4 of 5 Most Populous Countries Persecute ChristiansAugust 8, 2025 — 8/8/2025 Asia (International Christian Concern) — Four of the five most populous countries in the world share a disturbing reality: Christians are systematically and harshly persecuted within their borders. China...
Several Men Attack Prayer House in IndonesiaJuly 28, 2025 — 7/28/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — A group of Muslim men forcibly disrupted worship and religious education activities at a prayer house belonging to the Indonesian Faithful Christian Church’s (GKSI)...
Community Rejects Church Construction in Kapur Village July 23, 2025 — 7/23/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — Another case of intolerance toward Christians has emerged in Indonesia, this time in West Kalimantan Province. A group of residents circulated a letter rejecting...
Elderly Christian Released from Prison in Indonesia July 17, 2025 — Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After serving more than four years behind bars, an elderly Christian man has been released from prison in Indonesia. International Christian Concern (ICC) field staff...
Imam Orders Church to Stop Worship After 10 Years July 10, 2025 — 7/10/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After pastoring his church in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, for more than a decade, Pastor “Matias” was recently ordered to stop leading worship services. The...
Hundreds of Muslim Residents Protest Church ConstructionJuly 9, 2025 — 7/9/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After members of the Batak Karo Protestant Church (GBKP) laid the first stone of their church building in Depok City, West Java, Indonesia, on...
Local Muslims Disrupt Christian Student Retreat, Damage PropertyJuly 1, 2025 — 7/1/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — On June 27, a mob of 200 Muslim residents from Tangkil Village in Cidahu District, Sukabumi Regency, West Java, Indonesia, gathered at a halfway...
2 Church Construction Workers Killed in Indonesia June 20, 2025 — 6/20/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — Two church construction workers were recently shot and killed as they worked on a church building in Indonesia. The victims, Rahmat Hidayat, 45, and...
List of Indonesia’s Most Intolerant Cities Released June 12, 2025 — 6/12/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — SETARA Institute released a list of 10 Indonesian cities with the lowest Tolerant City Index (TCI) scores based on observations made in 2024. ...
Christian Student Dies after Bullies Beat Him for His Faith May 30, 2025 — 5/30/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — A second-grade boy died days after five older Muslim boys beat him for his faith in Jesus. The attackers, who range in age from 11...
Residents Reject Toraja Church for the Third Time May 29, 2025 — 5/29/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — Residents of Sungai Keledang village, Samarinda Seberang district, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, rejected the plan to establish the Toraja Church in their area. Several banners...
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...
Central Kalimantan Governor Backs Efforts to Rebuild Burned ChurchMay 21, 2025 — 5/21/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — The governor of Central Kalimantan, Agustiar Sabran, on April 12 laid the first stone for the construction of the Kalimantan Evangelical Church (GKE) Maranatha...
60 Years Later, Complete Bible Translated in Contentious Indonesian Province May 14, 2025 — Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After 60 years of faithful work across two generations of one family in missions, the Bible has been fully translated into the Ngalik language in...
After Waiting 45 Years, Church Building Permit Rejected Again May 9, 2025 — 5/9/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After an astounding 45 years of waiting for a building permit, Catholics in Bulukumba Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, were told yet again that they...
Rushing to Build Church after 33 Years of Waiting for Permit April 30, 2025 — 4/29/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After more than three decades of worshiping in limited social facilities, the Huria Kristen Batak Protestant (HKBP) Pamulang Resort Ciputat Banten District finally got...
