Indonesia is Fighting Fake News Spread by RadicalsMarch 15, 2018 — ICC Note: Ahead of upcoming elections, Indonesian government is battling increasing fake news and online hate speech in order to prevent possible social unrest. Many have fallen victim to the...
Indonesian Catholics Asked to Stay Alert During Holy WeekMarch 15, 2018 — ICC Note: Ahead of the observance for Holy Week, church officials in Indonesia are calling on Catholics to stay alert against the backdrop of recent church attacks. Just three months...
Indonesia Urges Religious Tolerance Ahead of ElectionsMarch 13, 2018 — ICC Note: Ahead of regional elections this June and next year’s presidential election, Indonesian President Joko Widodo urges the nation to maintain religious tolerance and not to let their political...
Vandals Attack St. Zechariah Church in Palembang, IndonesiaMarch 9, 2018 — 03/09/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that shortly after midnight on March 8, a group of six vandals attacked St. Zechariah Church in...
Supreme Court in Indonesia will Prioritize Ahok Case ReviewMarch 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Given the widespread public attention to former Jakarta governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama’s blasphemy case, the Supreme Court said on March 6 that they will prioritize and speed...
Indonesian Christian Immigrants in New Hampshire, New Jersey Continue to Face Uncertain FutureMarch 2, 2018 — ICC Note: Dozens of Indonesian Christian Immigrants fled religious persecution years ago and do not wish to return. Judges in New Hampshire and New Jersey granted injunctions to stop ICE...
Why Indonesia’s Christian Diaspora Does Not Want to Go HomeMarch 1, 2018 — ICC Note: Phelim Kine, the Deputy Asia Director at Human Rights Watch, points out that Indonesia’s attitude towards its blasphemy law and growing intolerance towards religious minorities make Christian diaspora...
Wounded Priest in Indonesia Sword Attack Forgives PerpetratorFebruary 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Jesuit priest Karl-Edmund Prier who was wounded in a recent sword attack at his St. Lidwina Church says he has forgiven his attacker. The radical Muslim suspect attacked the...
Muslims and Catholics Come Together After St. Lidwina AttackFebruary 22, 2018 — ICC Note: St Lidwina Church in Yogyakarta, the scene of a February 11 sword attack that injured four in attendance, held a Mass to restore faith and strengthen the morale of...
Imprisoned Former Christian Jakarta Governor Seeks Conviction ReviewFebruary 21, 2018 — ICC Note: Former Christian Jakarta governor Ahok has filed for a review of his 2016 conviction for blasphemy. He was sentenced last year to a two-year jail term after hardline Muslims...
Religious Leaders in Indonesia Call for Gov’t To End Worship Decree AbuseFebruary 14, 2018 — ICC Note: Some 450 religious leaders in Indonesia met last week to push for an end to local governments’ abuse of a 2006 decree regulating places of worship. Authorities have used...
Dutch Priest Among Four Injured in St. Lidwina Church AttackFebruary 13, 2018 — ICC Note: An 81-year-old Dutch priest was among the victims of a sword attack at St. Lidwina Church, Yogyakarta on February 11. A radicalized college student went on a rampage...
Churchgoers and Priest Injured by Sword Attack at St. Lidwina Church in IndonesiaFebruary 12, 2018 — 02/12/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on February 11 a 22-year-old university student attacked a priest and churchgoers with a samurai sword...
Terrorist Threat In Southeast Asia Growing As IS Fighters ReturnFebruary 8, 2018 — ICC Note: Last month, six Southeast Asian nations in ASEAN signed an intelligence pact to combat militancy as foreign fighters from the Islamic State lose ground and return to their...
US Judge Blocks Deportation of 50 Indonesian ChristiansFebruary 2, 2018 — ICC Note: Several Christians have been forced to leave everything behind because they fear for their lives in Muslim dominated countries like Indonesia. Unfortunately, these victims have had to relocate...
Persecuted Indonesian Men Seek Refuge in US ChurchJanuary 30, 2018 — ICC Note: Several Christians in Indonesia have had to flee their countries because of the persecution that harasses them. Unfortunately, political, cultural and religious forces all contribute to this persecution...
