Vietnamese Government Remains Silent on Case of Extradited Christian RefugeeDecember 11, 2025 — Seventeen human rights organizations and advocates have joined the growing chorus around the world urging Vietnam’s Communist government to disclose the location, status, and health of Christian Y Quynh Bdap....
Under the Microscope: How Communist Nations Persecute Christians Through Intense Scrutiny, Red Tape December 6, 2025 — In an attempt to slow the growth of Christianity, each of the world’s five communist nations severely restricts the flow of funding into Christian churches and implements stringent requirements for churches...
Thai Appeals Court Upholds Decision to Extradite Bdap to Vietnam November 26, 2025 — The Court of Appeals in Thailand upheld a lower court’s verdict on Wednesday and ordered Y Quynh Bdap, a Christian activist and co-founder of Montagnards Stand for Justice (MSF), to...
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...
Vietnam Officials Continue to Harass House Churches September 23, 2025 — Vietnam (International Christian Concern) — Authorities in Vietnam are continuing to intimidate members of unregistered Montagnard house churches, according to Boat People SOS (BPSOS). Officials increased monitoring of these believers in...
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...
Vietnamese Pastor Released from Prison After 12 Years May 30, 2025 — 5/30/2025 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) — Y Yich, pastor of the Degar Protestant Church in Vietnam, has been released from prison after serving 12 years behind bars for his Christian faith. ...
Christianity Steadily Growing in Asia Amid Persecution May 27, 2025 — 5/27/2025 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) — Although Christians throughout Asia are increasingly facing severe persecution, the gospel is spreading, and more people are putting their trust in Christ in...
Global Executions on the Rise in a Trend Led by the World’s Top Persecutors May 9, 2025 — 5/9/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Amnesty International, a human rights watchdog group, last month released its annual report on global executions. The report documented 1,518 executions in 2024...
The Plight of Persecuted Christians Should Be Raising Alarm — It’s Not April 24, 2025 — 4/24/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — As the persecution of Christians throughout the world continues to grow, mainstream reporting of it is conspicuously missing. The slaughter of Christ followers in...
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...
New #FaithUnchained Campaign Launched on Behalf of Prisoners of ConscienceMarch 6, 2025 — 3/5/2025 Washington (International Christian Concern) — The International Religious Freedom Roundtable's Working Group on Prisoners of Conscience recently launched a campaign to free five prisoners of conscience in five countries,...
More than 60 Montagnard Christians Arrested in ThailandFebruary 25, 2025 — 2/25/2025 Thailand (International Christian Concern) — More than 60 Montagnard Christian refugees from Vietnam — including men, women, children, and pregnant women — were arrested on Feb. 23 in Bangkok,...
Vietnamese Government Lambasts ICC-Cosponsored Event in D.C. February 19, 2025 — 2/18/2025 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) — In an announcement last week, Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security blasted Boat People SOS for participating in the International Religious Freedom Summit, an annual...
71-Year-Old Pastor Arrested for ‘Anti-State Propaganda’ January 23, 2025 — 1/23/2025 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) — Pastor Nguyen Manh Hung, 71, was arrested on Jan. 16 for a Facebook post that criticized Vietnam’s communist government. Authorities charged Nguyen with promoting...
Helping a Persecuted Pastor on His Path to Find RefugeJanuary 13, 2025 — 01/13/2025 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Lau A Sung, a devoted Hmong Christian leader in Vietnam, has faced relentless persecution for his faith. In 2023, Pastor Sung’s challenges intensified. After...
