Baptist Pastor Re-Arrested the Night He’s Released from Prison

April 23, 2024 — 4/23/2024 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — To mark the Buddhist New Year festival of Thingyan, officials in Myanmar released 3,300 people from prison. Authorities re-arrested one of them, a Baptist...

Priest Shot During Sermon in Northern Myanmar

April 17, 2024 — 4/17/2024 Australia (International Christian Concern) — Two masked gunmen shot Catholic priest Paul Hkwi Shane Aung three times as he preached a sermon at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Myanmar’s...

Vietnam Official Publicly Denies Religious Discrimination

April 13, 2024 — 4/12/2024 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) — During an April 11 press briefing, Nguyen Van Ky, vice chairman of the government committee for religious affairs in Vietnam, denied any discrimination based...

Persecuting Burmese Junta Loses Major Border City to Rebel Forces

April 11, 2024 — 4/11/2024 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — The Burmese military, or Tatmadaw, has waged war on the country’s many ethnic and religious minority communities since the country gained independence in 1948....

Chinese Man’s Refugee Status Revoked on False Persecution Claims

April 10, 2024 — 4/10/2024 New Zealand (International Christian Concern) – A Chinese man who claimed he converted to Christianity in 2016 and was part of an underground church in China has had his refugee...

Pope Francis Set to Visit Indonesia in September

April 5, 2024 — 4/5/2024 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Two years after receiving an official initiation from President Joko Widodo, Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Indonesia in early September. Yaqut Cholil Qoumas,...

GKPS Church Obtains Building Permit After Waiting 25 Years

April 5, 2024 — 4/5/2024 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The decades-long struggle of the Gereja Kristen Protestant Simalungun (GKPS) Buntu Pane Congregation, Kisaran Resort, is finally bearing sweet fruit. After 25 years of...

U.S. Officials Voice Concern for Vietnamese Religious Freedom Advocates

April 5, 2024 — 4/5/2024 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – The U.S. State Department released a statement on April 1 expressing deep concerns for the ongoing harassment, persecution, and convictions of Vietnamese religious freedom...

Pew Research Center Shares New Insight on State of Christianity in Indonesia

April 4, 2024 — 4/4/2024 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – With nearly 242 million Muslim residents, Indonesia boasts the largest Muslim population in the world. And although the country espouses freedom of religion, it...

Myanmar Junta Continues Attacks on Civilians, Places of Worship

April 3, 2024 — 04/03/2024 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — Free Burma Rangers, an international NGO (non-governmental organization) delivering relief and development aid to civilians in Myanmar, reported this week that the Burmese military...

Radio Free Asia Closes Hong Kong Operations Following Passage of Article 23

April 3, 2024 — 4/3/2024 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – After 28 years of operating in Hong Kong, Radio Free Asia (RFA) has closed its Hong Kong office. It cited safety concerns tied...

Ahead of Easter, Indonesia’s Government Tighten Security at Churches

March 28, 2024 — 3/28/2024 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law, and Security, Hadi Tjahjanto, recently held an intelligence coordination meeting with the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) and leaders...

Second Forced Presidential Resignation in Just Over a Year

March 28, 2024 — 3/28/2024 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Last week, President Vo Van Thuong resigned after one year in office. His resignation follows that of former president Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who resigned...

Aid Begins Flowing from Thailand to Burmese Military

March 26, 2024 — 03/26/2024 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — Thailand, in conjunction with the Thai and Myanmar Red Cross organizations, began delivering aid to Myanmar on Monday. The move, designed to address...

Nicaraguan Regime Launches Easter Crackdown

March 26, 2024 — 03/25/2024 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — As Holy Week approached, Nicaragua’s draconian Ortega regime had already started cracking down on plans to celebrate the most important week on the Christian...

Pastor Dead in Northern Vietnam Following Forced Denunciation of Faith

March 25, 2024 — 3/25/2024 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Y Bum Bya was found dead under mysterious circumstances on March 8. Publicly declared a suicide by local authorities, the pastor’s death is...