Turkey Deports Christian Facing 10-Year Prison Sentence in Iran

July 18, 2025 — 7/18/2025 Iran — Mehran Shamloui, an Iranian Christian convert, was deported from Turkey to Iran on July 3 after he attempted to escape imprisonment in Iran for his faith. Iranian authorities...

ADF Militants Strike 2 Christian Villages in Eastern Congo

July 17, 2025 — 7/17/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — In the middle of the night on May 17, two predominantly Christian villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were shaken by...

Elderly Christian Released from Prison in Indonesia

July 17, 2025 — Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After serving more than four years behind bars, an elderly Christian man has been released from prison in Indonesia. International Christian Concern (ICC) field staff...

After Months of Peace, ADF Kills 5 in North Kivu Village

July 16, 2025 — 7/16/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — During the night of July 8, members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked the village of Katerrain in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of...

Use Your Voice to Help Christian Farmers in Nigeria

July 16, 2025 — 7/16/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Whenever we travel and pass through Jos to wherever we’re going, we get excited to stop at Riyom and buy vegetables and root crops. ...

Malaysian High Court Rules Muslim Preacher’s Secret Conversion Video Unlawful

July 15, 2025 — 7/15/2025 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) — In a significant ruling, Malaysia’s High Court has declared a TikTok video by preacher Firdaus Wong Wai Hung that encourages non-Muslim minors to convert...

Former Nigerian President Buhari Dies in London

July 15, 2025 — 7/15/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has died in a London clinic at the age of 82, reportedly after battling leukemia. Family spokesperson Garba Shehu...

5 Dead after RSF Bombs Churches in Sudan

July 14, 2025 — 7/14/2025 Sudan (International Christian Concern) — From June 9 to 11, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched coordinated airstrikes on three churches in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan. The RSF...

Christians Continue to Lose Property Rights in South Asia

July 14, 2025 — 7/14/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Christians’ property rights and access to land in the South Asian nations of India, Nepal, and Pakistan continue to erode. In India, damage to...

Indian State Plans to Demolish Hundreds of ‘Unauthorized’ Church Structures

July 14, 2025 — 7/14/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Within six months, the government of Maharashtra in India is planning to investigate and demolish hundreds of churches that it claims are unauthorized structures,...

Fulani Militants Kill Pastor, Church Member in Katsina Church Attack

July 11, 2025 — 7/11/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Armed Fulani militants stormed a late-night Christian worship service in the village of Yaribori in Kafur County, Katsina state, killing a pastor and a visiting...

ASEAN Sends Mixed Signals on Planned Election in Myanmar

July 11, 2025 — 7/11/2025 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — At this week’s ASEAN meeting, Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said it is too soon for a legitimate Myanmar election. Still, he urged stakeholders...

Pakistani Teens Acquitted of Blasphemy Charges

July 10, 2025 — 7/10/2025 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — On Tuesday, July 8, two Christian teens were exonerated after a minor dispute led to a false blasphemy charge, according to a report by...

Imam Orders Church to Stop Worship After 10 Years

July 10, 2025 — 7/10/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After pastoring his church in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, for more than a decade, Pastor “Matias” was recently ordered to stop leading worship services. The...

A Life Restored

July 9, 2025 — 7/9/2025 Kenya (International Christian Concern) – In the quiet village of Witho in Lamu County, Kenya, Auma Wambui, a 45-year-old mother of seven children, had built a life of resilience...

Hundreds of Muslim Residents Protest Church Construction

July 9, 2025 — 7/9/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After members of the Batak Karo Protestant Church (GBKP) laid the first stone of their church building in Depok City, West Java, Indonesia, on...