Catholic Church Extends Mercy on Mentally Ill Man Who Desecrated ChurchJuly 10, 2022 — 07/09/2022 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – A Malaysian Cathedral of the Keningau diocese has reported an incident of vandalism during its worship service. At around 7:30 AM, a 34-year-old man...
Members of Early Rain Covenant Church Report Several Cases of Detainment and InterrogationJuly 8, 2022 — 07/08/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – Located in the southwestern province of Sichuan, China, members of Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) have recently undergone several cases of harassment. Beginning in...
Report Casts Light on Dark Reality of North Korean Detention CentersJuly 3, 2022 — 07/03/2022 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – On June 27, the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea and former judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), as well as...
Underground Priest in China’s Hebei Asked to Join Official ChurchJuly 2, 2022 — 07/01/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – An underground Catholic church in China’s Hebei province is facing the risk of being demolished for refusing to join the state-sanctioned official church. On...
Targeted by the Secret Police: An Interview with a Chinese BelieverJuly 1, 2022 — 07/01/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – A month after Beijing’s crackdown of online religious activities, many wonder how the Christians in China are doing in terms of virtual worship...
Preacher An Yankui and Attorney Meet for the First Time Since DetainmentJune 30, 2022 — 06/30/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – The wife of detained Preacher An Yankui has reported that her husband was finally able to meet with his attorney for the first time...
A Mother’s Prison AssignmentJune 30, 2022 — 06/30/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – I was told about “Ruth” years ago when I worked with the families of imprisoned Christians in China. Ruth was involved in the underground...
Sino-Vatican Deal’s Renewal Should Depend on the Release of Two BishopsJune 28, 2022 — 06/27/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – As the renewal date of the Sino-Vatican deal is looming closer, Chinese Catholics are fighting for the release of bishops Joseph Zhang Weizhu and...
Christians “Hurting Society” or Hurt by Society? Church Leader Penalized for GatheringJune 26, 2022 — 06/26/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On June 2, Huang Lei, the leader of Yueyang Lou District Rock Bible house church in Hunan province, was officially penalized for hosting a...
Hmong Christian Family Loses Citizenship Rights due to FaithJune 24, 2022 — 06/24/2022 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Officials in Nghe An province, Vietnam, stripped ethnic Hmong Christian Xong Ba Thong and his family of citizenship rights on June 4. This declaration...
Further Sinicization of Registered Churches put Christians at RiskJune 23, 2022 — 06/23/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On June 8, the release of a report entitled "Joint Initiative on Advocating Frugality and Abstaining from Extravagance” signaled heightened control of the Chinese...
Heavy Religious Persecution Leads to Rising Number of Displaced PeopleJune 20, 2022 — 06/20/2022 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) - War, religious intolerance, and political instability are some of the top reasons for the internal displacement of approximately 100 million people worldwide. According...
Church Destroyed Despite Bishops’ Pleas for Peace in MyanmarJune 19, 2022 — 06/18/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) - A Catholic church was burned in Myanmar’s Kayah state on June 15, making it yet another place of worship under attack by the Tatmadaw...
A Helping Hand: Livelihood Project Empowers Indian Pastor’s MinistryJune 17, 2022 — 06/17/2022 India (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, but now...
Posting Online Christian Content Risks Censorship from Chinese GovernmentJune 16, 2022 — 06/16/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - A woman in China has experienced severe censorship due to her religious messages deemed illegal by the government on the app, DingTalk. This news...
State-vetted Religious Groups’ Commitment to CCP Regulations Threatens Christians in ChinaJune 15, 2022 — 06/15/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - In an effort to minimize religious influence over civilians, the Chinese Communist Party issued a statement to tighten its grip on major religions in...
