Activist Reporting Christmas Ban Charged Over Hate-Speech LawJanuary 19, 2020 — 01/19/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Last Christmas, an Indonesian activist reported a ban on Christmas celebrations in a conservative Muslim province. His post soon generated news reports both locally...
Nigeria Lifts Ban on Two International NGOsOctober 31, 2019 — 10/31/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Just last month, the Nigerian military forced two NGOs operating in the Northeast of the country to close. The military was accusing these groups,...
Four Ghanian Churches Denied Use of Stadium For First Time After Years of UseFebruary 18, 2018 — ICC Note Four churches in Ghana have been denied the use of a stadium recently named for the countries first Muslim Vice President. These churches have been allowed to use...
Indonesia pastry shop refuses to write “Merry Christmas” on cake for customerDecember 26, 2017 — ICC Note: A pastry shop in Makassar, Indonesia refused to write “Merry Christmas” for its customer since it goes against their “religious principles.” Though the owner later apologized on social...
China claims it’s not banning Christmas celebrationDecember 26, 2017 — ICC Note: Despite various local instances showing that the Communist Party in China is trying to rid Christmas celebration for fear of people “accepting Western ideology/religion” this year, the Chinese...
Chinese Communist Party Bans Christmas, Calling it ‘Spiritual Opium’December 21, 2017 — ICC Note: The Chinese government is making sure that none of its Party member nationwide will celebrate Christmas this year— the disciplinary arm of Party has issued a notice banning...
Shanghai’s St. Ignatius Cathedral reopens yet Msgr. Ma Daqin AbsentDecember 20, 2017 — ICC Note: The St Ignatius Cathedral of Shanghai Diocese reopened on December 16 after closing for more than two years for renovation. However, Auxiliary Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin was not...
Vietnam: Catholic church asked to remove Nativity sceneDecember 18, 2017 — ICC Note: Local officials in northern Vietnam has asked a Catholic church in the area, Dong Kieu church, to remove a nativity scene in their parish. While authorities claim that...
No Christmas celebration in North KoreaDecember 17, 2017 — ICC Note: North Korean Christians have to practice their faith in secret thanks to government’s persecuting nature of Christianity. Although Pyongyang boasts several Christian churches, the reality is that Christians...
Christmas celebration banned at Shenyang UniversityDecember 15, 2017 — ICC Note: The Communist Youth League at Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, in China’s northeast province Liaoning, has issued a notice warning students not to hold Christmas celebrations of any sort in...
Raids on Christmas accessories forbidden: Jakarta PoliceDecember 9, 2017 — ICC Note: Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Idham Aziz has promised that the police officials will be deployed to guard the Christmas celebration in the city. Last year, some raids...
China intensifies clampdown on churches with new plans to force registration with governmentSeptember 25, 2017 — ICC Note: Chinese government and state-run religious organizations are enforcing more restrictions on unregistered Christian churches. Under the new program, Christian churches will be banned, unless they register with a...
Church in Malaysia seeks basis for ‘Allah’ ban, but govt says it’s a ‘secret’September 20, 2017 — ICC Note: Malaysian government refused to reveal why it has banned non-Muslims from using Arabic world “Allah” as God. The church has asked the government to provide documents giving the...
