Human Rights Group Asks for Report on Missing Malaysian Pastor

April 7, 2021 — 04/07/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – It has been two years since the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia’s (Suhakam) public inquiry made a unanimous decision that the Royal Malaysia Police’s...

Muslim Woman Issues Anti-Christian Threats after Malaysia’s “Allah” Ruling

March 20, 2021 — 03/20/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – A Muslim woman issued threats of violence against the country’s Christians in a video posted on social media, after the High Court in Malaysia...

Malaysian Political Parties Urge the Government to Appeal Against ‘Allah’ Decision

March 14, 2021 — 03/14/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – Several political parties in Malaysia want the government to appeal the High Court’s March 10 decision to allow the term “Allah” to be used...

Malaysian High Court Rules Non-Muslims Can Refer to God as “Allah”

March 10, 2021 — 03/10/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – On Wednesday, the Malaysian High Court ruled that non-Muslims can use the word “Allah” to refer to God, overturning a decades-long ban that caused...

Malaysian High Court to Rule if Islamic Calligraphy Should be Taught at Vernacular Schools

March 6, 2021 — 03/06/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – On April 20, the High Court in Malaysia will rule whether leave for judicial review should be granted to a parent and two organizations...

Alleged Kidnapper of Missing Malaysian Pastor Acquitted

February 27, 2021 — 02/27/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – A former Uber driver who was accused of abducting Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh, has been acquitted of the charge on February 8 and was...

Truth Pending as 4th Anniversary of Malaysian Pastor’s Disappearance Approaches

February 12, 2021 — 02/12/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – It has been four years since a Malaysian pastor was abducted in broad daylight. Yet his whereabouts remain a mystery, despite an ongoing effort...

Suhakam Calls on Malaysian Government to Address Religious Status Problem

January 25, 2021 — 01/25/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has called on government agencies to deal with ID cases marking the wrong religious status of Sarawakians,...

Malaysia Delays Ruling on Use of “Allah” by Christians

January 14, 2021 — 01/14/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The High Court of Malaysia has again deferred delivering its ruling on a judicial review application by a Christian woman in Sarawak to use...

Suhakam Inquiry for Missing Pastor Disappointed After Evidence Withheld

January 12, 2021 — 01/12/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) panel, working on the case of missing pastor Joshua Hilmy and his wife Ruth Sitepu, expressed today...

Retired Malaysian Police Officer Threatens to Walk Out of Inquiry on Missing Pastor

January 7, 2021 — 01/07/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – On January 6, a retired high-level police officer threatened to walk out of a Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) inquiry into the disappearance of...

Malaysian Christian Will Soon Hear Court Decision on Her Religious Freedom Case

December 17, 2020 — 12/17/2020 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The High Court in Malaysia will finally deliver its decision in January 2021, after a Christian woman filed a lawsuit 12 years ago to...

Malaysian Muslim MP Still Refuses to Apologize for Insulting Bible

October 6, 2020 — 10/06/2020 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – A Malaysian member of the parliament who made an offensive remark on August 26, calling the Bible “corrupted,” still refuses to apologize in spite...

Suhakam Upset about Police in Charge of Missing Christians’ Case

September 12, 2020 — 09/12/2020 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The public inquiry into the disappearance of Pastor Joshua and Ruth Hilmy continued on September 10, with the 13th witness being called to testify....

Rights Group Urges the Government to Publicize Task Force Report on Disappeared Christians

September 5, 2020 — 09/05/2020 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – On August 30, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) called on the government to publicize the report of the task force on the...

Malaysian MP Who Called the Bible “Corrupted,” Refuses to Apologize

August 31, 2020 — 08/31/2020 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – A Malaysian member of the parliament refuses to apologize to Christians for saying that the Bible has been “manipulated” or “corrupted.” He also said...