South African President Sends Warning to Jihadists in MozambiqueOctober 22, 2021 — 10/22/2021 Mozambique (International Christian Concern) –South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to go after Islamist insurgents wreaking havoc in Mozambique. According to the Zimbabwe Mail, Ramaphosa and Mozambican President...
Apple Removes Quran and Bible Apps in ChinaOctober 21, 2021 — 10/21/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Apple has removed two religious literature Apps in China at the request of the Chinese authorities. According to Business Insider, Apple has confirmed to...
Jihadist Group Kills 16 Civilians in the DRCOctober 21, 2021 — 10/21/2021 DRC (International Christian Concern) – At least 16 civilians were killed last night in an attack on three villages in the DRC. The attacks are suspected to be perpetrated by...
Kachin Pastors Among Those Set Free by the Burmese ArmyOctober 20, 2021 — 10/20/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On October 18, the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) set more than 5,000 prisoners freed “on humanitarian grounds.” Three ethnic Kachin pastors were among the 5,000...
Myanmar Junta Destroys a Chin Church after Failing to Set it AblazeOctober 19, 2021 — 10/19/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – In the midst of intense fighting between the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) and the local defense groups in Christian-majority Chin state, another church was vandalized...
Priest Abducted After Morning Mass in NigeriaOctober 19, 2021 — 10/19/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) –Father Godfrey Chimezie of St. Theresa’s Parish, Abia State, was abducted by gunmen last week after attending morning mass. “The kidnappers forced him out of his...
Police in Jiangsu Target Christian Schools with RaidsOctober 18, 2021 — 10/18/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Christian schools in China are becoming the latest targets of the Chinese government, as the latter seeks to curb religious education that is not...
Fulani Militants Kill Three, Injure One in NigeriaOctober 18, 2021 — 10/18/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Amos David, 42, his son Abednego Amos, 8, and Reuben Sunday, 28, were murdered by Fulani militants on Friday while traveling via motorcycle in...
Record Rise in Pakistan Forced Conversion CasesOctober 18, 2021 — 10/18/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – The People's Commission for Minorities’ Rights (PCMR) and The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), two Pakistan-based organizations, have reported a record rise in forced...
Turkish Court Upholds Ruling for Compensation to Family in Dink Assassination CaseOctober 17, 2021 — 10/17/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkey’s high court Council of State upheld a ruling against the Ministry of Interior to pay 1 million 66 thousand Turkish lira in damages to...
Boko Haram Terrorists Kill Two Christians in Chibok, NigeriaOctober 17, 2021 — 10/17/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – At 11am on Tuesday, October 5th, Boko Haram militants descended onto the Shikarkir community in Borno state, shooting sporadically and setting homes ablaze. A source close...
Seven Pastors Jailed on False Forced Conversion ClaimsOctober 17, 2021 — 10/17/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA), seven pastors were arrested during a prayer meeting in Northern India's Uttar Pradesh on October 10th, for...
Myanmar Junta Burns Church and Houses After Arresting CiviliansOctober 17, 2021 — 10/17/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – In a “clearance operation” aimed at eliminating the opposition in Chin state, the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) set an entire village on fire—including a Baptist...
Church in Kayah State Shelled by the Burmese ArmyOctober 16, 2021 — 10/16/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – A Catholic church in eastern Myanmar has been shelled by the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) as fighting intensifies between ethnic militia, local defense forces, and...
Two Nuns “Dragged” to Police Station by Hindu Nationalists in IndiaOctober 16, 2021 — 10/16/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to Asia News, radical Hindu nationalists "dragged" two nuns to a nearby police station while they were waiting for a bus in northern India's...
Three Seminarians Abducted in Nigeria Have Been FreedOctober 15, 2021 — 10/15/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) –According to Catholic News Agency, the three seminarians abducted from Christ the King Major Seminary this past Monday in Kaduna State, Nigeria, have been released. “Barely...
