9 Chinese Christians Receive Prison Sentences, Fines for Distributing Bibles April 17, 2025 — 4/17/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — Nine Chinese Christians have received prison sentences and large fines for re-selling and distributing Bibles in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. International Christian Concern (ICC) has...
Getting God’s Word into the Hands of Secret Believers in Southeast Asia April 17, 2025 — 4/17/2025 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. No matter...
Pastor Killed, Church Destroyed During Myanmar Earthquake Recovery April 14, 2025 — 4/14/2025 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) has reported that the Tatmadaw military junta is continuing airstrikes in Chin State despite ceasefire claims from the...
Church Receives Building Permit after 23-Year WaitApril 11, 2025 — 4/11/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After waiting more than two decades, the HKBP Bincarung Church in Tanah Sareal district, Bogor City, West Java, Indonesia, was finally able to lay...
Myanmar Junta Leveraging Earthquake for Military, Diplomatic GainsApril 7, 2025 — 4/7/2025 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — More than 9 million people in Myanmar have been affected by the massive March earthquake, according to the U.N. The number adds to the...
China Moves to Formally Ban Missionary ActivityApril 4, 2025 — China — New regulations released this week by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) impose severe restrictions on missionary activity in the country, according to Chinese state media and representatives of the...
Chinese House Church Pastor Sentenced to 5 YearsApril 3, 2025 — 4/3/2025 China – Pastor Wan Changchun of Living Stone Reformed House Church in Bengbu, Anhui, has been sentenced to five years in jail. Pastor Wan was arrested in early April...
United Nations Fails to Protect Persecuted ChristiansApril 1, 2025 — 4/1/2025 Global (International Christian Concern) — Thousands of Christ followers continue to face extensive persecution in many countries, and, despite a pledge from its members, the United Nations (UN) is...
Myanmar’s Christians Respond to Earthquake with Strength and PrayerApril 1, 2025 — 4/1/2025 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — Less than two weeks before the devastating March 28 earthquake in Myanmar, an International Christian Concern (ICC) staffer visited the country to address conditions...
Military Junta in Myanmar Bombed Earthquake SurvivorsApril 1, 2025 — 3/31/2025 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — Multiple reports from around Myanmar indicate that the military junta ruling the country bombed civilians as they scrambled to recover from a devastating 7.7...
Online Jesus Film Reaches Persecuted Nations in Southeast Asia and Beyond March 27, 2025 — 3/26/2025 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) – Revelation Media announced the results from its six-month campaign where it intentionally and strategically targeted spreading its Real Story of Jesus short film...
Chinese Christian Blogger Heads to Trial AgainMarch 26, 2025 — 3/26/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — Advocacy groups have reported that Christian blogger and activist Zhang Zhan is facing trial again, this time scheduled for the People’s Court of Pudong...
The Ghosts of Tiananmen: China’s Digital Noose TightensMarch 21, 2025 — By Jeff King Picture a regime so smug and dismissive of democracy that it brags about crushing lives and freedom. That’s China’s Communist Party (CCP) today, crowing on WeChat and...
Russian Court Bans ‘Extremist’ Bible TranslationMarch 19, 2025 — 3/19/2025 Russia (International Christian Concern) — Earlier this month, the Moscow City Court banned a Bible translation by a popular Chinese Christian, labeling it as “extremist.” It is now illegal...
Indonesian Officials Again Reject Christian School in Parepare March 18, 2025 — 3/18/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — Although the construction permit for the Gamaliel Christian School has been approved, the Parepare City Government, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, recommended that construction be stopped...
Construction of Toraja Church Still Hampered After a DecadeMarch 14, 2025 — 3/14/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — The plan to build the Toraja Church in Sungai Keledang, Samarinda, has been delayed a decade despite all requirements being met. Although the Interfaith...
