Indonesian Church Resumes Worship Following Complaints from Local Muslims

October 20, 2025 — A few months ago, the church led by Pastor “Matias” in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, was shut down after 16 years of operation due to complaints from local Muslims. The...

The Cost of Faith in Sudan

October 20, 2025 — “There is a growing fear among the South Sudanese Christians, so they remain indoors in order to avoid being arrested.” That is how one church leader described the atmosphere in...

India’s Supreme Court Rejects Religious Conversion Case

October 20, 2025 — The Supreme Court of India on Oct. 17, rejected a prominent religious conversion case against officials of Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), a noted agricultural university...

Anti-Conversion Law Puts Spotlight on ‘Healing Crusades’

October 17, 2025 — The government of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh has prepared a new draft anti-conversion law containing stringent provisions, claiming that it is imperative to maintain religious stability in the...

USCIRF Condemns Detention of Church Leaders in China

October 17, 2025 — The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns in the strongest possible terms the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its detention of Christian pastors across China. On Oct....

Myanmar’s Military Rulers Admit Upcoming Election Will be Incomplete

October 17, 2025 — "We can't hold the election everywhere 100%," military junta chief Min Aung Hlaing admitted in a speech broadcast on state television this week. The admission — a gross understatement given...

Religious Registration Laws in the Middle East

October 16, 2025 — By Joseph Daniel, ICC Fellow I remember years ago when I filled out my first visa form in the Middle East, I paused at a line that startled me: “What...

Hope Grows for Ceasefire Agreement with M23 Rebel Group Active in Eastern DRC

October 16, 2025 — The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo signed an early-stage agreement Tuesday with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group, raising hopes for an eventual ceasefire. Talks between the...

Chinese College Reportedly Forces Students to Identify as Atheists

October 15, 2025 — According to a Sept. 30 report from ChinaAid, a mobile app used by a Chinese vocational school requires students to declare they’re atheists. The app, used by Tianjin Vocational...

Fulani Militias Kill 13 in Latest Attack on Christian Communities in Plateau State

October 15, 2025 — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Armed Fulani militias carried out coordinated attacks on several Christian villages in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau state on Oct. 14, leaving...

AAF and ICC: Congress Must Act to Stop the Genocide of Christians in Nigeria

October 15, 2025 — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — For once, Bill Maher is right. One of the most horrifying yet underreported crises of our time is unfolding in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation,...

Pakistani Pastor Dies Days After Acquittal in Blasphemy Case

October 15, 2025 — After spending 13 years behind bars for a crime he had always denied, Pastor Zafar Bhatti finally walked free, only to die three days later. His death has cast a...

‘Baby Ruth’ Continues to Inspire Nigerian Christians Years after Fulani Attack

October 14, 2025 — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Years after she lived through unspeakable violence, Ruth's smile emerges free from trauma. Five years ago, "Baby Ruth” became a living symbol of hope amid Nigeria’s...

Religious Freedom Advocates Challenge Revival of Dormant Anti-Conversion Law in India

October 14, 2025 — The All-India Catholic Union (AICU) wrote to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, expressing its objection to the revival of the dormant 1978 anti-conversion law known as the Arunachal...

Chinese Authorities Detain 30 in Crackdown on Large Underground Church Network

October 14, 2025 — Chinese authorities on Friday detained a prominent leader of one of China’s largest underground churches, Zion Church, along with at least 30 other leaders of the congregation. Two days later,...

5 Christians in Iran to Spend Several Years in Prison for Their Faith

October 10, 2025 — An Iranian court upheld the prison sentences for five Christian converts on Sept. 17. Each of the five believers will spend more than eight years in jail for activities related...