Jakarta Sentences the Mastermind Behind Several Bombings to DeathJune 22, 2018 — ICC Note: Aman Abdurrahman, the spiritual leader of Jammah Ansharud Daulah (JAD), Indonesia’s largest terrorist group linked to the Islamic State, was sentenced to death on June 22. He was found...
Christians in Indonesia Targeted by the Radical IslamistsJune 9, 2018 — ICC Note: UCA News interviews Delphine Alles, a researcher on Indonesia on the latest terrorist attacks against Indonesian churches that took place in the last months. Alles stated that Christian minority...
Indonesia Arrests 41 Terrorists Over Surabaya Church AttacksJune 1, 2018 — ICC Note: According to National Police Chief of Indonesia Tito Karnavian, Jakarta Security Forces have arrested 41 suspected terrorists after the suicide bombings in Surabaya and Sidoargo last May. Four others...
Christians Mourn the loss of Surabaya Church AttacksMay 18, 2018 — ICC Note: Indonesian Christians came together on May 17 to mourn the lives vanished at Surabaya church attacks, after a family of six committed suicide bombing mission last Sunday. Funerals and...
Devastated Surabaya Churches Begin Recovery ProcessMay 17, 2018 — ICC Note: Two of the three churches attacked by suicide bombers in Surabaya have begun reconstruction work. They also vowed to help those who suffered loss and are still experiencing trauma....
Surabaya Christians Still Shocked After the Bombing AttacksMay 16, 2018 — ICC Note: Christians in Surabaya have not yet recovered from the shock and loss suffered following the suicide bombing attacks on three churches on May 13. Believers came out and shared...
Suicide Bombings at Three Churches in Indonesia Kill 13May 14, 2018 — Bombings Marked as the Deadliest in Indonesia Since 2002 05/14/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on May 13, bombings at three churches...
ICC Encourages Children Affected by Church Bombing in IndonesiaMay 10, 2018 — By Linda Jones 05/10/2018 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On November 13, 2016, four Islamic terrorists carried out a bombing against Samarinda Church in Indonesia. Four children from the...
Pastor Sentenced to Four Years in Prison on Blasphemy Charge in IndonesiaMay 7, 2018 — 05/07/2018 Washington D.C. – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on May 7, the Tangerang District Court in Indonesia sentenced Reverend Abraham Ben Moses to four years in prison...
Papuan Christians Fear Islamization of Their ProvinceApril 26, 2018 — ICC Note: In Christian majority Papua, Indonesia, local residents begin to see growing number of mosques in this once quite isolated province. A controversial Islamic center and cemetery was recently...
Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law Impedes the State from Moving ForwardApril 19, 2018 — ICC Note: Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law was originally set up to accommodate requests from Islamic organizations to prohibit mystical indigenous beliefs from tarnishing other more established religions. However, in recent years it...
Indonesia Engages Youth to Tackle Religious IntoleranceApril 11, 2018 — ICC Note: Two Indonesian interfaith groups held a special peace-building gathering on April 7 featuring 50 young children from various faiths, including Muslims, Christians and Buddhists, in an attempt to...
Young Adventist Missionary in Papua, Indonesia KilledApril 8, 2018 — ICC Note: A 24-year old medical missionary serving in a remote area of the Star Mountain regency in Papua, Indonesia, was violently killed on March 29, 2018. Police is still...
Samarinda Church Bomb Attack Victim Trinity is Recovering WellApril 2, 2018 — ICC Note: Trinity, a five-year-old Christian girl who was badly injured in a bomb attack on Indonesian church yard in November 2016, is healing well, says her father. The terror attack...
Jakarta Police Will Heighten Security Over Easter WeekendApril 1, 2018 — ICC Note: Jakarta police will deploy 6000 personnel consisting from the Indonesian Military and the National Police in anticipation of the Easter celebration this weekend. Churches, tourist destinations, and other crowded...
Supreme Court Rejects Former Jakarta Governor’s AppealMarch 26, 2018 — 03/26/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on March 26, the Supreme Court in Indonesia announced its decision to reject former Jakarta governor...
