Students Expelled for Social Media Post Acknowledging Good FridayMay 2, 2023 — 05/02/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - On April 7, 2023, four students at Teuku Umar University (UTU), West Aceh, were expelled from a student organization for posting “Happy Good Friday”...
Indonesian Apologist Vanished Following December ArrestFebruary 8, 2023 — 2/8/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - According to media outlet Morning Star News, a Christian apologist, Gratia Pello, has not been seen since his arrest in early December. On December...
Bishop Calls Out Human Rights Violations In PapuaNovember 4, 2022 — 11/04/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - Yanuarius Theofilus Matopai, a recently appointed bishop in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province, has announced his intentions to stand up for religious minorities suffering from...
Taliban Occupation Targets Women and StudentsJanuary 29, 2022 — 01/29/2022 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – Human Rights Watch published a report about the restrictions in the Ghazni Province of Afghanistan. The Taliban’s grip on Afghanistan comes with archaic changes...
Kyrgyzstan Continues Persecution of Christians, despite Human Rights ObligationsJanuary 24, 2022 — January 20, 2022 (International Christian Concern) – Forum 18 recently released a religious freedom survey outlining Kyrgyzstan’s human rights violations. Kyrgyzstan’s new constitution was approved on 11 April 2021 to...
Turkish-backed Attacks Increase as Mercenaries Return HomeDecember 4, 2020 — 12/04/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Media reports indicate that Turkish backed groups have increased attacks near Syria’s Ain al-Issa and the surrounding countryside. The timing of these reports also...
Concerns Raised Over Armenian POWsDecember 3, 2020 — 12/03/2020 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – Human Rights Watch has published a report voicing concerns over the inhumane treatment Armenian prisoners of war are experiencing by Azerbaijani forces. These Armenian...
Historic Holy Savior Cathedral ShelledOctober 9, 2020 — 10/09/2020 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – A 19th century cathedral has sustained damage as the Turkish-Azerbaijani driven conflict continues in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Holy Savior Cathedral, also known as the Ghazanchetsots...
African Students Excluded from China’s ChurchesOctober 20, 2019 — 10/20/2019 Africa (International Christian Concern) – African international students are being denied and excluded from worshipping in China’s Christian churches, reportedly to “prevent foreign infiltration through religion”. A group of...
Indian Christians Narrowly Escape Their HomesJune 25, 2019 — 06/25/2019 India (International Christian Concern) – Indian police officials rejected a compliant made by Christian villagers on June 17th regarding months of harassment, discrimination, and violent threats faced because of their faith....
Authorities in India’s Western Territories Annul Good FridayMarch 16, 2019 — 03/16/2019 India (International Christian Concern) – Two Indian territories have abolished and restricted Good Friday as a national holiday. The regions Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu are located...
Catholic Nun Asked to Leave PhilippinesSeptember 20, 2018 — 09/20/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Patricia Fox, a Catholic nun and missionary in the Philippines, in the middle of a legal battle after being ordered to leave the...
Pakistan’s Religious Minorities Still Waiting for Security and EqualityJanuary 26, 2018 — ICC Note: Pakistan's religious minority communities, including Christians, are still waiting for their country to provide them with security and equality. For more than 70 years, religious minorities in Pakistan...
Pope to visit Myanmar and Bangladesh as Rohingya crisis intensifiesAugust 28, 2017 — ICC Note: The Holy See announced today that Pope Francis will visit Myanmar and Bangladesh this winter. The announcement of this landmark visit comes at a time when Rohingya Muslims...
State Dept Report: Religious Freedoms Restricted in China, Myanmar, VietnamAugust 16, 2017 — ICC Note: The State Department's annual report on international religious freedom came out yesterday, slamming dozens of countries for religious repression. The annual report, mandated by Congress, examines the state...
Terrorists in Marawi City plan to strap improvised bombs to their captivesAugust 15, 2017 — ICC Note: The ongoing armed conflict between Islamic extremists and Philippine government in Marawi city, Philippines has resulted in significant number of casualties. Despite government’s attempt to reclaim the city,...
