Hundreds of Muslim Residents Protest Church ConstructionJuly 9, 2025 — 7/9/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After members of the Batak Karo Protestant Church (GBKP) laid the first stone of their church building in Depok City, West Java, Indonesia, on...
Authorities Raid Multiple Zion Church Locations in China July 3, 2025 — 7/3/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — China’s crackdown on Christianity continues as multiple branches and locations of the Zion Church have been raided. In late May and early June,...
Beyond the Grave: Why Counting Christian Persecution Incidents Is Harder Than Counting Deaths July 3, 2025 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow In 2025, Christian persecution continues to be a sobering reality for millions across the globe. However, despite widespread awareness and advocacy, accurately measuring this persecution remains...
Trial Starts for 3 Chinese House Church Members July 2, 2025 — 7/2/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — A trial for three members of a long-standing, unregistered house church in China began on June 24 at the Baqiao District Court. Pastor...
Local Muslims Disrupt Christian Student Retreat, Damage PropertyJuly 1, 2025 — 7/1/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — On June 27, a mob of 200 Muslim residents from Tangkil Village in Cidahu District, Sukabumi Regency, West Java, Indonesia, gathered at a halfway...
South Korea Detains 6 Americans Sending Bibles into North KoreaJune 27, 2025 — 6/27/2025 South Korea (International Christian Concern) — South Korean authorities detained six Americans today after they attempted to send 1,600 plastic bottles containing miniature Bibles into North Korea by sea. ...
Chinese House Church Issues Statement on 3 Imprisoned PastorsJune 27, 2025 — 6/27/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — As a church camp concluded one day in 2022, Chinese authorities arrested three pastors from Linfen Covenant Home Church in Shanxi. The church recently...
2 Church Construction Workers Killed in Indonesia June 20, 2025 — 6/20/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — Two church construction workers were recently shot and killed as they worked on a church building in Indonesia. The victims, Rahmat Hidayat, 45, and...
Remembering the Forgotten Martyrs of North KoreaJune 16, 2025 — 6/16/2025 North Korea (International Christian Concern) — Now that this year's North Korean Freedom Week has concluded in Germany, it’s worth considering the tragic story of Kim Yeo-man and nine...
China’s CCP Prioritizes Communism in Church Worship June 13, 2025 — 6/13/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China’s ruling political class, released a plan on May 7 mandating Protestant churches to alter their worship music to...
Christian Mother, Children Missing from North Korean Prison Since 2008 June 13, 2025 — 6/13/2025 North Korea (International Christian Concern) — In North Korea, the presumption of “guilt by association” is applied in an extreme way. Shortly after Kim Sung-sik was arrested for distributing...
List of Indonesia’s Most Intolerant Cities Released June 12, 2025 — 6/12/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — SETARA Institute released a list of 10 Indonesian cities with the lowest Tolerant City Index (TCI) scores based on observations made in 2024. ...
Vatican Appoints Chinese Bishop, Reaffirming Secret China-Vatican Deal June 12, 2025 — 6/12/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — The Vatican announced Wednesday the appointment of Joseph Lin Yuntuan as bishop of the Archdiocese of Fuzhou, located in China’s southeastern region. Bishop Lin’s...
North Korean Underground Church Leader Remembered for ‘Character of Steel’ June 11, 2025 — 6/11/2025 North Korea (International Christian Concern) — Kim Sung-sik was 49 years old when he was arrested in 2007 at his home in Gungsim-ri, Hoeryong City, North Korea, after he...
Stories of North Korean Christians Highlighted in New Disappearances Report June 10, 2025 — 6/10/2025 North Korea (International Christian Concern) — The tragic yet powerful stories of 70 North Korean Christians who have disappeared with little or no trace from North Korea’s brutal, torturous...
Myanmar Ceasefire Extended to End of June Despite Consistent Violations June 6, 2025 — 6/6/2025 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — The military junta ruling Myanmar announced this week that it would extend a temporary ceasefire, originally established in early April, to June 30. A...
