Recognizing the Taliban Will Not Improve Life for ChristiansNovember 1, 2021 — 11/1/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – Afghanistan has been in economic freefall since U.S. troops withdrew and the Taliban gained control of the country in August. The UN is...
BJP Leader in India Claims Keeping Company with Christians “Will Destroy You”November 1, 2021 — 11/01/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to Matters India, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA in Madhya Pradesh made derogatory statements against Christians and Muslims in October while at...
Chengdu House Church Goes Through Another Persecution CycleNovember 1, 2021 — By Gina Goh 10/31/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Imagine a day when you return home, only to find that the keyhole to your door has been filled with glue....
Religious Intolerance is on the Rise in IndonesiaOctober 31, 2021 — 10/31/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A recent survey of the Wahid Institute shows that the trend of intolerance in Indonesia has increased from 46 percent to 54 percent. According...
ICC’s Bibles and Bikes for India Initiative Continues to Impact the Country’s UnreachedOctober 31, 2021 — 10/31/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – “I am so thankful for the bicycle I received from ICC,” Pastor Naresh Nayak, a beneficiary of the Bibles and Bikes for India Initiative,...
Two Churches and a Baptist Office Hit with Incendiary Rockets in Chin StateOctober 30, 2021 — 10/30/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – In the latest major offensive against the town of Thantlang in the predominantly Christian Chin state, the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) launched a few rounds...
Christian Families in Central India Attacked and Driven from VillageOctober 30, 2021 — 10/30/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – Earlier this month, eight Christian families from India’s Chhattisgarh state were driven out of their village after refusing to convert to Hinduism and participate...
Persecuted Churches in Aceh Receive Bibles from ICCOctober 29, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="127926" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 10/29/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Aceh, the special autonomous region in Indonesia, is the only province officially practicing Sharia law, a set of Islamic rules which...
Indian Court Delays Hearing Challenge to Anti-Conversion LawOctober 29, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="96246" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] Wave of Persecution Allowed to Continue by Court Delay 10/29/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that...
Church Leader Calls on Modi to Confront Rising Anti-Christian Violence in IndiaOctober 29, 2021 — 10/29/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN), the Archbishop of India’s Madhya Pradesh state has called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to...
Human Rights Group Condemns Deportation of Burmese Refugees from Malaysia to MyanmarOctober 28, 2021 — 10/28/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) issued a statement earlier this week condemning Malaysia’s practice of arresting Burmese refugees and returning them to Myanmar,...
UN Struggling to Create Options for Collapsing AfghanistanOctober 28, 2021 — 10/28/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – United Nations officials have raised alarm regarding the UN’s ability to get enough money into Afghanistan to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid for millions of...
State Witnesses Spike in Attacks on Indian Christians Following Announcement of Anti-Conversion LawOctober 28, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By ICC’s India Correspondent" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1635429581420{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="114905" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 10/28/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – 45-year-old Ramya was one of five Christians brutally...
Myanmar Cardinal Calls on Catholics to Speak UpOctober 28, 2021 — 10/28/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – In a time when people in the war-ravaged Myanmar feel helpless and outraged after the military junta seized power in February, the country’s Cardinal...
Two Elderly Nuns in Nepal Arrested on False ChargesOctober 28, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="101772" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] Church Leaders View Arrests as an Attack on Nepal’s Minorities 10/28/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned...
Preacher of Zion Church Detained During National Day WeekendOctober 27, 2021 — 10/27/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The Chinese government continues to target house church leaders who have not yet pledged their loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and joined...