Indonesian Police Shot Dead Most Wanted IS-linked Terrorist

September 20, 2021 — 09/20/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On September 18, Indonesian security forces said they killed Indonesia’s most wanted terrorist in a raid, reducing the Islamic State-linked terrorist group to four...

Indonesia Arrests Al-Qaida linked group Leader

September 18, 2021 — 09/18/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On September 10, Indonesia's counter-terrorism squad arrested a convicted militant and suspected leader of an al-Qaida-linked group, Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), which has been blamed...

ICC Walks Alongside a Persecuted Indonesian Church

September 17, 2021 — By ICC’s Indonesia Correspondent 09/17/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Excitement, gratefulness, and joy were written all over the faces of the GPdI Immanuel Bantul Sedayu congregation. On September 12, 2021,...

A Persecuted Indonesian Church Receives Sound System from ICC

September 15, 2021 —

[vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="126953" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"]

09/15/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Following protests and threats from radical Muslim groups in Indonesia's special region of Yogyakarta, a Pentecostal church, Immanuel Sedayu Bantul, had...

Indonesian Mother Chooses to Forgive Teenage Terrorists Who Killed Her Sons

September 13, 2021 — 09/12/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On May 13, 2018, Wenny Angelina Hudojo went to Santa Maria Catholic Church in Surabaya with her two young sons. As they were walking...

Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law Takes Another Christian Victim

September 10, 2021 —

[vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By ICC’s Indonesia Correspondent" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1631315837362{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"]

09/10/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The list of victims who have been ensnared by Indonesia’s abusive blasphemy law continues...

Muslim Cleric Arrested and Charged for Insulting Christianity

August 28, 2021 — 08/28/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On August 26, a Muslim cleric was arrested and charged by the Indonesian police with blasphemy for allegedly insulting Christians. Muhammad Yahya Waloni, a...

Christian Youtuber in Indonesia Arrested for Blasphemy

August 26, 2021 — 08/26/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Indonesian police have arrested a Christian Youtuber after a recent video he uploaded on Youtube went viral and offended Muslims around the country. Muhammad...

Indonesia Concerned about Returning Fighters from Afghanistan

August 25, 2021 — 08/25/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – After the Taliban has seized power in Afghanistan, it raises concerns as countries in Southeast Asia worry about ripple effects of an Islamic extremist...

ICC Provides Farming Support for Attack Survivors in Indonesia

August 23, 2021 —

[vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="125770" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"]

08/23/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Last November, a terrorist attack shook a Christian community in Indonesia, killing four people and reducing several homes...

Taliban’s Seize of Power Could Inspire Indonesian Extremists

August 16, 2021 — 08/16/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – As the world is taken by surprise how fast the Taliban has been able to conquest Kabul and return to rule Afghanistan, some people...

ICC Supports Catfish Breeding Business in Indonesia

August 14, 2021 —

[vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="126275" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"]

8/14/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Since 2014, Cahyono* has been serving tribal people in one of the major islands in Indonesia. In the beginning, he...

Yasmin Church Still Not Allowed to Reopen at Original Location

August 10, 2021 — 08/10/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Yasmin Church in Bogor, Indonesia, has been battling with local authorities to secure its building permit for the last fifteen years. The church building...

Authorities Refuse to Allow Christian Couple to Bury Baby in Local Cemetery

August 9, 2021 — 08/09/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Early in the morning on August 6th, a two-month-old baby girl named Nabila Adriana Karenina passed away at a hospital in Gresik, East Java,...

Pope Francis Should Prioritize Visiting Indonesia

August 5, 2021 — 08/05/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – In an opinion piece written for UCA News, Siktus Harson argues that visiting Indonesia should be at the top of Pope Francis' priority list....

PGI Concerned about the Lack of Progress for Aceh Churches’ Building Permit

July 25, 2021 — 07/25/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A recent video of a church congregating under thatched roofs and tarpaulins in Aceh Singkil Regency has gone viral in the country. This church’s...