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...
Concern Grows Over Pastor’s Condition After ArrestSeptember 16, 2025 — South Korea (International Christian Concern) — A week after Pastor Son Hyun-bo from Busan Segyeoro Church was arrested for violating public election laws, little information has been made public about...
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. ...
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...
Bible Institute Helps South Korea Open First Holocaust Museum May 23, 2025 — 5/23/2025 South Korea (International Christian Concern) — The Korea Israel Bible Institute (KIBI) opened South Korea’s first-ever Holocaust Museum in Palu, near the North and South Korean border. KIBI members...
Spotlight on Religious Freedom at IRF Summit AsiaJuly 25, 2024 — 7/25/2024 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) — The second regional International Religious Freedoms (IRF) Asia Summit wrapped up this week in Tokyo, Japan, sponsored in part by International Christian Concern...
Inaugural North Korean Defectors’ Day Celebrated in South KoreaJuly 19, 2024 — 7/18/2024 South Korea (International Christian Concern) — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s administration marked the inaugural Defectors’ Day on July 14, commemorating a law passed 27 years ago that governs...
‘Balloon Wars’ Inflate Tension Between North Korean, South KoreaJune 13, 2024 — 6/13/2024 North Korea/South Korea (International Christian Concern) — Tensions between North Korea and South Korea have escalated as various inflammatory items have crossed the border recently. North Korea has...
Report Highlights Murder of 54 Christians at Byeongchon Church during Korean War June 13, 2024 — 6/13/2024 South Korea (International Christian Concern) — In a recent press release, South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission highlighted the murder of 54 Christians between July and September 1950 by...
South Korean Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Religious FreedomApril 24, 2024 — 4/24/2024 South Korea (International Christian Concern) — South Korea’s Supreme Court ruled against a law school’s refusal to reschedule an interview due to a conflict with a religious belief. This...
Southeast Asian Elections Will Impact Christians in the Region in 2024 and BeyondJanuary 12, 2024 — 01/12/2024 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) – The Taiwanese national election on January 13 will kickstart several other elections in the Southeast Asia region in 2024. Hundreds of millions of...
Eyes on North Korea as South Korea’s Politics Change CourseMarch 18, 2022 — 03/18/2022 South Korea (International Christian Concern) – Last week, South Korea’s opposition candidate, Yoon Suk-yeol, won the presidential election indicating an incoming shift in life on the peninsula. The Korean...
Eyes on North Korea as South Korea’s Politics Change CourseMarch 18, 2022 — 03/18/2022 South Korea (International Christian Concern) – Last week, South Korea’s opposition candidate, Yoon Suk-yeol, won the presidential election indicating an incoming shift in life on the peninsula. The Korean...
Korean Buddhist Group Calls Christmas Carols “Deadly Weapon”December 8, 2021 — 12/08/2021 South Korea (International Christian Concern) – A Buddhist association in South Korea is upset about Seoul’s decision to subsidize the playing of Christmas songs in the coming weeks. It...
Remains of First Korean Catholic Martyrs Recovered Two Centuries LaterSeptember 7, 2021 — 09/07/2021 South Korea (International Christian Concern) – On September 1, the Diocese of Jeonju announced that the remains of the first three Korean Catholic martyrs have been recovered more than...
Taliban Seeks Seoul’s Diplomatic Recognition Despite Troubling PastAugust 29, 2021 — 08/29/2021 South Korea (International Christian Concern) – The Taliban, self-referred to as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, has seized power in Afghanistan since mid-August. The militant group is now desperately...
