Places of Worship Not to be Used For Electioneering in Indonesia

March 27, 2019 — 03/27/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Indonesia is counting down to its presidential and legislative elections, scheduled to take place on April 17. Fearing that mosques would be used to...

Christians in Indonesia’s Papua Province Increasingly Under Threat

March 27, 2019 —

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03/27/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In predominantly Muslim Indonesia, its largest and easternmost province, Papua, a place...

Suspects of 2018 Indonesian Church Bombings Sentenced to Prison

March 18, 2019 — 03/18/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The court in West Jakarta sentenced a married couple to prison last Thursday for their involvement in suicide bombings on three churches and police...

Even If My Father and Mother Abandon Me, the Lord Will Hold Me Close

March 12, 2019 —

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03/12/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In a country like Indonesia, which holds the world’s largest population of Muslims, every story of enduring faith matters. It...

Indonesia’s Largest Islamic Group Calls for End to ‘Infidel’ Usage

March 5, 2019 — 03/05/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Indonesia’s largest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has urged Indonesian Muslims to refrain from using the word ‘kafir’ (infidels) to describe non-Muslims in state...

Fake News, Undecided Voters Could Affect President Jokowi’s Re-election Bid

March 3, 2019 — 03/03/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Ahead of the April 17 presidential election, the Chief of election campaign for Joko Widodo is warning supporters not to be complacent over the...

No Evidence of Indonesians Involved in Jolo Church Bombings

February 15, 2019 — 02/15/2019 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Last week, an investigation team sent by Indonesia to Manila to investigate the twin bombings that killed 23 people at a Jolo cathedral could...

Former Jakarta Governor Ahok Joins Indonesia’s Ruling Party

February 11, 2019 — 02/11/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On February 8, the recently released former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama announced his membership to the political party of President Joko Widodo. Mr....

ICC Provides Counseling to Victims of Violence

February 11, 2019 — 02/11/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Experiencing persecution can have lifelong repercussions for both the victims and the eyewitnesses of violence. This was the reality for a church in Indonesia...

Malaysian Terrorist Responsible for Indonesia Bombing Has No Remorse

February 8, 2019 — 02/08/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – Taufik Abdul Halim, the Malaysian terrorist behind the first ever bombing launched by a foreign terrorist in Indonesia, says that he has no remorse...

Islam Getting More Radical in Indonesia

February 7, 2019 — 02/07/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Although Indonesia is a Muslim-majority country, it is unlike Malaysia and Brunei, where they employ Sharia law to govern state affairs. However, its pride...

Jakarta’s Former Christian Governor Released from Prison

January 24, 2019 — Ethnic Chinese Politician Basuki Tjahaja Purnama Finished Jail Term for Blasphemy 01/24/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on January 24, 2019, the former...

Cross-shaped Mosaic to be Painted Over in Central Java Over Complaints

January 22, 2019 — 01/22/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – After receiving multiple complaints from conservative Muslim groups, the Surakarta administration in central Java has decided paint over a cross-shaped road mosaic in front...

Residents Rally to Demand Church Closure in Indonesia

January 17, 2019 — Mob Denounces Bethel Indonesia Church’s Gathering as “Illegal” 01/17/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on January 13, 2019, masses from the Griya Martubung...

Asia is the New Hotbed for Christian Persecution, Says Open Doors

January 16, 2019 — 01/16/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Christian persecution watchdog Open Doors released its annual World Watch List on Wednesday, calling Asia “the new hotbed of persecution for Christians,” with an...

Desecrations of Cross Grave Markers Happen Again in Indonesia

January 4, 2019 — 01/04/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Indonesian police in Magelang (Central Java) have opened an investigation after 11 Christian tombs in a public cemetery in Giriloyo, used by Catholics and...