Villages in India Restrict Christian Movements and Activities

September 1, 2025 — 9/1/2025 India (International Christian Concern) -- Six villages in the Kanker District of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh passed resolutions prohibiting Christian pastors, priests, and so-called “conversion agents” from...

Under-the-Radar Threat: Christians Endure Persecution by Buddhist Extremists

August 30, 2025 — 8/29/2025 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) -- In the nations of Bhutan and Myanmar, both of which are Buddhist-majority nations, Christians continue to experience persecution by Buddhist extremists. It often...

Pakistan forcibly converts Christians to Islam

August 30, 2025 — 8/29/2025 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — In May 2025, a 16-year-old Christian Pakistani girl was abducted from her home and married to a 28-year-old Muslim, Muhammad Asim. Because it is...

Afghan Minorities Face Renewed Pressure as Anniversary of U.S. Withdrawal Nears

August 26, 2025 — 8/26/2025 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) — After two decades of U.S.-backed governance, Afghanistan’s dramatic fall to the Taliban terrorist organization in 2021 shocked the world. The Taliban’s takeover took just...

Chhattisgarh Authorities Further Restrict House Churches

August 25, 2025 — 8/25/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — More than 200 house churches in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh have been affected following new restrictions on worshipping inside a house, claiming...

Study Shows Pakistani Christians Endure Persecution in Prison

August 22, 2025 — 8/22/2025 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — Hundreds of prisoners in Pakistani jails and prisons have been incarcerated for violating blasphemy laws against the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Those charged belong to...

Uttarakhand Strengthens Anti-Conversion Laws to Include Ban on Digital ‘Propaganda’

August 18, 2025 — 8/18/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — The north Indian state of Uttarakhand tightened its anti-conversion laws on Aug. 13 to include stringent penalties for illegal conversions, a ban on propaganda...

Christians in Maharashtra, India, Fear Additional Attacks, Scrutiny

August 12, 2025 — 8/12/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Following violent attacks against 14 Christian families in a remote village in Maharashtra, India, Christians in nearby towns are gripped by fear. Some are...

Hindu Nationalist Mob Attacks Clergy in India

August 11, 2025 — 8/11/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — A mob of 70 Hindu nationalists assaulted two Roman Catholic priests, a catechist, and two nuns in a forest on Aug. 6 as the...

4 of 5 Most Populous Countries Persecute Christians

August 8, 2025 — 8/8/2025 Asia (International Christian Concern) — Four of the five most populous countries in the world share a disturbing reality: Christians are systematically and harshly persecuted within their borders. China...

Goa’s Chief Minister Calls for Anti-Conversion Law

August 4, 2025 — 8/4/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — The chief minister of Goa called for an anti-conversion law to address what he described as an issue of forced conversions in the state....

Christian Man Dies After Years of Neglect in Prison

August 4, 2025 — 8/4/2025 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — Nabeel Masih, a 25-year-old Christian from Lahore, died on July 31 after years of neglect, abuse, and lack of crucial medical care. At 16,...

Faithfulness Rewarded

August 1, 2025 — 8/1/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Pastor Rakesh and his family of six live in a small village in northern India, where he leads a church of only a few...

Forced Out: Christians Increasingly Evicted from Their Homes in Chhattisgarh

July 30, 2025 — 7/30/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Three years ago, Manu, a 37-year-old day laborer in Chhattisgarh, India, came to faith in Jesus after experiencing a miraculous healing. Then, roughly two...

Catholic Nuns Arrested at Train Station in Chhattisgarh

July 29, 2025 — 7/29/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Two Catholic nuns were arrested on July 25 at Durg train station in Chhattisgarh, India, on charges of conversion and human trafficking. A young...

Pakistan Court Denies Muslim Man Custody of Christian Girl

July 28, 2025 — 7/28/2025 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — In a breakthrough with Pakistan’s legal system, a court denied custody of a Catholic girl to a Muslim man who had kidnapped her and...