Indonesian Police Kill MIT’s Last Member Involved in Christian AttacksOctober 12, 2022 — 10/12/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On September 30, the Indonesian Police's special counterterrorism squad, Densus 88, said that they killed a militant who was the last remaining member of...
Religious Leaders in Indonesia Use Social Media to Combat RadicalismOctober 10, 2022 — 10/10/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - The chairman of Indonesia’s Religious Harmony Forum (FKUB), Prof. KH Zainal Abidin, asked religious leaders, including church leaders, to intensify “da'wah” or “messages of...
Indonesian Leader Blocks Road So Christians Cannot Attend a Religious EventSeptember 16, 2022 — 09/16/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - A bishop in the Moluccas, Indonesia, has accused authorities of hindering peaceful relations between religious communities in the region. Bishop Seno Ngutra of...
Indonesian Church Denied Building PermitSeptember 9, 2022 — 09/09/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - This week, local authorities denied a Protestant church’s building permit application in Cilegon city, Indonesia. Christian leaders in the area have been swift to...
Indonesian Vice President Demands Religious Moderation Amid Islamic RadicalismAugust 15, 2022 — 08/15/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - At the Fifth National Congress of Islamic Education on August 11, the leader of Indonesia advised religious moderation as a means to counter radical...
Largest Party in Indonesia Holds Hearing on Mandatory Hijab RulesAugust 11, 2022 — 08/11/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On August 10, the largest political party in Indonesia, the Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle (PDIP), held a hearing on mandatory hijab rules, given...
Indonesian Police Arrest Terrorist SuspectsJuly 29, 2022 — 07/27/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Recently, the National Police Headquarters announced that 13 terrorist suspects had been arrested by an anti-terrorist task force in the Aceh region of Indonesia....
ICC Sends Bibles to Christian Learning Center in IndonesiaJuly 27, 2022 — 07/27/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – David* and his wife were called seven years ago by God to serve in Kolonodale in the Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The couple...
Indonesian Women Forced to Wear Hijabs Due to Repressive RegulationsJuly 24, 2022 — 07/24/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Despite being constitutionally secular, Indonesia, which is majority Muslim, retains repressive dress codes for women and girls in many provinces. At least 24 of...
Pastor Among 10 Killed in Violent Attack in Papua Province, IndonesiaJuly 21, 2022 — 07/21/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On July 16, 20 gunmen approached a truck in Papua, Indonesia, and opened fire on passengers inside. The leader of the attack, Egianus Kogoya,...
