Indonesian Vice President Demands Religious Moderation Amid Islamic Radicalism

August 15, 2022 — 08/15/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - At the Fifth National Congress of Islamic Education on August 11, the leader of Indonesia advised religious moderation as a means to counter radical...

Church Forgives Perpetrators Who Disrupted Christmas Service

August 12, 2022 — 08/12/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - ICC previously reported on an incident where the GPI (Indonesia Pentecostal Church) Tulang Bawang Church in Sumatra was disrupted by local residents during a...

Largest Party in Indonesia Holds Hearing on Mandatory Hijab Rules

August 11, 2022 — 08/11/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On August 10, the largest political party in Indonesia, the Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle (PDIP), held a hearing on mandatory hijab rules, given...

Church Committee Refuses to Stop Construction, Upsetting Locals in Sumatra

August 8, 2022 — 08/08/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - As of August 2, residents in North Sumatra’s capital, Medan, reported ongoing work at a church site after agreements were made to postpone construction....

Able to Worship Freely at Last

August 7, 2022 — 08/07/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Ida* never imagined that living with her aunt would mean that she could no longer practice her faith freely like she used to. As...

Heretical Content in Textbook Outrages Christians, Call for Revision

August 2, 2022 — 08/02/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - On July 26, a video posted on Twitter revealed heretical content from a textbook concerning the Protestant and Catholic faith in Indonesia soon became...

Equipping the Next Generation with the Word of God

August 1, 2022 — 08/01/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – ICC connected with a couple that was called to serve in Indonesia seven years ago. They work tirelessly to preach the gospel to...

Indonesian Police Arrest Terrorist Suspects

July 29, 2022 — 07/27/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Recently, the National Police Headquarters announced that 13 terrorist suspects had been arrested by an anti-terrorist task force in the Aceh region of Indonesia....

Indonesian Women Forced to Wear Hijabs Due to Repressive Regulations

July 24, 2022 — 07/24/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Despite being constitutionally secular, Indonesia, which is majority Muslim, retains repressive dress codes for women and girls in many provinces. At least 24 of...

News of Muslim Extremist’s Release Alarms Catholics

July 23, 2022 — 07/23/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The release of Muhammed Rizieq Shihab causes fear among Indonesian Catholics. The Muslim cleric is known for founding the hardline Muslim organization Islamic Defenders...

Pastor Among 10 Killed in Violent Attack in Papua Province, Indonesia

July 21, 2022 — 07/21/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On July 16, 20 gunmen approached a truck in Papua, Indonesia, and opened fire on passengers inside. The leader of the attack, Egianus Kogoya,...

Indonesia’s New Criminal Code Revealed, Modernizing the Controversial Anti-Blasphemy Laws

July 13, 2022 — 07/13/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) obtained the final draft of Indonesia’s revised criminal code. The revision strengthens the country’s most controversial laws, including its...

Funds of Nonprofit Suspended due to Suspicious Spending Linked to Terrorism

July 11, 2022 — 07/10/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The non-profit organization Aksi Crept Tanggap (ACT) has been accused of using donation money to fund terrorism. Officials caught executives of the company spending...

Lawsuit Against Court for Legalizing Interfaith Marriage

July 4, 2022 — 07/04/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – In early March, news of a Muslim man marrying a Christian woman in a Catholic church in Indonesia went viral. This news upset many...

Nightclub Faces Charges for “Blasphemous” Advertisement

June 29, 2022 — 06/29/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A nightclub chain in Indonesia is facing backlash over what is being called a blasphemous marketing campaign. This incident is the latest example of...

Interfaith Marriage Ruled Constitutional

June 25, 2022 — 06/25/2022 (International Christian Concern) Indonesia – In March, ICC reported on how the leading Muslim clerical body in Indonesia declared an interfaith marriage between a Catholic man and a Muslim...