Authorities Refuse to Allow Christian Couple to Bury Baby in Local CemeteryAugust 9, 2021 — 08/09/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Early in the morning on August 6th, a two-month-old baby girl named Nabila Adriana Karenina passed away at a hospital in Gresik, East Java,...
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...
Malaysia Delays Ruling on Use of “Allah” by ChristiansJanuary 14, 2021 — 01/14/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The High Court of Malaysia has again deferred delivering its ruling on a judicial review application by a Christian woman in Sarawak to use...
Sudan Overturns Apostasy Law, NGOs Say It’s Not EnoughAugust 19, 2020 — 08/19/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – In a stunning turn last month, Sudan’s current government overturned the long standing apostasy law. This law stated that those in Sudan who were...
Sudan Continues Hopeful Steps Forward, Christians Remain CautiousSeptember 13, 2019 — 09/13/2019 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Sudan conitues to show signs of moving towards democracy and freedom for its people. Since April, the country has overthrown its longtime dictator, Omar...
Ongoing Campaign to Boycott Non-Muslim Products Criticized by ManySeptember 5, 2019 — 09/05/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – A recent social media campaign calling for the boycott of non-Muslim products in Malaysia has received criticism from many, including Malaysian President, Penang Mufti...
Stamp Featuring Church Sparks Controversy in MalaysiaMay 20, 2019 — 05/20/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – Postage stamps highlighting a famous local church, amid growing tension between the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government and Malay Muslim groups, spark controversy in the...
Lao Christian Arrested, Asked to Renounce FaithApril 26, 2019 — 04/26/2019 Laos (International Christian Concern) – Police in southern Laos have allegedly arrested, beaten and detained a man in Savannakhet province for practicing his Christian faith on Thursday, according to...
Indonesian Catholic Family Expelled from Muslim CommunityApril 4, 2019 — 04/04/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Slamet Sumiarto, a Catholic artist and his family, became the latest victim of religious intolerance in Indonesia’s Yogyakarta region. According to Asia News, the...
Malaysia Could Become a ‘Taliban State’ If UMNO-PAS Coalition WinsMarch 14, 2019 — 03/14/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – Several lawmakers and officials in Malaysia, including Deputy Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Chong Chieng Jen, have criticized the formalized alliance of two...
Alliance Formed by Malaysia’s Islamic Parties Could Suppress Non-Muslim RightsMarch 9, 2019 — 03/09/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – Two of Malaysia’s largest political parties, the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), announced on March 5 their formal alliance,...
Fake News, Undecided Voters Could Affect President Jokowi’s Re-election BidMarch 3, 2019 — 03/03/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Ahead of the April 17 presidential election, the Chief of election campaign for Joko Widodo is warning supporters not to be complacent over the...
Cross-shaped Mosaic to be Painted Over in Central Java Over ComplaintsJanuary 22, 2019 — 01/22/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – After receiving multiple complaints from conservative Muslim groups, the Surakarta administration in central Java has decided paint over a cross-shaped road mosaic in front...
Malaysia Islamic Party Warns Believers of Hell if Led By Non-Muslim LeadersJanuary 9, 2019 — 01/09/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – In a lengthy opinion piece published on social media today, Malaysia Islamic Party (PAS) president Hadi Awang delivered his warning to Muslims to place...
Discrimination Against Nigerian Christians Applying for Police ForceJune 1, 2018 — ICC Note: The Christian Association of Nigeria has taken issue with a police force examination issued by the Nigerian government because it included questions in Arabic, giving Muslim applicants an...
Malaysian gov’t officer Zamihan label Christians as infidelsOctober 12, 2017 — ICC Note: A parliament member of Democratic Action Party in Malaysia, Lim Lip Eng, has lodged a police report against Malaysian Islamic Development Department officer Zamihan Mat Zin for labelling...
