Uttarakhand Strengthens Anti-Conversion Laws to Include Ban on Digital ‘Propaganda’

August 18, 2025 — 8/18/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — The north Indian state of Uttarakhand tightened its anti-conversion laws on Aug. 13 to include stringent penalties for illegal conversions, a ban on propaganda...

Serving the Hidden Church in Somalia

August 16, 2025 — 08/16/2025 Somalia (International Christian Concern) – In one of the world’s most hostile environments for Christians, International Christian Concern (ICC) is quietly and carefully meeting with Christians in the shadows. In...

Azerbaijan-Armenia Agreement Paves Way for Peace but Ignores Religious Freedom Concerns

August 14, 2025 — 8/14/2025 Armenia (International Christian Concern) — Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met last Friday at the White House to sign a joint declaration that may...

Worship Service Stopped, 3 Arrested in Northeast Vietnam

August 14, 2025 — 8/14/2025 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) — As a priest quietly led a Catholic mass in the home of one of the 20 worshippers in the evening of Aug. 11 in Binh...

Civilians Killed, Others Missing After New ADF Attacks

August 13, 2025 — 8/13/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — Two separate attacks attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a terrorist group operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), occurred during the...

Trial for Owo Church Massacre Suspects Begins in Nigeria

August 13, 2025 — 8/13/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — More than two years after a deadly church bombing in Owo, Nigeria, that killed more than 50 worshippers, prosecutors on Monday arraigned five suspects...

Christians in Maharashtra, India, Fear Additional Attacks, Scrutiny

August 12, 2025 — 8/12/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Following violent attacks against 14 Christian families in a remote village in Maharashtra, India, Christians in nearby towns are gripped by fear. Some are...

Concerns Continue in the DRC as Deadline for Peace Agreement Nears

August 12, 2025 — 8/12/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — With less than a week remaining before the deadline for a finalized peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Rwanda-backed...

Hindu Nationalist Mob Attacks Clergy in India

August 11, 2025 — 8/11/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — A mob of 70 Hindu nationalists assaulted two Roman Catholic priests, a catechist, and two nuns in a forest on Aug. 6 as the...

Christians Endure Sustained Attacks as Fears of Terrorist Takeover Grow in Nigeria

August 11, 2025 — 8/11/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — A series of sustained attacks in the county of Bokkos in Plateau state has left hundreds dead, entire villages abandoned, and farmlands destroyed, raising...

BGEA Establishes Fund to Cover Legal Costs of Christians in Europe

August 8, 2025 — 8/8/2025 Europe (International Christian Concern) — The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), one of the largest evangelism ministries in the world, has established a legal defense fund to help cover...

Indonesian Church Forced to Halt Construction

August 8, 2025 — 8/8/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — The congregation of the GKJW church in Mojoroto, Kediri City, East Java, Indonesia, is facing a deadlock in its church construction efforts after the...

4 of 5 Most Populous Countries Persecute Christians

August 8, 2025 — 8/8/2025 Asia (International Christian Concern) — Four of the five most populous countries in the world share a disturbing reality: Christians are systematically and harshly persecuted within their borders. China...

Getting God’s Word into the Hands of Secret Believers in Southeast Asia

August 8, 2025 — 08/08/2025 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) – How many Bibles do you have at home? Maybe you have an app on your device with the Scriptures on it. So many of...

9 Killed in Attacks on Nigeria’s Christian Farming Communities

August 6, 2025 — 8/6/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — At least nine people, including a police officer, were killed between Aug. 1-5, in a series of coordinated attacks on villages in Agatu County...

Goa’s Chief Minister Calls for Anti-Conversion Law

August 4, 2025 — 8/4/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — The chief minister of Goa called for an anti-conversion law to address what he described as an issue of forced conversions in the state....