China Reminds Christians to Focus on What Matters This Christmas – Xi Jinping

December 24, 2021 — 12/24/2021 China (International Christian Concern) - In a bizarre statement of Christmas tidings released yesterday, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) State Administration of Religious Affairs (SARA) has tried to spread Christmas cheer by reminding Christians to focus on what truly matters - the success...

Christmas Not to be Celebrated in China

December 23, 2021 — 12/23/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – As Christmas is around the corner, the Chinese government is using the pandemic as an excuse to prevent churches from celebrating the holiday. According...

Another Difficult Christmas for Chinese Christians

December 25, 2020 — 12/24/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – While the rest of the world celebrates Christmas with joy and social distanced services, Christians in China once again face challenges and restrictions as...

Activist Reporting Christmas Ban Charged Over Hate-Speech Law

January 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...

Indonesian Churches Sealed for the Second Year for Christmas

December 27, 2019 — 12/26/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – While most people were able to celebrate Christmas at their churches, this year marked the second year for some churches in southeast Sumatra to...

China Bans Public Gatherings for Christmas

December 26, 2019 — 12/25/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Christians around China have been told that they should avoid holding public gatherings to celebrate Christmas. According to Radio Free Asia, house churches in...

Catholics in West Sumatra Will Not Celebrate Christmas This Year

December 22, 2019 — 12/22/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – While Christmas will be celebrated widely at chapels and churches in the West, not so in West Sumatra, Indonesia. According to BBC Indonesia, a...

Christmas Celebrations in West Sumatra Banned

December 19, 2019 — 12/19/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Christians from Sungai Tambang, Sijunjung Regency and Jorong Kampung Baru, Dharmasraya Regency in West Sumatra, are banned from holding worship services and Christmas celebrations...

Indonesia Tightens Security for 2019 Christmas Celebrations

December 16, 2019 — 12/16/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – To ensure a Christmas and New Year without accidents or terrorist attacks, authorities in Indonesia are expected to deploy 160,000 security personnel, local media...

For Solidarity and Harmony, a Malaysian State Announces Two-Day Holiday for Christmas

December 12, 2019 — 12/12/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – According to Sabah Chief Minister Mohd Shafie Apdal, the Sabah government has declared December 24 as an additional public holiday to allow those celebrating...

Hotel Canceled Christmas Celebration in West Sumatra

November 26, 2019 — 11/26/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The Church of Indonesia Bethel Church in Bukittinggi and suburb of Agam have been turned away by the manager of one of the Hotels...

Group in Malaysia Protests Against Christmas Celebration

January 2, 2019 — 01/02/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – It was reported that a group claiming to represent various political parties in Malaysia, including Sabah Heritage Party (Warisan), United Malays National Organization (UMNO)...

Seven Lao Christians Arrested During Christmas Service

January 1, 2019 — 12/31/2018 Laos (International Christian Concern) – A company of nine police officers raided the Nakanong Village’s Christmas church service at approximately 6:00 PM on December 29, 2018. They arrested 3...

Indonesia Uses New Anti-Terror Law to Detain Suspects Ahead of Christmas

December 21, 2018 — 12/21/2018 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Indonesian national police chief Tito Karnavian said they have detained about 20 suspected militants as security is reinforced ahead of the Christmas and New Year's...

China’s Hebei Bans Christmas to ‘Maintain Stability’

December 18, 2018 — 12/18/2018 China (International Christian Concern) – Officials in Langfang, Hebei province have issued a ban on festive decorations and retail sales of related items during Christmas. The official notice circulated on...

China: Christian faced lengthy questioning for attending Christmas Eve celebrations

January 8, 2018 — ICC Note: Lou Yuanqi, a Christian in China’s northwestern Xinjiang was questioned by police for 10 hours on Christmas day last year, after neighbors of the church reported them for...

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