Prosecutors Seek Justice for Christian YouTuber Attacked in PrisonAugust 16, 2022 — 08/16/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - On August 11, state prosecutors held a hearing in South Jakarta demanding a one-year extension of a jailed policeman’s sentence. The policeman, Napoleon Bonaparte,...
Muslim Cleric Sentenced to Five Months for Calling Bible UntrueJanuary 17, 2022 — 01/16/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A Muslim cleric arrested last August for insulting Christianity in one of his sermons, calling the Bible "fictitious" and untrue, has been sentenced to...
ICC Joins Coalition Calling on U.S. to Condemn Algerian Religious Freedom ViolationsOctober 21, 2021 — 10/21/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) - This week, International Christian Concern (ICC) joined Jubilee Campaign and 17 other organizations in sending a letter to members of Congress urging them to...
Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law Takes Another Christian VictimSeptember 10, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By ICC’s Indonesia Correspondent" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1631315837362{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"] 09/10/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The list of victims who have been ensnared by Indonesia’s abusive blasphemy law continues...
Muslim Cleric Arrested and Charged for Insulting ChristianityAugust 28, 2021 — 08/28/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On August 26, a Muslim cleric was arrested and charged by the Indonesian police with blasphemy for allegedly insulting Christians. Muhammad Yahya Waloni, a...
Christian Youtuber in Indonesia Arrested for BlasphemyAugust 26, 2021 — 08/26/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Indonesian police have arrested a Christian Youtuber after a recent video he uploaded on Youtube went viral and offended Muslims around the country. Muhammad...
Bipartisan Group of Senators Express Concern regarding Religious Freedom in AlgeriaJuly 24, 2021 — 07/24/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - Last week, five senators sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging the Biden administration to address religious freedom concerns in...
U.S. Religious Freedom Report Highlights Pakistan’s Discrimination Towards ChristiansJune 3, 2021 — 06/03/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern)- The International Religious Freedom (IRF) Office at the Department of State recently published its 2020 Annual Report. In this report, IRF has highlighted Pakistan...
Pakistani Prime Minister Says Removing French Ambassador Would Hurt PakistanApril 22, 2021 — 04/21/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan issued a statement on television responding to the growing unrest surrounding the French Ambassador to Pakistan. The Ambassador came...
Advocates Remember Shahbaz Bhatti 10 Years After His Brutal MurderMarch 3, 2021 — 03/03/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – Advocates brought together by the Religious Freedom Institute in Washington DC honored the memory of Shahbaz Bhatti, a Pakistani human rights advocate who...
Growing Militancy in Pakistan Parallels Growing Religious IntoleranceMarch 1, 2021 — 03/01/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Violent militancy is on the rise in Pakistan amid an increasing trend of religiosity. While many Pakistani officials have celebrated the growing embrace for...
Catholic Woman with Mental Disorder Spared from Blasphemy Law ChargesFebruary 6, 2020 — 02/06/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On Wednesday, an Indonesian court acquitted a woman indicted earlier for blasphemy against Islam for entering a mosque wearing shoes and carrying a dog,...
Indonesian Christian Woman with Schizophrenia Tried for Blasphemy LawOctober 16, 2019 — Woman with Shoes on Brought Dog into Mosque 10/16/2019 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a Christian woman in Indonesia’s Bogor will be tried...
Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law Impedes the State from Moving ForwardApril 19, 2018 — ICC Note: Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law was originally set up to accommodate requests from Islamic organizations to prohibit mystical indigenous beliefs from tarnishing other more established religions. However, in recent years it...
Supreme Court in Indonesia will Prioritize Ahok Case ReviewMarch 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Given the widespread public attention to former Jakarta governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama’s blasphemy case, the Supreme Court said on March 6 that they will prioritize and speed...
Why Indonesia’s Christian Diaspora Does Not Want to Go HomeMarch 1, 2018 — ICC Note: Phelim Kine, the Deputy Asia Director at Human Rights Watch, points out that Indonesia’s attitude towards its blasphemy law and growing intolerance towards religious minorities make Christian diaspora...
