China’s ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law Deepens Repression of MinoritiesMarch 16, 2026 — China’s National People’s Congress this week approved a sweeping new law titled the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress. Marketed by Beijing as a measure to foster “unity” among...
Locals Protest Church’s Renovation in IndonesiaMarch 5, 2026 — About 70 residents visited the HKBP Kulim Jaya Church in Riau, Indonesia, on Feb. 25 to demand a stop to its renovations. Twenty locals entered the church and requested permits,...
Aceh Pastor Arrested for ‘Insulting Islam’March 4, 2026 — An Acehnese pastor, Dedi Saputra, has been detained by investigators with the Aceh Regional Police. The arrest was made after Saputra allegedly shared content on social media that authorities stated...
Chinese Leaders Gather in Beijing Hoping World Ignores PersecutionMarch 4, 2026 — China’s National People’s Congress — a nearly 3,000-member legislative body that would be unwieldy if not for its near-unanimous voting record — is set to meet Thursday to kick off...
Prominent Hong Kong Catholic Wins Appeal but Remains Behind BarsFebruary 28, 2026 — Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy media mogul and well-known Catholic layperson from Hong Kong, won an appeal this week against a 2022 fraud conviction for which he had been serving a...
World Council of Churches Condemns Ongoing Strikes on Burmese CiviliansFebruary 19, 2026 — Following the bombing of a predominantly Mennonite village in western Myanmar earlier this month, the World Council of Churches (WCC) this week issued a public condemnation of the ongoing violence....
Christian Communities Warn of Political Marginalization Amid Deepening BARMM Electoral CrisisFebruary 17, 2026 — The fragile peace in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is facing significant challenges. Christian settler communities have cautioned that, in the absence of Senate Bill 1587 to...
Unregistered Worship Spaces, A Looming Crisis for Malaysian Christians?February 13, 2026 — A recent directive from Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim concerning unauthorised places of worship has sent ripples through the country’s diverse religious landscape. The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity,...
China Named Global ‘Puppet Master’ of Religious PersecutionFebruary 12, 2026 — At a congressional hearing on Feb. 4, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback testified on the global state of religious freedom. He asserted that China continues to...
South Korean Pastor Released from PrisonFebruary 5, 2026 — Pastor Hyun-Bo Son, arrested in September 2025 in South Korea, was released from prison this week. International Christian Concern (ICC) has previously reported on Pastor Son’s controversial arrest. Pastor Son...
21 of 22 Churches Destroyed in Christian Town Since 2021 CoupFebruary 4, 2026 — On Jan. 30, the Burma Research Institute (BRI) released a scathing report detailing destructive attacks, killings, and harassment of Christians and church buildings since the military coup in 2021 that...
Searching for God in the Dark of NightFebruary 4, 2026 — In a remote area of a Southeast Asian country, a teacher named Erina has some of her students over to her house at night so they can read together. These...
Report Reveals Top Global Christian PersecutorsJanuary 30, 2026 — In a January 2026 report, the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) detailed some of the world’s top perpetrators of violence against Christians across five continents. The group, with the...
Judge Blocks Termination of Protections for Migrants from MyanmarJanuary 29, 2026 — A federal judge has ordered a temporary halt to the U.S. government’s plan to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Myanmar living in the United States — a shift from...
Radical Islamic Organizations Reject Christian Revival ServicesJanuary 28, 2026 — The Christian New Year celebration on Jan. 6 in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, was rejected and disrupted by the radical organization PASS (Defenders of Ahlus Sunnah). The organization protested the...
My Husband Abandoned Me, Then I Found GodJanuary 28, 2026 — I am Mila, a mother of one child (in Southeast Asia). I was born and raised as a Muslim. Since childhood, I have often studied various religions because I wanted...
