Russia Continues Crackdown on Unregistered Baptist ChurchesNovember 10, 2025 — Russian courts banned three more Baptist churches in October for failing to register with the government, according to the religious freedom watchdog Forum 18. These churches, located in the southern...
The Fight of Filipinos as Terrorism Spreads November 6, 2025 — By Dr. Greg Cochran, ICC Fellow The book of Proverbs features a wise father pleading with his son to walk in the path of righteousness and avoid the way of...
Progress Without Freedom: How Global Development Has Failed to Protect Persecuted ChristiansNovember 4, 2025 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow During the past 20 years, the global development agenda has achieved remarkable progress. Tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, of people have been lifted out of extreme poverty....
Trump-Xi Meeting Came Amid Heightened Religious Persecution in China October 31, 2025 — Meeting for the first time in six years this week in Busan, South Korea, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping conducted a closely watched meeting on a wide...
Indonesian Church Resumes Worship Following Complaints from Local Muslims October 20, 2025 — A few months ago, the church led by Pastor “Matias” in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, was shut down after 16 years of operation due to complaints from local Muslims. The...
USCIRF Condemns Detention of Church Leaders in ChinaOctober 17, 2025 — The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns in the strongest possible terms the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its detention of Christian pastors across China. On Oct....
Myanmar’s Military Rulers Admit Upcoming Election Will be Incomplete October 17, 2025 — "We can't hold the election everywhere 100%," military junta chief Min Aung Hlaing admitted in a speech broadcast on state television this week. The admission — a gross understatement given...
Chinese College Reportedly Forces Students to Identify as AtheistsOctober 15, 2025 — According to a Sept. 30 report from ChinaAid, a mobile app used by a Chinese vocational school requires students to declare they’re atheists. The app, used by Tianjin Vocational...
Chinese Authorities Detain 30 in Crackdown on Large Underground Church NetworkOctober 14, 2025 — Chinese authorities on Friday detained a prominent leader of one of China’s largest underground churches, Zion Church, along with at least 30 other leaders of the congregation. Two days later,...
Christian Women Among Those Ordered to Meet with Officials in VietnamOctober 9, 2025 — Montagnard Christian communities in Vietnam’s Central Highlands are alarmed this week after at least six church members received orders to meet with government authorities on Wednesday. While these orders are...
U.N. Meeting on Atrocities in Myanmar Highlights Ongoing PersecutionOctober 7, 2025 — United States (International Christian Concern) — The United Nations convened a high-level conference on the plight of Rohingya Muslims and other ethnoreligious minorities in Myanmar during the U.N. General Assembly...
South Korean Missionary Still Imprisoned After More Than a Decade October 3, 2025 — North Korea (International Christian Concern) — It’s been nearly 12 years since Kim Jung-wook, a South Korean Christian missionary, was arrested for his faith while in North Korea. His family...
Bridging Hope and Healing: Reaching the Unreached in Rural Muslim Communities of the PhilippinesOctober 1, 2025 — 10/1/2025 Philippines (International Christian Concern) — Across the rural landscapes of the Philippines, many small villages remain untouched by the gospel — places where access to spiritual truth is limited...
ASEAN Delegation Postpones Trip to Myanmar Amid Election Controversy September 26, 2025 — Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — Foreign Ministers from Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines suddenly cancelled a planned visit to Myanmar last week, according to reports. The delegation, from the...
China Cracks Down on Religion’s Influence Online September 26, 2025 — China (International Christian Concern) — On Sept. 15, China added new regulations to control the spread of religious content online. The State Administration for Religious Affairs published the “Code of...
Updated Blasphemy Regulations Set to Take Effect in Indonesia September 25, 2025 — Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — A new penal code, applicable to both Indonesian nationals and foreigners, will take effect in January 2026. Part of this new code consists of updated...
