A Church Reopens after 18 Years of Building Permit Struggle

February 26, 2021 — 02/26/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A church in Indonesia’s central Java is finally able to gather again at its church, after nearly two decades of building permit (IMB) challenges....

Indonesian Church in Yogyakarta Finally Able to Build its Church

February 23, 2021 — 02/23/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A protestant church in Indonesia’s Yogyakarta finally is able to build its own church, after its building permit (IMB) was previously revoked by the...

Presidential Letdown

February 22, 2021 — 02/22/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern)–Christians in Indonesia had high expectations for incumbent presidential candidate Joko Widodo, commonly known as Jokowi. They hoped that he could change the tide of persecution...

Murdered Papuan Pastor’s Family Agree to an Autopsy with Conditions

February 21, 2021 — 02/21/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The family of Pastor Yeremia Zanambani, who was killed last fall in Intan Jaya, Papua, approved an autopsy to be carried out on the...

School Forces Student to Wear Hijab to “Avoid Mosquito Bites”

February 18, 2021 —

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Christian Men Flogged in Aceh for Drinking Alcohol, Gambling

February 11, 2021 — 02/11/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Two Christian men were publicly caned on Monday in Indonesia’s Aceh province for drinking alcoholic beverages and gambling. The flogging took place less than...

Religion Minister Invites Indonesian Churches to Build Religious Harmony

January 31, 2021 — 01/30/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The Minister of Religious Affairs, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, a moderate Muslim cleric who was sworn in into the Cabinet on Christmas Eve, recently received...

Indonesia Appoints Christian Man to be National Police Chief

January 23, 2021 — 01/23/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A protestant has been chosen by Indonesian President Joko Widodo to fill the position as the next National Police Chief after considering four other...

Indonesian Suicide Bombers’ Daughter Compelled to Join IS

January 20, 2021 — 01/20/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The daughter of an Indonesian couple, who both died in their suicide attack against a Catholic church in southern Philippines, told an Indonesian official...

Indonesian Terrorist Suspects Linked to Church Bombing Killed by the Police

January 8, 2021 — 01/08/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On January 6, two suspected Islamic militants with alleged links to Indonesian suicide bombers who attacked a southern Philippines church in 2019, were killed...

Religious Freedom Threatened for Christians in Indonesia

January 6, 2021 — By Linda Burkle, PhD In 2002, I had the opportunity to travel to the Netherlands to attend and speak at an International Social Welfare Conference. I was a member of...

Indonesia to Release Radical Cleric Abu Bakar Bashir

January 6, 2021 — 01/06/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On January 4, Indonesian officials announced that Abu Bakar Bashir, who was jailed in 2011 for links to militant training camps in the Indonesian...

Indonesia Bans Hardline Muslim Group FPI

January 4, 2021 — 01/04/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On December 30, the chief security minister announced Indonesia’s disbandment of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), a hardline group led by firebrand cleric Muhammad...

The Deep Sorrow of Lewono Lembantongoa’s Christians

December 31, 2020 — By ICC’s Indonesia Correspondent 12/31/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The morning of November 27, 2020, will forever be a dark day for Christian residents in Lewono hamlet, Lembantongoa village,...

Slain Papuan Pastor’s Two Nephews Allegedly Killed by the Military

December 30, 2020 — 12/29/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Last week, military investigators in Indonesia revealed that Indonesian soldiers in Papua province killed two brothers accused of being separatist rebels in their custody,...

Police in Indonesia Inspect Churches before Christmas

December 25, 2020 — 12/25/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Ahead of Christmas service, police officers across Indonesia inspected a number of churches in several areas to clear them from bomb threats. In addition...