Christian Marriage Act Amended in PakistanAugust 6, 2024 — 8/6/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — On July 23, President Asif Ali Zardari signed an amendment to the Christian Marriage Act of 1872, raising the minimum age for Christian boys...
Minister of Religion Makes it Easier for Churches to Obtain PermitsAugust 5, 2024 — 8/5/2024 Indonesia (International Christian Concern)— Indonesian Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas recently told a group of church leaders that it will soon be easier for new churches to obtain...
Hope After Violence in PakistanAugust 5, 2024 — 08/05/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Saleem and his family were among the hundreds of Christians who fled the mob violence that destroyed about 30 homes, nearly 200 churches, and numerous...
Terror Suspect Arrested in Batu had Planned to Bomb Places of WorshipAugust 2, 2024 — 8/2/2024 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — Indonesia’s National Police counter-terrorism squad arrested on July 31 a 19-year-old suspected terrorist who had planned to attack places of worship. “The plan was...
Pastor, Church Member Detained in Uttar Pradesh on Charges of Forced ConversionsAugust 2, 2024 — 8/2/2024 India (International Christian Concern) — A missionary pastor who had recently sought permission to reopen his church in Northern India’s Uttar Pradesh (UP) state was promptly arrested, along with...
Burmese Junta Extends Emergency Declaration Amid Military WoesAugust 1, 2024 — 8/1/2024 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — Speaking to the National Defense and Security Council this week in the capital city of Naypyitaw, junta leader Min Aung Hlaing announced another extension...
Indian State Strengthens Anti-Conversion Law Stoking Concerns for ChristiansAugust 1, 2024 — 8/1/2024 India (International Christian Concern) — Legislators in Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, on Tuesday passed a bill that increases punishments for those who violate an anti-conversion...
Iraq’s Christians Mark Grim Anniversary of Mosul’s Fall to ISISAugust 1, 2024 — 08/01/2024 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The first week of June 2024 marked the 10th anniversary of the Islamic State group (ISIS) capturing Mosul, the capital of Iraq’s second-largest province, Nineveh....
Chinese Christian Leader Arrives in the US after 16-Year Prison Sentence ReleaseJuly 31, 2024 — 7/31/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — Zhu Yufu, 71, arrived in the U.S. after 16 years in a Chinese prison for urgent cancer treatment and to reunite with his family....
Lao Pastor Shot in his HomeJuly 30, 2024 — 7/30/2024 – Laos (International Christian Concern) -- Pastor Thongkham Philavanh, 40, a Khmu Christian from North Laos, was attacked and shot twice in his home in Chang Village, Xai City,...
India High Court Affirms Religious FreedomJuly 29, 2024 — 7/29/2024 India (International Christian Concern) — The High Court (HC) of the south Indian state of Kerala recently ruled that two young adults were allowed to change their religion in...
Christian Suffering Likely to Continue Under Iran’s New PresidentJuly 29, 2024 — 7/29/2024 Iran (International Christian Concern) — The election of Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, in early July, brings little hope for Christians living under the new regime due to the...
Roua’s Resilient ReturnJuly 29, 2024 — 07/29/2024 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Roua lived a normal life with her family in Bartella, Iraq, attending school while her father worked. Their lives were disrupted one morning by the...
Spotlight on Religious Freedom at IRF Summit AsiaJuly 25, 2024 — 7/25/2024 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) — The second regional International Religious Freedoms (IRF) Asia Summit wrapped up this week in Tokyo, Japan, sponsored in part by International Christian Concern...
Crowns of Courage: The Unbreakable Faith of Licinius’s 40 Christian WarriorsJuly 25, 2024 — 07/25/2024 Italy (International Christian Concern) – Looking back to the year 313, pagan Roman emperor Licinius was determined to rid his army of Christianity as he feared an uprising. This posture...
Muslim Residents Prohibit Indonesian Church from WorshipingJuly 24, 2024 — 7/24/2024 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — Another church in Indonesia has faced pressure to stop its worship services. Residents living near the Tesalonika Church in Kampung Melayu Timur, Teluk Naga...
