Authorities in Thailand Continue to Harass Christian Refugees

March 25, 2024 — 3/25/2024 Thailand (International Christian Concern) – Vietnamese Montagnard Christians and other Vietnamese refugees are continually being questioned and harassed in Thailand by both Thai and Vietnamese officials. On March 14,...

Condemning Persecution in Vietnam

March 14, 2024 — 03/14/2024 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Senate Resolution 395 proposes the United States’ Senate recognize the contributions of Montagnard Christians from Vietnam during the Vietnam war, a public condemnation of the...

Three House Church Members Released from Jail in Vietnam

March 13, 2024 — 03/13/2024 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) -- After one week in prison, three members of an independent Protestant house church in Vietnam have been released to their families and are now...

U.S. Representative Calls for Recognition of Persecution in Vietnam

March 12, 2024 — 03/12/2024 Vietnam (International Christian Concern)— U.S. Representative Michelle Steel of California has written a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken asking for the recognition of persecution in Vietnam by...

Réfugié from Persecution

February 7, 2024 — 02/07/2024 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) – Did you know the word refugee has its roots in religious persecution? Refugee is derived from the French word réfugié which described the time...

Vietnamese Christian Convicted for Hosting Prayer Meetings

February 6, 2024 — 02/06/2024 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) -- International Christian Concern and human rights groups are calling for the immediate release of Vietnamese Christian Nay Y Blang after he was recently sentenced...

Vietnamese Christians Feature Heavily in Latest Prisoners of Conscience List

January 10, 2024 — 01/10/2024 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) -- In the latest prisoners list recently released from the advocacy group Defend the Defenders (DTD), Vietnamese Christians again feature prominently. DTD statistics noted that...

State Department Announces Annual Country Designations: India and Nigeria Excluded from CPC List

January 5, 2024 — 01/05/2024 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — The U.S. State Department released its annual report on country designations yesterday, highlighting both positive and concerning developments regarding religious freedom across the...

Two Imprisoned Vietnamese Christians Receive Human Rights Awards

November 29, 2023 — 11/29/2023 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) — The Vietnam Human Rights Network recently released its 2023 Human Rights award recipients. The awards were given alongside a report detailing different and consistent...

Montagnard Church Members Released in Vietnam

November 10, 2023 — 11/10/2023 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – After five days of arrest, interrogation and forced work, four Montagnard Protestant church members were released from jail in the Cu M'gar District, Dak...

It Is Better to Give Than to Receive

July 27, 2023 — 07/27/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In the heart of Vietnam, many years ago, I embarked on a journey to meet with victims of persecution. It was a perilous undertaking,...

14,000 Gather in Vietnam for Evangelism Event

March 6, 2023 — 03/06/2023 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) - Over 14,000 people in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, attended the Spring Love Festival hosted by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association from March 4-5....

Vietnamese Priest Banned from Going Abroad

October 27, 2022 — 10/27/2022 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – A Vietnamese priest who serves veterans was banned from leaving his country while on a business trip to the U.S. On October 24, Father...

Benedictine Monk Dies from Cancer After Allegedly Being Poisoned

October 7, 2022 — 10/07/2022 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) - Father Anthony Padua Nguyen Huyen Duc passed away on October 4 in a German hospital. He was 50 years old and had been battling...

Embassies in Vietnam Release Statement Condemning Religiously Motivated Violence

August 26, 2022 — 08/26/2022 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) - On Monday, seven embassies in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi issued a joint statement marking the “International Day Commemorating Victims of Violence Based on Religion...

Hmong Christians Suffering Daily Persecution in Vietnam

July 31, 2022 — 07/31/2022 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Hmong Christians in the Nghe An province of Vietnam suffer severe persecution. According to Morning Star News, officials in the province are trying...