Pastor Charged with Converting People Through Prayer

December 3, 2024 — 12/2/2024 India (International Christian Concern) — A Baptist pastor who also works as a teacher was arrested last week in the Northeastern state of Assam following complaints from villagers that...

A Way Out for Good: Pakistan Brick Kilns

November 28, 2024 — 11/28/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Christians in Pakistan are often forced into the back-breaking work of making thousands of bricks a day. A system of greed keeps their families trapped...

Russia: Where the Government Controls, Represses the Church

November 27, 2024 — 11/27/2024 Russia (International Christian Concern) — Harsh communist controls on society and an aggressive military campaign against Ukraine have led to increased crackdowns on religious freedom in areas of Russian...

Ethnoreligious Violence Continues to Rock India’s Manipur State

November 27, 2024 — 11/27/2024 India (International Christian Concern) — Recent weeks have seen a spike in ethnoreligious violence in northeastern India’s Manipur state after a period of relative calm. Widespread unrest tore through...

Overcoming Pain and Loss in the DRC

November 27, 2024 — 11/27/2024 DRC (International Christian Concern) — On Feb. 4, members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) stormed into a Christian village in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),...

Saudi Arabia: A Foundation for the Islamic Faith, Islamic Extremism

November 26, 2024 — 11/26/2024 Saudi Arabia (International Christian Concern) — The largest country in the Middle East is fueled by religious fundamentalism and enormous oil reserves that give the government outsized control over...

U.S. House Passes Bill Updating Law Promoting Human Rights in North Korea

November 26, 2024 — 11/26/2024 United States (International Christian Concern) — The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill on Nov. 20 to update and reauthorize the 2004 North Korean Human Rights Act....

Christians Increasingly Face Persecution Throughout India

November 26, 2024 — 11/25/2024 India (International Christian Concern) — In 23 of India’s 28 states, Christians endure discrimination and violence daily, according to a report by the New Delhi-based civil society organization United...

Millions at Risk of Starvation Amid Government Crackdown in Myanmar

November 25, 2024 — 11/25/2024 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — According to U.N. research, roughly 2 million people in Myanmar are at risk of starvation in the coming months. A raging conflict between the...

A Mother’s Prayer: Helping Vulnerable New Believers Find Confidence in Christ

November 25, 2024 — 11/25/2024 Middle East (International Christian Concern) – Nima, a widow living with her son, once worked as a vegetable seller and house cleaner. Her life took a painful turn when her...

Celebrating the First Graduates of Generation Transformation

November 23, 2024 — 11/23/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Generation Transformation began with the aim of educating and empowering Christian students who are often treated as second-class citizens, and typically only seen as suitable...

North Korea: Where Christians are the Enemy of the State

November 22, 2024 — 11/22/2024 North Korea (International Christian Concern) — Though it maintains a small token church as a nod to its previously religious past, the North Korean government is no friend to religion....

Malaysian Politician Calls for Reintroduction of Bible Studies in Schools

November 22, 2024 — 11/22/2024 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) — John Ilus, the Bukit Semuja member of Parliament for the Legislative Assembly of the Malaysian State of Sarawak, Borneo, recently advocated for the Bible...

Report Recognizes 10 Persecuted Catholic Bishops in China

November 22, 2024 — 11/21/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — A 2024 report from the Hudson Institute highlights the ongoing persecution of 10 Catholic bishops in China. The report, released in October and written...

Indonesia Arrests 181 Terrorists in Last Year

November 22, 2024 — Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — In the past year, Indonesian authorities have arrested 181 suspected terrorists, National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo said during the 79th Anniversary of the Brimob...

Sowing Seeds of Hope: Empowering Widows and Persecuted Farmers

November 21, 2024 — 11/21/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Fulani militants crept into the Nigerian village in the late hours of the night. When they finished their attack, there were hundreds dead and many...