Apparent Breakthrough Revealed in Pastor Koh’s DisappearanceOctober 28, 2024 — 10/28/2024 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) — The long-standing mystery surrounding the disappearance of Pastor Raymond Koh in 2017 has taken a significant turn. A recent revelation by the chairman of...
China Pledges Support for IranOctober 25, 2024 — 10/25/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged steadfast support for Iran on Wednesday during the annual BRICS summit in Russia, the Chinese news outlet Xinhua reported. ...
Report Shows Christian Persecution Worsening Worldwide October 24, 2024 — 10/24/2024 United Kingdom (International Christian Concern) — A report released on Tuesday shows that Christians around the world are enduring increased levels of violence, discrimination, and other human rights abuses....
Russian Navy Drills in Myanmar as Ethnoreligious Minorities Continue to Suffer October 22, 2024 — 10/22/2024 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — News this week that four Russian warships and a logistics vessel arrived in Yangon for joint exercises with the Myanmar military comes as ethnoreligious...
New Report Documents Continued Persecution of Catholic Church in China October 21, 2024 — 10/21/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — In a report published last week by the Hudson Insitute, researcher Nina Shea outlined an increased campaign of repression by the Chinese government against...
Myanmar Junta Deepens Ties with Chinese Government October 18, 2024 — 10/18/2024 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — A report this week from The Irrawaddy indicates that Min Aung Hlaing, head of Myanmar’s ruling military junta, may be planning a visit to...
Christian Hopes in Indonesia’s New Era of Government October 17, 2024 — 10/17/2024 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — As Indonesia’s new president and vice president prepare to take control on Oct. 20, the country’s nearly 30 million Christians hope to benefit from...
Christians Driven from Hindu Village Find Strength in Church October 15, 2024 — 10/15/2024 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) — “We never imagined someone we didn’t know would want to help our family.” Those are the words of the Sanda family after International...
After Centuries of Genocide and Persecution, Christianity Continues to Grow October 11, 2024 — 10/11/2024 (International Christian Concern) — Since the death of Stephen, the first Christian martyr, in 33-36 A.D., Christians have endured unrelenting persecution and, at times, even genocide. Despite this, the...
Proposed Mufti Bill Threatens Malaysia’s Religious FreedomOctober 10, 2024 — 10/10/2024 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) — Human rights activist Siti Kasim recently raised concerns over a proposed bill that could significantly undermine religious freedom in Malaysia. If passed, the...
Muslim Preacher Ordered to Remove Controversial Conversion TikTok Video October 9, 2024 — 10/9/2024 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) — The Malaysian High Court has ordered controversial Chinese Muslim preacher Firdaus Wong Wai Hun to remove a TikTok video in which he tells minors,...
New ASEAN Chair Faces Continued Persecution, Mounting Deaths in MyanmarOctober 8, 2024 — 10/8/2024 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — As Laos takes on the rotating chairmanship of the Association of Southeastern Nations (ASEAN) and prepares for its first convening later this week, the...
Marcos Signs Law Expanding Sharia Courts Across the Philippines, Raising Concerns Among Christians October 8, 2024 — 10/8/2024 Philippines (International Christian Concern) — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. recently signed Republic Act (RA) 12018 into law, expanding the Sharia judicial system in the Philippines by creating three...
A Legacy of Serving ‘The Least of These’October 8, 2024 — 10/08/2024 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - In October 2006 in central Indonesia, Pastor Irianto Kongkoli and his family were going about their day as usual. He, his wife, and their...
Building Permit for Javanese Canaan Church Rejected October 2, 2024 — 10/2/2024 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — The Indonesian Christian Youth Movement (GAMKI) of South Tangerang City expressed its dismay over the recent rejection of a permit for the establishment of...
Thai Court Orders Extradition of Christian Activist to VietnamOctober 2, 2024 — 10/2/2024 Thailand/Vietnam (International Christian Concern) — A Thai court ordered Christian activist Y Quynh Bdap, co-founder of advocacy group Montagnards Stand for Justice, to be extradited to Vietnam to face charges...
