Another Unpeaceful Christmas for Chengdu House Church MembersDecember 27, 2021 — 12/26/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The heavily targeted Chengdu-based Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) was again harassed by the authorities during Christmas time. On Christmas Eve, ERCC elder Li...
500+ Muslims Celebrate Christmas to Promote Religious Tolerance in NigeriaDecember 26, 2021 — 12/26/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Hundreds of Muslims attended church in northern Kaduna state on Saturday to promote religious tolerance in Nigeria. According to Tribune News, Pastor Yohanna Buru has been...
Greek Orthodox Community Lament Halki Seminary’s Continued ClosureDecember 26, 2021 — 12/26/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Halki Orthodox Seminary, located on the Turkish island of Heybeliada, has been closed for 50 years. Over the years of operation, 990 graduates walked the...
Cardinal Bo Criticized Over Christmas Celebration with the Coup LeaderDecember 25, 2021 — 12/25/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On December 23, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo hosted a Christmas celebration together with two auxiliary bishops at his residence in Yangon. The presence of...
Pastor Beaten, Hospitalized for His Christian FaithDecember 25, 2021 — 12/25/2021 Kenya (International Christian Concern) –According to Morning Star News, a Somali-born pastor in Kenya was attacked by four men on December 3rd, due to leaving Islam for the Christian faith....
Wenzhou Christians Banned from Gathering to Contain Covid, while Restaurants Remain OpenDecember 24, 2021 — 12/24/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – China’s Zhejiang province was hit with a surge of COVID cases in early December. Shaoxing, Ningbo, and Hangzhou all saw increased number of cases....
45 Mostly Christian Farmers Murdered in NigeriaDecember 23, 2021 — 12/23/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to Breitbart news, Fulani militants killed “at least 45 largely Christian Tiv farmers” in central Nigeria’s Nasarawa state. The herdsmen launched a series of attacks from...
Christmas Not to be Celebrated in ChinaDecember 23, 2021 — 12/23/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – As Christmas is around the corner, the Chinese government is using the pandemic as an excuse to prevent churches from celebrating the holiday. According...
Indonesian Catholic Church Finally Receives Building Permit after 34 YearsDecember 22, 2021 — 12/22/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – After waiting for 34 years, a parish church in Indonesia’s Jakarta Archdiocese has finally received the IMB (building permit) needed from the government to...
12 Christians Killed by Jihadists in Northern NigeriaDecember 21, 2021 — 12/21/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, terrorists from the Boko Haram offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) killed 12 Christians in Borno state on Sunday, December...
Christmas Greetings Not Welcomed in Indonesia’ South SulawesiDecember 20, 2021 — 12/20/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – As Christians get ready for the Christmas celebration, the Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion Affair in South Sulawesi published...
Result of Second Instance of Christian Bookstore Owner Still PendingDecember 20, 2021 — 12/19/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A Chinese Christian online bookstore owner who was arrested and charged with “illegal business operations” last year recently testified at his appeal court. According...
Jihadists Decapitate Pastor, Force Wife to Carry His Severed HeadDecember 17, 2021 — 12/17/2021 Mozambique (International Christian Concern) – According to military sources, suspected Islamic extremists decapitated a pastor in Cabo Delgado last Wednesday, and forced his wife to carry his head to the...
Malaysian Groups Upset about Police’s Inaction Against Muslim ClericDecember 17, 2021 — 12/17/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – Dozens of multiracial civil society groups jointly submitted a memorandum to the Malaysian police, questioning the delay in arresting Muslim cleric, Syakir Nasoha, after...
Indonesian Christian Charged for Blasphemy for Offensive Twitter PostDecember 16, 2021 — 12/16/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On December 15, an Indonesian Christian man was charged with blasphemy for posting a comment on Prophet Muhammad comparing him to a Muslim child...
Mozambique Insurgency Expands Across Tanzanian BorderDecember 15, 2021 — 12/15/2021 Mozambique (International Christian Concern) –Jihadists in Mozambique are changing their strategy five months after foreign soldiers arrived to defeat an ongoing insurgency, AFP recently reported. Analysts say that the terrorists have...
