A Haven of Hope Amid Great Despair July 25, 2025 — 7/25/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Not long ago, 7-year-old Fatima desperately needed an escape from the daily violence at her home in a remote village in India’s Telangana state. ...
New Bill in Congress Condemns Christian Persecution in Muslim-Majority Nations July 24, 2025 — 7/25/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Legislators introduced a bill on July 17 condemning the mass persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority countries and encouraging more U.S. involvement to protect...
India’s Supreme Court Tells State to Pause Provisions of Anti-Conversion LawJuly 23, 2025 — 7/23/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — While hearing a challenge to amendments in Uttar Pradesh’s anti-conversion law on July 16, India's Supreme Court asked the state’s government to pause the...
Christian Family Banned from Indian Village for Refusing to Convert to HinduismJuly 23, 2025 — 7/23/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — For years, Vikram, his wife, and their five children faithfully followed Jesus in their Hindu-majority village in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Then, suddenly,...
Christian Santals: A Minority within a MinorityJuly 22, 2025 — 7/22/2025 Bangladesh (International Christian Concern) — Although the original homeland of the Santal people remains open to conjecture, they now reside in several countries in South Asia where they are...
Court Orders Investigation into Growing Misuse of Pakistan’s Blasphemy LawsJuly 21, 2025 — 7/21/2025 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — On July 15, the Islamabad High Court took a bold step, ordering the federal government to form a commission within 30 days to investigate...
Christians Continue to Lose Property Rights in South AsiaJuly 14, 2025 — 7/14/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Christians’ property rights and access to land in the South Asian nations of India, Nepal, and Pakistan continue to erode. In India, damage to...
Indian State Plans to Demolish Hundreds of ‘Unauthorized’ Church StructuresJuly 14, 2025 — 7/14/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Within six months, the government of Maharashtra in India is planning to investigate and demolish hundreds of churches that it claims are unauthorized structures,...
Pakistani Teens Acquitted of Blasphemy Charges July 10, 2025 — 7/10/2025 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — On Tuesday, July 8, two Christian teens were exonerated after a minor dispute led to a false blasphemy charge, according to a report by...
Pakistan Supreme Court Frees Catholic Man Imprisoned for 23 Years July 9, 2025 — 7/8/2025 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — On June 25, the Supreme Court of Pakistan lifted charges against Anwar Kenneth, a mentally ill Catholic man, who was sentenced to death for...
Legislator Puts Bounty on Evangelists in IndiaJuly 7, 2025 — 7/7/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — A legislator belonging to the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the party ruling Maharashtra state in India, put out a bounty on evangelists who allegedly visit...
Christians Worship Without Churches in a Tiny Asian Hermit Kingdom July 7, 2025 — 7/7/2025 Bhutan (International Christian Concern) – There aren’t many reports of Christians being attacked in Bhutan. For that matter, news of any sort from Bhutan is relatively scarce. Nestled between the...
Beyond the Grave: Why Counting Christian Persecution Incidents Is Harder Than Counting Deaths July 3, 2025 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow In 2025, Christian persecution continues to be a sobering reality for millions across the globe. However, despite widespread awareness and advocacy, accurately measuring this persecution remains...
Hindu Nationalist Mob Attacks 20 Christian Families in OdishaJune 30, 2025 — 6/30/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — A mob of hundreds of Hindu nationalists brutally attacked 20 Christian families on June 21 as they ate lunch together in the Malkangiri district...
Study Reveals Number of Daily Attacks Against Christians in India June 24, 2025 — 6/24/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — A new report claims that, on average, at least two attacks against Christians occur in India daily. The United Christian Forum (UCF) recently announced...
Restoring What the Flames StoleJune 20, 2025 — 06/20/2025 India (International Christian Concern) – When Sanjay, his wife, and their two sons put their trust in Christ five years ago in India, they knew they were making a decision...
