Cruel and Unusual: Christians Throughout the World Imprisoned for Years for Following Jesus December 23, 2025 — Around the world, Christians are forced to spend years of their lives, many times a decade or more, behind bars for the “crime” of believing in Jesus Christ. Believers in nations...
Malaysian Court Orders Government Payment to Pastor Raymond Koh’s Family November 6, 2025 — The High Court of Malaysia has ordered the Malaysian government to pay 31 million ringgit (more than $7 million) to the family of Pastor Raymond Koh, acknowledging the government's involvement in the pastor's abduction and disappearance. ...
U.N. Meeting on Atrocities in Myanmar Highlights Ongoing PersecutionOctober 7, 2025 — United States (International Christian Concern) — The United Nations convened a high-level conference on the plight of Rohingya Muslims and other ethnoreligious minorities in Myanmar during the U.N. General Assembly...
ASEAN Delegation Postpones Trip to Myanmar Amid Election Controversy September 26, 2025 — Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — Foreign Ministers from Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines suddenly cancelled a planned visit to Myanmar last week, according to reports. The delegation, from the...
Inner Mongolian Court Deems Bible Distribution an Illegal Business Operation September 25, 2025 — China (International Christian Concern) — On Sept. 11, the Hohhot Intermediate People’s Court, located in the autonomous Inner Mongolia region of China, confirmed the original ruling against 10 Christians sentenced...
Indonesian Church Struggles to Find Temporary Home After 5 Years of Fighting for PermitsSeptember 18, 2025 — Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — For five years, Pastor Jafar Silasko and his congregation have been fighting for a permit for the Indonesian Gospel Tabernacle Church (GKII) Rhema Sandubaya in...
Redistricting Bill, Stalled Peace Process Raise Tensions Over BARMM ElectionsSeptember 10, 2025 — Philippines (International Christian Concern) — Tensions are rising in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), located in the Philippines, ahead of its first parliamentary elections on Oct. 13,...
Chinese Pastor Dies After Years of PersecutionSeptember 10, 2025 — China (International Christian Concern) — After enduring years of persecution, Pastor Zhao Huaiguo, founder of Bethel Church in Cili County, Hunan, China, has died, leaving behind a legacy of faith...
U.N. General Assembly Begins 80th Session, Plans to Discuss Persecution in Myanmar September 10, 2025 — United States (International Christian Concern) — Representatives from the United Nations’ 193 member states will gather on Tuesday to open the global body’s 80th regular session. High-Level Week, during which...
Pastor Sentenced to Labor Camp for Sermon Opposing Russia’s War in Ukraine September 5, 2025 — 9/5/2025 Russia (International Christian Concern) — On Sept. 3, Nikolay Romanyuk, 63, was found guilty of making “Public calls to implement activities directed against the security of the Russian Federation,”...
Papua New Guinea Observes National Repentance DaySeptember 5, 2025 — 9/5/2025 Papua New Guinea (International Christian Concern) — Every August since 2007, Papua New Guinea has observed a national holiday called the National Repentance Day. The purpose of the day...
Systemic Islamization in Sabah: A Threat to Religious FreedomAugust 27, 2025 — 8/272025 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) — Since the late 1960s, Malaysia has pursued a deliberate and multifaceted process of Islamization, driven by the dakwah movement and state policies that have embedded...
Authorities Close Christian Prayer House in Indonesia, Evict EvangelistAugust 19, 2025 — 8/19/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — On Aug. 2, local authorities in Purbayani Village, Caringin District, Garut Regency, Indonesia, permanently closed the Immanuel Prayer House, a part of Bethel Tabernacle...
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...
Indonesian Church Forced to Halt ConstructionAugust 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 ChristiansAugust 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...
