Priest Abducted in Nigeria Gains FreedomSeptember 18, 2021 — 09/18/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to ACI Africa, a Catholic Priest who was kidnapped from his parish residence on Monday, September 13th, has been freed. “Fr. Benson was...
Gunmen Break into Home, Beat Two Christian Girls and Kidnap OneAugust 24, 2021 — 08/24/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – On August 9, 2021, 16-year-old Muqdus Nadeem was kidnapped at gunpoint while at her home in the village of Peer Mehal in Pakistan’s Punjab province....
Priest Abducted by Boko Haram Regains His FreedomJuly 12, 2021 — 07/11/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to Vanguard News, Father Elijah Juma Wada of Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, has been freed from Boko...
Student Killed, Several Abducted from College in NigeriaJune 11, 2021 — 06/11/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to a Reuters report, one student was killed and at least 10 people were abducted on Thursday from the main campus of Nuhu...
Priests Abducted in CameroonJune 9, 2021 — “Within the past two weeks, six Roman Catholic priests and missionaries were abducted, and a church attacked, leaving at least two dead and 11 wounded.” - Moki Edwin Kindzeka, Voice...
High Court in Pakistan Continues to Rule in Favor of Underage MarriagesMay 27, 2021 — 5/27/2021 Pakistan – (International Christian Concern) Nena, a fourteen-year-old girl from Hyderabad City in Pakistan’s Sindh province, returned to her childhood home on May 1 after two years in captivity....
Human Rights Group Asks for Report on Missing Malaysian PastorApril 7, 2021 — 04/07/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – It has been two years since the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia’s (Suhakam) public inquiry made a unanimous decision that the Royal Malaysia Police’s...
Alleged Kidnapper of Missing Malaysian Pastor AcquittedFebruary 27, 2021 — 02/27/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – A former Uber driver who was accused of abducting Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh, has been acquitted of the charge on February 8 and was...
American Missionary Kidnapped in Southern NigerOctober 28, 2020 — 10/28/2020 Niger (International Christian Concern) – On October 27, a missionary named Phillip Walton, was at his home in the town of Birnin Konni, near the border with Nigeria. He...
Yunnan Pastor and His Parents Have Been MissingOctober 11, 2020 — 10/10/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A pastor from the Miao ethnic minority (also known as Hmong) in China’s Yunnan province has been missing along with his parents for more...
Suhakam Upset about Police in Charge of Missing Christians’ CaseSeptember 12, 2020 — 09/12/2020 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The public inquiry into the disappearance of Pastor Joshua and Ruth Hilmy continued on September 10, with the 13th witness being called to testify....
Rights Group Urges the Government to Publicize Task Force Report on Disappeared ChristiansSeptember 5, 2020 — 09/05/2020 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – On August 30, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) called on the government to publicize the report of the task force on the...
Priest Kidnapped in Niger in 2018 Seen in Recent Jihadist VideoApril 12, 2020 — 04/12/2020 Niger (International Christian Concern) – Father Pierluigi Maccalli had been living in and serving the people of Niger for 11 years before he was taken by jihadists in September...
Wife of Missing Malaysian Pastor Awarded “Women of Courage”March 4, 2020 — 03/04/2020 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The wife of missing Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh was named as one of 12 recipients of the US’ International Women of Courage (IWOC) awards....
Missing Malaysian Pastor Joshua Hilmy Once Targeted by Religious AuthoritiesFebruary 18, 2020 — 02/18/2020 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – A public inquiry into the disappearance of Pastor Joshua Hilmy and Ruth Hilmy (née Sitepu) begins on Feb 18 in Kuala Lumpur, after the...
Missing Pastor’s Wife Sues Police for Alleged AbductionFebruary 13, 2020 — 02/13/2020 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – One day before the three-year anniversary of missing pastor Raymond Koh’s abduction, his wife Susanne Liew announced that she has filed a lawsuit against...
