Christianity Steadily Growing in Asia Amid Persecution May 27, 2025 — 5/27/2025 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) — Although Christians throughout Asia are increasingly facing severe persecution, the gospel is spreading, and more people are putting their trust in Christ in...
Faces of the Persecuted | The Shenzhen Holy Reformed ChurchMay 19, 2025 — Throughout the month of May, you will come face to face with the reality of persecution through the stories of seven courageous believers ICC helped rescue. They are not just...
Pope Leo XIV Inherits Tense State of Affairs for the Catholic Church in China May 13, 2025 — 5/13/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — Much has been written about Pope Leo XIV’s role in restoring unity to a Catholic church globally divided along theological and political lines. From...
Global Executions on the Rise in a Trend Led by the World’s Top Persecutors May 9, 2025 — 5/9/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Amnesty International, a human rights watchdog group, last month released its annual report on global executions. The report documented 1,518 executions in 2024...
Chinese Christian Media Ordered to Include More Communist PropagandaMay 9, 2025 — 5/9/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — China’s only legal church, the Communist Party-controlled Three Self Patriotic Movement (TPSM), has been ordered to publish more communist propaganda in its “Christian" media....
9 Chinese Christians Receive Prison Sentences, Fines for Distributing Bibles April 17, 2025 — 4/17/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — Nine Chinese Christians have received prison sentences and large fines for re-selling and distributing Bibles in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. International Christian Concern (ICC) has...
China Moves to Formally Ban Missionary ActivityApril 4, 2025 — China — New regulations released this week by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) impose severe restrictions on missionary activity in the country, according to Chinese state media and representatives of the...
Chinese House Church Pastor Sentenced to 5 YearsApril 3, 2025 — 4/3/2025 China – Pastor Wan Changchun of Living Stone Reformed House Church in Bengbu, Anhui, has been sentenced to five years in jail. Pastor Wan was arrested in early April...
Chinese Christian Blogger Heads to Trial AgainMarch 26, 2025 — 3/26/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — Advocacy groups have reported that Christian blogger and activist Zhang Zhan is facing trial again, this time scheduled for the People’s Court of Pudong...
Russian Court Bans ‘Extremist’ Bible TranslationMarch 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 ConscienceMarch 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 MaterialsJanuary 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 ChinaJanuary 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 PersecutionDecember 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...
