China Ends Foreign Adoption Program September 16, 2024 — 9/16/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — During a daily briefing on Sept. 4, Mao Ning, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry, announced that China is ending its foreign adoption...
China Continues Efforts to Erase Christianity from Within September 14, 2024 — 9/13/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — For decades, China’s ruling party, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has tried to control and restrain Christianity within its borders. Its ultimate hope is...
NGOs Struggle Against Foreign Funding Laws, ICC Report RevealsSeptember 4, 2024 — 9/4/2024 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — International Christian Concern released its latest report focusing on the challenges faced by non-governmental and Christian organizations due to financial laws and regulations in...
Technology Can Help Persecuted Christians August 27, 2024 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow Technology, just like money, is a tool that can be used for good or evil. We know that technology has increased persecution.(1) It also has profoundly...
China, North Korea Working Together to Persecute Christians August 23, 2024 — 8/23/2024 China/North Korea (International Christian Concern) — According to a new report, China continues to aid North Korea in its relentless persecution of Christians. The United States Commission on International...
Examining the Intergenerational Trauma of PersecutionAugust 9, 2024 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow Intergenerational trauma resulting from Christian persecution refers to the psychological and emotional wounds passed down through successive generations within Christian communities affected by persecution. This form...
Chinese Christian Leader Arrives in the US after 16-Year Prison Sentence ReleaseJuly 31, 2024 — 7/31/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — Zhu Yufu, 71, arrived in the U.S. after 16 years in a Chinese prison for urgent cancer treatment and to reunite with his family....
Spotlight on Religious Freedom at IRF Summit AsiaJuly 25, 2024 — 7/25/2024 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) — The second regional International Religious Freedoms (IRF) Asia Summit wrapped up this week in Tokyo, Japan, sponsored in part by International Christian Concern...
72 Christians Imprisoned or Missing in 4 Communist Countries July 19, 2024 — 7/19/2024 (International Christian Concern) — According to an International Christian Concern (ICC) analysis, at least 72 Christians are either imprisoned or missing in four of the world’s five communist countries....
Chinese Officials Propose Harsher Restrictions for ChristiansJuly 10, 2024 — 7/10/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — In late June, Chinese authorities discussed placing major new restrictions on Christians and religion in general. The discussions, which occurred during two meetings, highlight...
Crowns of Courage: Wang Zhiming’s Impact on Christianity in ChinaJune 15, 2024 — 06/15/2024 China (International Christian Concern) – Around the world, tyrannical governments view the growth of Christianity as a threat to their power. Flexing their figurative muscles, they crack down on Christian...
Christian Arrested for Social Media Post Commemorating Tiananmen Square MassacreJune 11, 2024 — 6/11/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — At 7 a.m. on June 4, Fu Lijun, a Chinese Christian, heard a knock on his door. When he opened it, Chengdu National Security...
World Observes 35th Anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square MassacreJune 5, 2024 — 6/5/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — Tuesday marked 35 years since the Chinese Communist Party crushed the student-led pro-democracy protests centered on Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Martial law was...
Hong Kong Christians Share Prayer Online to Mark Tiananmen Square MassacreJune 4, 2024 — 6/4/2024 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) — After Chinese Communist Party officials canceled Hong Kong’s annual observation of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in Victoria Park in 2019, Hong Kong...
The Vatican Visits China May 24, 2024 — 5/24/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — Representatives from the Vatican visited Shanghai this week, marking the first time Beijing allowed a mainland bishop to participate in a public Vatican event...
Christian Journalist’s Whereabouts Unknown on Day of Scheduled ReleaseMay 17, 2024 — 5/17/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — Zhang Zhan, a 40-year-old Christian blogger, journalist, activist, and former human rights lawyer, was scheduled to be released on May 13 after four years...
