Residents in Lampung Stop Church from Celebrating ChristmasJanuary 4, 2022 — 01/04/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A video of a group of residents forbidding members of the GPI (Indonesia Pentecostal Church) Tulang Bawang Church in Lampung, Sumatra, to hold a...
Christian Survivors Tell of Terror in the CongoJanuary 4, 2022 — “In the morning, we found my husband’s lifeless body.” Masika Savitha lost her husband, Reverend Bernard Kalume, in October 2021 when the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) laid siege to her...
Rohingya Christian Beaten by Refugee Camp Authorities in Cox’s BazarJanuary 3, 2022 — 01/03/2022 Bangladesh/Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – A Rohingya Christian man in Cox’s Bazar refugee camp, Bangladesh, was beaten with a stick by the camp authorities. He was previously harassed by...
Leader of Christian School in Xiamen Faces Hefty FineJanuary 3, 2022 — 01/02/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – A Christian man in charge of a Christian school in China’s Xiamen, Fujian province, is facing a hefty fine for violating “the Regulations on...
Priest Murdered in Nigeria After Christmas Eve MassJanuary 2, 2022 — 01/02/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to the Catholic News Agency, Father Luke Mewhenu Adeleke of the Diocese of Abeokuta was shot dead on Christmas eve while returning home from mass....
8 Soldiers Killed as Violence Continues in Africa’s SahelJanuary 1, 2022 — 01/01/2022 Mali (International Christian Concern) – Eight soldiers were killed and at least seven injured on Wednesday in western Mali, the army said in a statement. “A unit in the Nara area...
China’s Creativity Abounds in Slapping Trumped-up Charges on ChristiansJanuary 1, 2022 — By Gina Goh 12/31/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – With the escalated crackdown on churches, church leaders, Christian businesses, and Christian schools, it is no secret that Beijing is a...
Montagnard Christians’ Christmas Celebration Disrupted by the PoliceDecember 31, 2021 — 12/31/2021 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Authorities in Vietnam’s Phu Yen province harassed dozens of Montagnard Christians as they were getting ready to celebrate Christmas, accusing them of attempting to...
Father Finds, Buries His Son Beheaded by TerroristsDecember 31, 2021 — 12/31/2021 Mozambique (International Christian Concern) –Beginning in 2017, armed militants, bearing the Islamic State flag, have wreaked havoc in the northern Mozambique province of Cabo Delgado. Aid to the Church in Need...
More Churches in Thantlang Burned Down by the JuntaDecember 30, 2021 — 12/30/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Although the town in Christian-majority Chin state is now deserted after four months of intense fighting, and hundreds of houses have been burned to...
Four More Killed in Protests Over Sudan’s Military CoupDecember 30, 2021 — 12/30/2021 Sudan (International Christian Concern) –The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD) said in a tweet today, December 30th, that four civilians were killed “by the live ammunition of security forces...
Two Christians Murdered After Christmas Caroling in NigeriaDecember 30, 2021 — 12/29/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – While driving home on a motorcycle last week after a night of Christmas caroling, three Christians were ambushed by gunmen suspected to be Jihadist Fulani....
Christian Youtuber Accused of Blasphemy Waiting for JusticeDecember 29, 2021 — By ICC’s Indonesia Correspondent 12/29/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – As the proverb goes, “Rub salt into the wound.” Such was the fate of Muhammad Kace, an Indonesian Christian apologist with...
Suspected Jihadists Kill Six in NigerDecember 28, 2021 — 12/28/2021 Niger (International Christian Concern) – At least six people were killed last week by suspected jihadists in Niger, authorities said on Friday. "Six people, including a policeman, two customs officers and...
Prayer Mount in Chin State Seized by the JuntaDecember 27, 2021 — 12/27/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – A prayer mount that is owned by churches from different denominations in Chin state’s capital Hakha was reportedly seized by the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw)....
Terrorists Kill 41 in Burkina FasoDecember 27, 2021 — 12/27/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) –Burkina Faso authorities have declared two days of mourning after Islamic terrorists killed at least 41 people on Thursday. “In this painful circumstance and as...
