Christian Home in Central India Burned to Ash by Suspected Radicals

12/10/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – On November 28, a Christian home in Central India was set on fire by suspected radical Hindu nationalists. As a result, a Christian family,…

House Church in Nanjing Raided During Service

12/09/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A house church in Nanjing, Jiangsu province founded by a Singaporean pastor was raided and Sunday service interrupted by the police. According to China…

Churches in Southern India Canceling Christmas Due to Increased Threats by Radicals

Many churches in India’s Karnataka state are canceling their regular Christmas programs due to concerns over rising attacks by radical Hindu nationalists.

UK Tribunal Rules that China has Committed Genocide

United Kingdom 12/09/2021 (International Christian Concern) – An independent legal panel in the United Kingdom has ruled that the People’s Republic of China has committed genocide against the Uyghur people…

Korean Buddhist Group Calls Christmas Carols “Deadly Weapon”

12/08/2021 South Korea (International Christian Concern) – A Buddhist association in South Korea is upset about Seoul’s decision to subsidize the playing of Christmas songs in the coming weeks. It…

Christian Leaders in Pakistan Tighten Security Around Churches in Preparation for Christmas

12/08/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to media reports in Pakistan, church leaders across the country have agreed to tighten security around Sunday services and Christmas celebrations. According to…

Newly Ordained Hong Kong Bishop Promises to Heal Divisions

12/07/2021 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – On Saturday, Bishop Stephen Chow Sau-yan was ordained a bishop in Hong Kong's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, after the post was vacant…

Military Junta in Myanmar Charges Deposed Leader Amidst Continued Violent Reign

12/07/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – After ten months of waiting, a Myanmar court has found the deposed state counsellor and pro-democracy icon, Aung San Suu Kyi, guilty on two charges - inciting dissent and violating COVID rules. These are the first verdicts of the many charges that have been…

High Court in India Issues Important Holding on Religious Conversion and Caste Status

12/07/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to The Wire, the Madras High Court held that an individual’s caste status couldn’t change because they converted from one religion to another…

A Pentecostal Church in Chin State Burned Down by the Burmese Army

12/06/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – A Pentecostal church in Myanmar’s Christian-majority state was torched by the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw). Its clergy quarter was also set on fire. According to…

Attacks on Christians in Southern India Increase with Proposal of Anti-Conversion Law

12/06/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to The Indian Express, attacks on Christians and their places of worship have sharply increased in India’s Karnataka state after the ruling Bharatiya…

Philippine Suspect Arrested a Decade After the Murder of Italian Priest

12/05/2021 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – According to officials in the Philippines, the police arrested a suspect in the 2011 murder of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Mission (PIME) Italian priest…

Two Christian Sanitation Workers Killed in Pakistan

12/05/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to The Alabama Baptist, two Christian sanitation workers in Pakistan died in early October as they saved another Christian overcome by toxic fumes…

Lawyer and Wife of Detained Chinese Preacher Denied Access to Him

12/04/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The house church preacher in Taiyuan who was detained along with another church member on November 21 has been denied access to see his…

Livelihood Project in India Becomes “Double Blessing” for Rural Pastor

12/04/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – “It was a turning point in my ministry,” Pastor Daniel recently told International Christian Concern (ICC). A beneficiary of a livelihood project in India,…

“Do Not Be Afraid” – A Message to Children in Kalimago

Seeing the innocent faces filled with joy warmed our hearts when we were in the midst of children from Kalimago Village, East Lore District, Poso Regency, Central Sulawesi.