A Letter from a Persecuted Church in ChinaAugust 17, 2022 — Gina Goh 08/17/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tightens control on religion in China, churches that refuse to register with the state-sanctioned Three-Self Patriotic...
Prosecutors Seek Justice for Christian YouTuber Attacked in PrisonAugust 16, 2022 — 08/16/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - On August 11, state prosecutors held a hearing in South Jakarta demanding a one-year extension of a jailed policeman’s sentence. The policeman, Napoleon Bonaparte,...
ICC Report Documents Severe Human Rights Violations Against Afghan ChristiansAugust 15, 2022 — 08/15/2022 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – Today marks one year since Kabul’s collapse following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Strict Islamic law was institutionalized by the Taliban, which ensured the elimination...
Afghanistan Humanitarian Brief: Situational Overview for Christian MinoritiesAugust 15, 2022 — August 15, 2022, marks the one-year anniversary of the collapse of Kabul, an event following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the withdrawal of U.S. and allied forces. Since that...
Indonesian Vice President Demands Religious Moderation Amid Islamic RadicalismAugust 15, 2022 — 08/15/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - At the Fifth National Congress of Islamic Education on August 11, the leader of Indonesia advised religious moderation as a means to counter radical...
Trial Date Set for Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph ZenAugust 14, 2022 — 08/14/2022 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) - As of August 9, Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Court held a preliminary hearing to set a trial date for retired Cardinal Joseph Zen...
Humanitarian Aid Has Yet to Reach Refugees in MyanmarAugust 13, 2022 — 08/13/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Myanmar has been riddled with conflict since last February, when the Burmese military, called the Tatmadaw, deposed the democratically elected government in a coup. ...
Church Forgives Perpetrators Who Disrupted Christmas ServiceAugust 12, 2022 — 08/12/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - ICC previously reported on an incident where the GPI (Indonesia Pentecostal Church) Tulang Bawang Church in Sumatra was disrupted by local residents during a...
Largest Party in Indonesia Holds Hearing on Mandatory Hijab RulesAugust 11, 2022 — 08/11/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On August 10, the largest political party in Indonesia, the Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle (PDIP), held a hearing on mandatory hijab rules, given...
Taiwanese Church to Hold Prayer Service for Jailed Christian Human Rights LawyerAugust 10, 2022 — 08/10/2022 Taiwan (International Christian Concern) - Jinan Presbyterian Church in Taiwan announced that it would hold a prayer service for Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng on August 10....
Persecuted but not Abandoned: ICC Partners with Local Churches to Feed Displaced ChristiansAugust 9, 2022 — 08/09/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – In February of 2021, the Burmese military staged a coup that ultimately deposed the country's democratically elected government. As a result, Myanmar's path toward...
Church Committee Refuses to Stop Construction, Upsetting Locals in SumatraAugust 8, 2022 — 08/08/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - As of August 2, residents in North Sumatra’s capital, Medan, reported ongoing work at a church site after agreements were made to postpone construction....
Able to Worship Freely at LastAugust 7, 2022 — 08/07/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Ida* never imagined that living with her aunt would mean that she could no longer practice her faith freely like she used to. As...
Preacher from Early Rain Covenant Church Taken to Police StationAugust 6, 2022 — 08/06/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - On August 2, a preacher from the heavily persecuted Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) was taken away from the police for allegedly violating COVID...
Zhuhai House Church Faces Hefty Fine, Asks for PrayersAugust 4, 2022 — 08/04/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – A house church in China’s Zhuhai, Guangdong province, is facing a hefty fine as the authorities continue to crack down on “unauthorized churches” in...
The Gospel Is UnstoppableAugust 4, 2022 — 08/04/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Not even the dim candle was visible outside the home under the cloak of the night sky. Only Milky Way stars could illuminate...
