Russian Court Bans ‘Extremist’ Bible Translation

March 19, 2025 — 3/19/2025 Russia (International Christian Concern) — Earlier this month, the Moscow City Court banned a Bible translation by a popular Chinese Christian, labeling it as “extremist.” It is now illegal...

New #FaithUnchained Campaign Launched on Behalf of Prisoners of Conscience

March 6, 2025 — 3/5/2025 Washington (International Christian Concern) — The International Religious Freedom Roundtable's Working Group on Prisoners of Conscience recently launched a campaign to free five prisoners of conscience in five countries,...

Chinese Government Boasts About Increased Persecution in 2024

March 4, 2025 — 3/4/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — In statements on social media and state-owned media platforms, China is celebrating an increase in government persecution of religious minorities in 2024. The...

Deported Persecuted Christians Expected to Face Persecution Yet Again

February 25, 2025 — 2/25/2025 Panama (International Christian Concern) — Among those deported from the United States to Panama for eventual return to their home countries are several converts to Christianity facing severe persecution...

Pastor Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Distributing Christian Materials

January 29, 2025 — 1/29/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — The drawn-out saga between the People’s Court of Shunde District in Foshan, Guandong, and the Shengjia House Church seems to be ending. On Jan. 17,...

Prominent Christian Artist Fei Xiaosheng Arrested in China

January 22, 2025 — 1/22/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — As he prepared to leave the country earlier this month, Chinese authorities arrested 55-year-old Fei Xiaosheng, a well-known Chinese artist, musician, and committed Christian....

NBA Announces Return to China Despite Ongoing Persecution

December 6, 2024 — 12/6/2024 United States (International Christian Concern) — In an announcement on social media Friday, the Nation Basketball Association (NBA) revealed that it will return to China for two preseason games leading...

Report Recognizes 10 Persecuted Catholic Bishops in China

November 22, 2024 — 11/21/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — A 2024 report from the Hudson Institute highlights the ongoing persecution of 10 Catholic bishops in China. The report, released in October and written...

Banned Chinese Church Continues Services, Endures Government Raids

October 31, 2024 — 10/30/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — Several locations and congregations of the Beijing Zion Church were raided on Oct. 20, according to Bitter Winter magazine and various human rights groups. Authorities...

China Pledges Support for Iran

October 25, 2024 — 10/25/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged steadfast support for Iran on Wednesday during the annual BRICS summit in Russia, the Chinese news outlet Xinhua reported. ...

Report Shows Christian Persecution Worsening Worldwide

October 24, 2024 — 10/24/2024 United Kingdom (International Christian Concern) — A report released on Tuesday shows that Christians around the world are enduring increased levels of violence, discrimination, and other human rights abuses....

Russian Navy Drills in Myanmar as Ethnoreligious Minorities Continue to Suffer

October 22, 2024 — 10/22/2024 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — News this week that four Russian warships and a logistics vessel arrived in Yangon for joint exercises with the Myanmar military comes as ethnoreligious...

New Report Documents Continued Persecution of Catholic Church in China

October 21, 2024 — 10/21/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — In a report published last week by the Hudson Insitute, researcher Nina Shea outlined an increased campaign of repression by the Chinese government against...

Myanmar Junta Deepens Ties with Chinese Government

October 18, 2024 — 10/18/2024 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — A report this week from The Irrawaddy indicates that Min Aung Hlaing, head of Myanmar’s ruling military junta, may be planning a visit to...

USCIRF Report Criticizes China for Sinicization of Religion

September 26, 2024 — 9/25/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Monday released a report denouncing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for advancing initiatives to...

Chinese American Missionary Released from Beijing Prison

September 19, 2024 — 9/19/2024 U.S./China (International Christian Concern) — The U.S. Department of State announced this week that the Chinese government has released David Lin, a Christian missionary. According to NPR, Lin, a...