Pope Francis: I’m Always Ready to Visit ChinaSeptember 15, 2022 — 09/15/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On his way to Kazakhstan on September 13, Pope Francis told journalists on the papal plane that he was ready to visit China. Pope...
China Implements Strict New Rules on Its Entertainment IndustrySeptember 14, 2022 — 09/14/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - Last month, China’s State Administration of Radio and Television published its new rules for radio and television programs. These new regulations are part of...
Henan Holds Sermon Competition on Sinicization of ChristianitySeptember 13, 2022 — 09/13/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – China’s Henan province recently held a competition to select the best sermons and preachers among the state-vetted churches. According to China Christian Daily, Henan...
China’s New Regulations on Online Religious ContentSeptember 12, 2022 — 09/12/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - On September 1, China’s new “Administrative Measures for Internet Religious Information Services” will be fully implemented across the country. The regulations, designed to limit...
Living Hell: Myanmar’s Military Junta Cuts of Supply Routes for Humanitarian AssistanceSeptember 7, 2022 — 09/07/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) - In July, ICC reported on how civilians in Myanmar’s majority-Christian state of Kayah are being cut off from humanitarian relief and food assistance being...
Entire Chinese Church Congregation Seeks Refugee Status in United StatesSeptember 6, 2022 — 09/06/2022 Thailand (International Christian Concern) - The world is watching the ongoing crisis of the entire church congregation who left China due to religious persecution to seek asylum in South...
Church Prohibition in Bengkulu Province Mediated by GovernmentSeptember 1, 2022 — 09/01/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On August 9, the North Bengkulu Regency Ministry of Religion Office, together with the North Bengkulu Regency Government and other related parties, conducted a...
ERCC Member Briefly Taken Away for Illegal GatheringAugust 30, 2022 — 08/30/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On August 28, as some of the members of Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) were gathering for house worship in the morning, the police...
Linfen Church Leaders Placed Under DetentionAugust 29, 2022 — 08/28/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – Preacher Li Jie, his wife Li Shanshan, and Preacher Han Xiaodong from Linfen Holy Covenant Church in Shanxi province are detained for the alleged...
ERCC Member Released after 12 Days of DetentionAugust 27, 2022 — 08/27/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – A member of the Chengdu-based Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) was released on Friday after being detained for 12 days. The police took brother...
Wenzhou Christian Criminally Detained in Sichuan, Seminaries Shut DownAugust 25, 2022 — 08/25/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On August 20, a Christian woman named Li Chunqing from Zhejiang province’s Wenzhou sent out an open prayer letter for her husband, Lin Xuesui,...
Defying the Odds in IndiaAugust 25, 2022 — 08/25/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Arya had lovingly served his community in India for more than 13 years. His ministry had reached many villages during that time,...
ICC Provides Educational Assistance for Orphans in IndiaAugust 22, 2022 — 08/22/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In 2008, anti-Christian riots swept across the Kandhamal district of India’s Odisha state. After more than a month of violence, 120 Christians died,...
Christians Detained in Taiyuan and Beijing ReleasedAugust 21, 2022 — 08/21/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – Two heavily targeted house churches in Beijing and Taiyuan are relieved as their members were released this week after detention. On August 18, Zong...
Junta Sentences Suu Kyi to Further Time in Prison as UN Special Envoy for Myanmar VisitsAugust 18, 2022 — 08/18/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The military junta in Myanmar moved to further sentence former democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday, just hours before UN special envoy...
Christian Organization Charged with Financially Supporting Communist Party in PhilippinesAugust 18, 2022 — 08/18/2022 Philippines (International Christian Concern) - On August 15, Manila charged a Catholic missionary group with sending funds to support a terrorist group. At least 16 people, including several nuns,...
