The Powerful Testimony of a Young Woman in Indonesia

January 21, 2023 — 01/21/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – My name is Ruth, and I am 26 years old. I was born into a Muslim family, and we belonged to a tribal community...

Civilian Casualties Following Another Church Bombing by the Burmese Military

January 13, 2023 — 1/13/2023 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) - On December 30, the Burmese military shelled St. Michael Catholic Church in San Hka village, located in predominately Christian Kachin state. At least one...

Christians Barred from Holding Christmas Service in Indonesia

January 11, 2023 — 1/11/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - Just before Christmas, the regent of Lebak Regency, located just south of Jakarta, instated an order prohibiting Christians from gathering at a local shop for...

An Enduring Faith

January 9, 2023 — 01/09/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The earth-toned walls echoed with the praises of believers lifting their voices to the Lord. Pastor Rajveer led his congregation in worship, when an...

Rebin’s Story: Discovering Christ As A Kurdish Refugee in Indonesia

December 1, 2022 — 12/01/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - I am Rebin, and I am Kurdish. I was born and raised in a Muslim family in Iran. I only studied until junior high...

Nine Christians Hospitalized After Attack in India

November 21, 2022 — 11/21/2022 India (International Christian Concern) – Yesterday, nine Christians were attacked by radical Hindu nationalists in Chhattisgarh. The mob burst into a newly built church hall in Koshalnar village during...

Christian Beaten Unconscious for Refusing to Deny His Faith

November 20, 2022 — 11/20/2022 India (International Christian Concern) – Last Sunday, Christians in India were severely beaten for refusing to deny their faith. A mob of radical Hindu nationalists, along with the village...

Trial Date Set for Imprisoned Christian Teachers

November 10, 2022 — 11/10/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - In March of this year, Two of the four house church teachers in Wuhu, Anhui Province, arrested and charged with carrying out “illegal business operations” last August...

Church Organizations Oppose Government Energy Drilling

November 9, 2022 — 11/09/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - Church organizations in East Nusa Tenggara province are protesting a government company for using their names to pass a geothermal drilling project that is...

Linfen House Church Faces Ongoing Persecution

November 8, 2022 — 11/08/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – A house church in southwest Shanxi province continues to face an ongoing crackdown, as church leaders and members are slapped with trumped-up charges and...

One Killed, Eleven Injured in Bus Bombing Attack

November 7, 2022 — 11/07/2022 Philippines (International Christian Concern) - On November 6, a bomb planted inside a passenger bus detonated, killing one person and injuring eleven more. The explosion occurred while the...

Archbishop Urges Christians to Vote Responsibly

November 6, 2022 — 11/06/2022 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) - Archbishop Simon Poh, chairman of the Association of Churches in Sarawak (ACS) spoke recently during an ecumenical forum in Malaysia, urging Christians to make...

Kachin Bible School Shelled by Burmese Army

November 4, 2022 — 11/04/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – A Baptist seminary in northern Myanmar was attacked by the Tatmadaw (Burmese Army) on Thursday, injuring four men in the dormitory. The Tatmadaw launched...

Bishop Calls Out Human Rights Violations In Papua

November 4, 2022 — 11/04/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - Yanuarius Theofilus Matopai, a recently appointed bishop in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province, has announced his intentions to stand up for religious minorities suffering from...

Vatican Agreement with Chinese Government Worsening Religious Freedom

November 2, 2022 — 11/02/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - On October 22, the Holy See announced the second renewal of the agreement with China on the appointment of bishops that was first introduced...

Moderate Burmese Monk who Advocates for Religious Freedom, Dies in Thailand

November 1, 2022 — 11/01/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Burmese Buddhist monk Ashin Ariya Vansa Bivansa, commonly referred to as “Myawaddy Sayadaw,” died at age 71 on October 27 of a heart attack...