of Zion Reformed Church in Taiyuan, in addition to an unnamed fellow believer. Neither...

Philippines Police Arrest Bomb Expert Associated with Church Attack

November 26, 2021 — 11/26/2021 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – An Abu Sayyaf bomb expert believed to be linked to a January 2019 church bombing in the southern Philippines was arrested on Tuesday, November...

Two Women Raped by Tatmadaw in Chin State, Myanmar

November 25, 2021 — 11/25/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Recently, Tatmadaw soldiers raped two women while raiding a village in Tedim township, Chin State, Myanmar. On November 11, Tatmadaw forces raided the village...

Militant Fulani Herdsmen Kill Two in Nigeria

November 25, 2021 — 11/25/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Yet again, militant Fulani herdsmen have attacked two farmers in Nigeria’s Plateau state, this time killing two men while they were attending to their farms. The...