Christians in Former-Soviet Central Asian Nations Increasingly Face PersecutionJune 12, 2025 — 6/12/2025 Central Asia (International Christian Concern) — Formerly part of the USSR, the five “stan” countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan — have a mix of ex-Soviet authoritarianism...
Religious Prisoner Released in Tajikistan May 25, 2023 — 5/25/2023 Tajikistan (International Christian Concern) – A 72-year-old man was recently released from prison in Tajikistan after serving more than four years for sharing his faith. Shamil Khakimov, a Jehovah’s...
ICC Calls on the Government of Tajikistan to Open its Borders to Afghan RefugeesOctober 4, 2021 — 10/04/2021 Tajikistan (International Christian Concern) – ICC sources on the border of Tajikistan and Afghanistan are attempting to help Afghan refugees escape the Taliban without success. They recently told ICC...
Tajik Pastor Released Early After 3 Years in PrisonDecember 19, 2019 — 12/19/2019 Tajikistan (International Christian Concern) – Early on December 18, Tajik Pastor Bakhrom Kholmatov, was released from prison. Kholmatov was the pastor of Good News of Grace Protestant Church in...
Tajikistan’s Religious Regulations Leaves Little Room for Country’s Christian CommunityFebruary 28, 2019 — 02/28/2019 Tajikistan (International Christian Concern) – World Watch Monitor has reported that new amendments to Tajikistan’s Religion Law are being used to exercise tighter control over the country’s tiny Christian...
Man in Tajikistan Told He Cannot Bury His Christian WifeJune 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Local Muslims in a Tajikistan village refused to allow a Christian man, Mihrab, to bury his wife until he converted back to Islam. Both the husband and wife...
Ignorance as the Best Defense: Why 30 Percent of CPCs Receive Little AttentionJune 19, 2018 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Amy Penn" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1529415210498{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="99664" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 06/19/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – There are two regions in the world that account for 60 percent...
Leaders Recognize Religious Radicalization as Problem in Central Asian StatesMarch 5, 2018 — ICC Note: From February 22-23, 2018, five Central Asian and European Union leaders met to discuss the most pressing issues surrounding Central Asia. One of the topics included religious radicalization....
Tajikistan Now Requires Religious Minorities to Report Actions to StateFebruary 21, 2018 — ICC Note: Tajikistan has made it more difficult for religious minorities to practice their faith by implementing amendments to the already restrictive Religion Laws. Now religious organizations must report all...
Protestant churches are the Secret Church in Central AsiaNovember 28, 2016 — ICC Note: A rise in Muslim radicalism and the anti-religious freedom agenda of governments in certain Central Asia regions have led to a grave persecution of the followers of Jesus...
