Christian Santals: A Minority within a MinorityJuly 22, 2025 — 7/22/2025 Bangladesh (International Christian Concern) — Although the original homeland of the Santal people remains open to conjecture, they now reside in several countries in South Asia where they are...
Fulani Militias Kill 32 Christians in Plateau VillageJuly 22, 2025 — 7/22/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Residents of Jebu, a predominantly Christian farming village in the Tahoss District of Riyom County, Plateau State, are mourning the loss of at least...
Pope Calls for Immediate Ceasefire After Israeli Strike on Church Kills 3 July 21, 2025 — 7/21/2025 Gaza Strip (International Christian Concern) — On July 17, Holy Family Catholic Church — the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip — was hit with an Israeli shell,...
DRC Strikes Early-Stage Peace Agreement with M23 Terror Group July 21, 2025 — 7/21/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — Representatives from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and M23, a Rwanda-backed terrorist organization, met Saturday in Qatar to sign a Declaration of...
Court Orders Investigation into Growing Misuse of Pakistan’s Blasphemy LawsJuly 21, 2025 — 7/21/2025 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — On July 15, the Islamabad High Court took a bold step, ordering the federal government to form a commission within 30 days to investigate...
China Expands Crackdown on Independent Churches July 18, 2025 — 7/17/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — Recent reports and firsthand testimony from Christians in China indicate that the Chinese government is persecuting the church with renewed vigor as it implements...
Turkey Deports Christian Facing 10-Year Prison Sentence in IranJuly 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 VillageJuly 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 LondonJuly 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 SudanJuly 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 AsiaJuly 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 StructuresJuly 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,...
