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...
Getting God’s Word into the Hands of Secret Believers in Southeast AsiaAugust 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...
Several Men Attack Prayer House in IndonesiaJuly 28, 2025 — 7/28/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — A group of Muslim men forcibly disrupted worship and religious education activities at a prayer house belonging to the Indonesian Faithful Christian Church’s (GKSI)...
Tatmadaw Recaptures Key Town in Blow to Myanmar Freedom Fighters July 24, 2025 — 7/24/2025 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — After months of fighting, the military junta ruling Myanmar has captured Nawnghkio, a strategic town in northern Shan state, according to government and local...
Community Rejects Church Construction in Kapur Village July 23, 2025 — 7/23/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — Another case of intolerance toward Christians has emerged in Indonesia, this time in West Kalimantan Province. A group of residents circulated a letter rejecting...
China Expands Crackdown on Independent Churches July 18, 2025 — 7/17/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — Recent reports and firsthand testimony from Christians in China indicate that the Chinese government is persecuting the church with renewed vigor as it implements...
Elderly Christian Released from Prison in Indonesia July 17, 2025 — Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After serving more than four years behind bars, an elderly Christian man has been released from prison in Indonesia. International Christian Concern (ICC) field staff...
Malaysian High Court Rules Muslim Preacher’s Secret Conversion Video Unlawful July 15, 2025 — 7/15/2025 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) — In a significant ruling, Malaysia’s High Court has declared a TikTok video by preacher Firdaus Wong Wai Hung that encourages non-Muslim minors to convert...
ASEAN Sends Mixed Signals on Planned Election in MyanmarJuly 11, 2025 — 7/11/2025 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — At this week’s ASEAN meeting, Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said it is too soon for a legitimate Myanmar election. Still, he urged stakeholders...
Imam Orders Church to Stop Worship After 10 Years July 10, 2025 — 7/10/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After pastoring his church in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, for more than a decade, Pastor “Matias” was recently ordered to stop leading worship services. The...
Hundreds of Muslim Residents Protest Church ConstructionJuly 9, 2025 — 7/9/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After members of the Batak Karo Protestant Church (GBKP) laid the first stone of their church building in Depok City, West Java, Indonesia, on...
Authorities Raid Multiple Zion Church Locations in China July 3, 2025 — 7/3/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — China’s crackdown on Christianity continues as multiple branches and locations of the Zion Church have been raided. In late May and early June,...
Trial Starts for 3 Chinese House Church Members July 2, 2025 — 7/2/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — A trial for three members of a long-standing, unregistered house church in China began on June 24 at the Baqiao District Court. Pastor...
Local Muslims Disrupt Christian Student Retreat, Damage PropertyJuly 1, 2025 — 7/1/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — On June 27, a mob of 200 Muslim residents from Tangkil Village in Cidahu District, Sukabumi Regency, West Java, Indonesia, gathered at a halfway...
South Korea Detains 6 Americans Sending Bibles into North KoreaJune 27, 2025 — 6/27/2025 South Korea (International Christian Concern) — South Korean authorities detained six Americans today after they attempted to send 1,600 plastic bottles containing miniature Bibles into North Korea by sea. ...
