Five Christians, Including One American, Arrested in Nepal Under Anti-Conversion Law

April 24, 2019 — Religious Freedom for Minorities Continues to Deteriorate in Nepal 04/24/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that five Christians, including an American citizen and...

Hindu Nationalist Group Launches Campaign to Make Nepal Officially a Hindu Nation

March 31, 2019 — 03/31/2019 Nepal (International Christian Concern) – Earlier this month, the pro-Hindu Rastriya Prajatantra Party launched a campaign to reestablish Nepal as an official Hindu nation. This campaign comes at a...

Pastor Severely Beaten by Unknown Assailants in Southeastern Nepal

March 29, 2019 — 03/29/2019 Nepal (International Christian Concern) – Earlier this month, a pastor in Nepal’s southeastern district of Sarlahie was attacked and beaten by a group of unknown assailants. According to the...

Hindu Nationalist Party Launches Campaign to Reestablish Nepal as a Hindu State

March 2, 2019 — 03/02/2019 Nepal (International Christian Concern) – The Rastriya Prajatantra Party has launched a campaign in Nepal that calls for the country to be reestablished as an explicitly Hindu state. Religious...

Christianity Continues to Grow Among Nepal’s Low Caste

February 26, 2019 — 02/26/2019 Nepal (International Christian Concern) – Christianity is continuing to grow among Nepal’s low caste communities despite increased persecution and the passage of a law that makes religious conversion illegal....

ICC Restores Shattered Church Community in Nepal

February 10, 2019 —

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02/10/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On May 11, 2018, Immanuel Church, located in Kanchanpur, Nepal, was set...

US Commission Releases Report on Anti-Conversion Laws in South Asia

December 13, 2018 — 12/13/2018 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released a report on Tuesday, December 11, entitled Anti-Conversion Laws on the Rise in...

Anti-Conversion Law Making Life Difficult for Christians in Nepal

December 8, 2018 — 12/08/2018 Nepal (International Christian Concern) – Earlier this year, Nepal released a new criminal code that has made life for Christians living in Nepal far worse. The new code includes...

Christian Leader Calls for Prayer for Nepal Amid Tightening Restrictions

November 30, 2018 — 11/30/2018 Nepal (International Christian Concern) - Ben Thurley, CEO of International Nepal Fellowship (INF) Australia, has called on Christians to be in prayer for Nepal as new restrictive laws regarding...

High Caste Hindus Force Church to Close in Western Nepal

November 19, 2018 — 11/19/2018 Nepal (International Christian Concern) – Using threats and social pressure, high caste Hindus, including local Brahmins, forced a newly planted church in the Palpa District of Nepal to shut...

Four Christians in Nepal Arrested on ‘Forced Conversion’ Charges

November 15, 2018 — 11/15/2018 Nepal (International Christian Concern) – Four Christian women in Nepal, including two Japanese citizens and two Nepalese citizens, were arrested on November 4 on suspicion of attempting to convert...

Healing the Helpless in Rural Nepal: Part 2

October 6, 2018 — If you missed it, check out Part 1 first. 10/06/2018 Nepal (International Christian Concern) - Then, the other two strangers attacked Yubak from either side. The assailants forced Yubak’s motorbike...

Healing the Helpless in Rural Nepal: Part 1

October 5, 2018 — 10/05/2018 Nepal (International Christian Concern) - Pastor Yubak has endured many difficulties in his life. This fact was evident as I looked into his tired eyes while traveling in rural...

Amendment in Nepal’s Constitution Infringes Upon Religious Freedom

September 23, 2018 — ICC Note: Three years ago, Nepal amended their constitution in efforts to protect Hinduism, by amending the constitution it prohibited people to convert from Hinduism. Individuals can be imprisoned up...

Pastor in Nepal Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment on False Accusation

August 29, 2018 — ICC Note: A Christian pastor in Nepal has been sentenced to ten years in prison on a rape accusation where the complainant admitted her accusation false and motivated by revenge....

Christians in Nepal Fear Enactment of New Anti-Conversion Law

August 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Christians in Nepal have expressed a sense of fear and insecurity as the government has enacted a new anti-conversion law. According to the law, anyone who encourages or...