Under-the-Radar Threat: Christians Endure Persecution by Buddhist Extremists

August 30, 2025 — 8/29/2025 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) -- In the nations of Bhutan and Myanmar, both of which are Buddhist-majority nations, Christians continue to experience persecution by Buddhist extremists. It often...

Systemic Islamization in Sabah: A Threat to Religious Freedom

August 27, 2025 — 8/272025 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) — Since the late 1960s, Malaysia has pursued a deliberate and multifaceted process of Islamization, driven by the dakwah movement and state policies that have embedded...

Authorities Close Christian Prayer House in Indonesia, Evict Evangelist

August 19, 2025 — 8/19/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — On Aug. 2, local authorities in Purbayani Village, Caringin District, Garut Regency, Indonesia, permanently closed the Immanuel Prayer House, a part of Bethel Tabernacle...

Worship Service Stopped, 3 Arrested in Northeast Vietnam

August 14, 2025 — 8/14/2025 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) — As a priest quietly led a Catholic mass in the home of one of the 20 worshippers in the evening of Aug. 11 in Binh...

Indonesian Church Forced to Halt Construction

August 8, 2025 — 8/8/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — The congregation of the GKJW church in Mojoroto, Kediri City, East Java, Indonesia, is facing a deadlock in its church construction efforts after the...

4 of 5 Most Populous Countries Persecute Christians

August 8, 2025 — 8/8/2025 Asia (International Christian Concern) — Four of the five most populous countries in the world share a disturbing reality: Christians are systematically and harshly persecuted within their borders. China...

Getting God’s Word into the Hands of Secret Believers in Southeast Asia

August 8, 2025 — 08/08/2025 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) – How many Bibles do you have at home? Maybe you have an app on your device with the Scriptures on it. So many of...

Several Men Attack Prayer House in Indonesia

July 28, 2025 — 7/28/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — A group of Muslim men forcibly disrupted worship and religious education activities at a prayer house belonging to the Indonesian Faithful Christian Church’s (GKSI)...

Tatmadaw Recaptures Key Town in Blow to Myanmar Freedom Fighters

July 24, 2025 — 7/24/2025 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — After months of fighting, the military junta ruling Myanmar has captured Nawnghkio, a strategic town in northern Shan state, according to government and local...

Community Rejects Church Construction in Kapur Village

July 23, 2025 — 7/23/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — Another case of intolerance toward Christians has emerged in Indonesia, this time in West Kalimantan Province. A group of residents circulated a letter rejecting...

Christian Santals: A Minority within a Minority

July 22, 2025 — 7/22/2025 Bangladesh (International Christian Concern) — Although the original homeland of the Santal people remains open to conjecture, they now reside in several countries in South Asia where they are...

China Expands Crackdown on Independent Churches

July 18, 2025 — 7/17/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — Recent reports and firsthand testimony from Christians in China indicate that the Chinese government is persecuting the church with renewed vigor as it implements...

Elderly Christian Released from Prison in Indonesia

July 17, 2025 — 7/17/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After serving more than four years behind bars, an elderly Christian man has been released from prison in Indonesia. International Christian Concern (ICC) field...

Malaysian High Court Rules Muslim Preacher’s Secret Conversion Video Unlawful

July 15, 2025 — 7/15/2025 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) — In a significant ruling, Malaysia’s High Court has declared a TikTok video by preacher Firdaus Wong Wai Hung that encourages non-Muslim minors to convert...

ASEAN Sends Mixed Signals on Planned Election in Myanmar

July 11, 2025 — 7/11/2025 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — At this week’s ASEAN meeting, Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said it is too soon for a legitimate Myanmar election. Still, he urged stakeholders...

Imam Orders Church to Stop Worship After 10 Years

July 10, 2025 — 7/10/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After pastoring his church in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, for more than a decade, Pastor “Matias” was recently ordered to stop leading worship services. The...