Christian Politician in Indonesia Faces Imprisonment for Hate Speech

January 13, 2022 — 01/13/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – An Indonesian protestant politician could face up to 10 years of incarceration for offensive comments against Islam he made on Twitter. Ferdinand Hutahaean, a...

Five Chinese Christians Sentenced for Attending Christian Conference in Malaysia

January 12, 2022 — 01/12/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On January 7, Fenyang city court in Shanxi province sentenced five Christians from a house church in Taiyuan to more than six months of...

Zhejiang Rejects Appeal of Imprisoned Christian Bookstore Owner

January 11, 2022 — 01/11/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On January 7, Taizhou City Intermediate People's Court in Zhejiang province rejected the appeal of imprisoned Christian bookstore owner Chen Yu, who was arrested...

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Congo Suicide Bombing

January 11, 2022 — 01/11/2022 DRC (International Christian Concern) – Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the Christmas Day suicide bombing that killed at least five people in the DRC. According to Reuters, the...

Appeal Rejected for Sellers of Audio Bible Player in Shenzhen

January 10, 2022 — 01/10/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court in Guangdong province recently held the appeal court for the three employees of Life Tree Company: Fu Xuanjuan, her husband...

ICC Helps Christian Convert Set Up Shop in Uganda

January 10, 2022 — 01/10/2022 Uganda (International Christian Concern) – It’s no secret that a Muslim who converts to Christianity in Uganda faces extreme danger. As they come to Christ, Muslim-background believers (MBBs) often lose...

30 Students Freed After 7 Months in Captivity

January 9, 2022 — 01/09/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Thirty more students have been released from captivity seven months after their abduction from Nigeria’s Federal Government College in Kebbi state. “This is the third...

Decline of 2021 Terrorist Threats in Asia Caused by Pandemic Restrictions

January 9, 2022 — 01/09/2022 Asia (International Christian Concern) – In 2021, the number of terrorist threats in Southeast and South Asian countries have been reduced thanks to the COVID-19 movement restrictions. According to...

Jihadists Murder 13 Civilians in Burkina Faso

January 8, 2022 — 01/08/2022 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) –Thirteen people were killed on Wednesday in Burkina Faso, an area plagued by jihadism for the last six years. According to AFP, eleven people...

Detained House Church Elder Finally Able to Meet with His Lawyer

January 8, 2022 — 01/08/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – A leader of a house church in China’s Guiyang, who was detained and accused of fraud on March 16, 2021, has finally been permitted...

Jihadists Attack Christian Community, Burn Down Church

January 7, 2022 — 01/07/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), the ISIS-backed offshoot of Boko Haram, attacked Wultihiya, a predominantly Christian community in Nigeria. Local sources told SaharaReporters...

Junta’s Arson Attacks in Chin State Continue to Target Churches

January 7, 2022 — 01/07/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Two more churches were destroyed by the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) in the latest arson attacks in Chin state’s Thantlang. According to Chin Human Rights...

West Africa, Sahel Listed as 2022 Persecution Hotspots

January 6, 2022 — 01/06/2022 Africa (International Christian Concern) – Release International has recently named West Africa as a potential hotspot for Christian Persecution in 2022. In December, the Christian watchdog group released its...

MIT terrorist accused of Christian beheadings killed in Central Sulawesi

January 6, 2022 — 01/06/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A pro-Islamic State militant accused of beheading villagers were killed in a shootout Tuesday by Indonesian security forces. According to the officials, identified as...

Zhejiang Introduces New Administrative Measures on Religious Venues

January 5, 2022 — 01/05/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – Zhejiang province’s Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee recently introduced the "Administrative Measures for the Registration and Writing Off of Religious Activity Venues in Zhejiang...

Girl Escapes Torturous Captivity, Pursues Medical Degree

January 5, 2022 — 01/05/2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo (International Christian Concern) – For nineteen-year-old Kahindo Kambuthye, the events of October 4th, 2021 will remain etched in her memory forever. The day started out...