6 Chhattisgarh Families Evicted for Faith in Christ April 14, 2025 — 4/14/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Six Christian families were evicted from their homes in a village in the Sukma district of India’s Chhattisgarh state on April 12 for refusing to...
Church Receives Building Permit after 23-Year WaitApril 11, 2025 — 4/11/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After waiting more than two decades, the HKBP Bincarung Church in Tanah Sareal district, Bogor City, West Java, Indonesia, was finally able to lay...
Nicaragua Cancels Holy Week Festivities for Second Year in a Row April 11, 2025 — Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — Government authorities in Nicaragua have halted numerous church-led Lent and Easter celebrations, replacing them in some cases with government-run events designed to give the impression...
U.S. Missionary Abducted at Gunpoint While Preaching in South AfricaApril 11, 2025 — 4/11/2025 South Africa (International Christian Concern) — Josh Sullivan, a U.S. Baptist missionary, was kidnapped at gunpoint as he preached Thursday evening at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, South Africa....
U.S. Lawmakers Advocate for Renewed CPC Designation for NigeriaApril 10, 2025 — To address the challenges surrounding religious freedom in Nigeria, U.S. Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ-4) has put forth H. Res.220, calling on the Trump administration to once again classify Nigeria as...
Sweet Redemption: Restoring a Family’s LivelihoodApril 10, 2025 — 04/10/2025 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Nadia, her husband, and their three children were driven from their homes when the Islamic State group (ISIS) swept through Iraq in 2014 —...
U.K. House of Commons Highlights Persecution of Christians in Debate April 10, 2025 — On April 8, the U.K. House of Commons publicly debated and highlighted the scale and severity of the persecution of Christians globally. This public Parliamentary debate is another great advancement...
Man Found Guilty of Hate Crime for Threatening American Christian ChurchesApril 8, 2025 — 4/8/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Zimnako Salah, a 45-year-old man from Phoenix, Arizona, was found guilty on April 3 for attempting to intimidate and obstruct Christian church services due...
Hindu Groups Harrass Christian Tourists in IndiaApril 7, 2025 — 4/7/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Two busloads of Christians on a Lenten pilgrimage tour in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh were intercepted by Hindu nationalist groups on...
Myanmar Junta Leveraging Earthquake for Military, Diplomatic GainsApril 7, 2025 — 4/7/2025 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — More than 9 million people in Myanmar have been affected by the massive March earthquake, according to the U.N. The number adds to the...
Chinese House Church Pastor Sentenced to 5 YearsApril 3, 2025 — 4/3/2025 China – Pastor Wan Changchun of Living Stone Reformed House Church in Bengbu, Anhui, has been sentenced to five years in jail. Pastor Wan was arrested in early April...
USCIRF Finds that ‘Particularly Severe’ Persecution is Ongoing in IndiaApril 2, 2025 — 4/2/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — In a report issued last week, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recommended that India be designated as a Country of Particular Concern...
Attacks Against Christians Quadruples in India According to New ReportApril 2, 2025 — 4/2/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — The Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Religious Liberty Commission (EFIRLC) verified 640 incidents of violence and discrimination against Christians in India in 2024, which is more...
Unanswered Questions Surround the Death of Pastor Praveen PagadalaApril 1, 2025 — 4/1/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — The sudden and suspicious death of 45-year-old Pastor Praveen Pagadala, a renowned Southern Indian Christian preacher, has sent shockwaves through the Christian community in Telangana...
United Nations Fails to Protect Persecuted ChristiansApril 1, 2025 — 4/1/2025 Global (International Christian Concern) — Thousands of Christ followers continue to face extensive persecution in many countries, and, despite a pledge from its members, the United Nations (UN) is...
Myanmar’s Christians Respond to Earthquake with Strength and PrayerApril 1, 2025 — 4/1/2025 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — Less than two weeks before the devastating March 28 earthquake in Myanmar, an International Christian Concern (ICC) staffer visited the country to address conditions...
