More Than 70 Groups Urge Seoul to Confront Rights Abuses in North Korea

December 21, 2019 — 12/21/2019 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – A coalition of human rights and other organizations have joined force to urge South Korea to stop ignoring human rights abuses being committed...

Wife of Imprisoned Chinese Pastor Concerned about His Health

December 20, 2019 — 12/20/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – The wife of imprisoned Chinese pastor Zhang Shaojie visited him at Second Prison in Henan province on December 13, along with his sister. “I...

Beijing House Church Members Harassed During Human Rights Day

December 17, 2019 — 12/17/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Elder Xu Yonghai, a member of the Divine Love Fellowship of the Beijing Christian House Church, was once again barred from leaving his house...

Four Preteens from Sichuan Church Briefly Detained by the Police

December 15, 2019 — 12/15/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – The Chinese authorities continue to harass the members of Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC), a year after the 1209 crackdown. On December 11, around...

Chinese Church Choosing Cross Over National Flag Despite Persecution

December 6, 2019 — 12/06/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – A house church in China’s Guangzhou province refuses to install national flag in replacement of the cross, even after facing pressure from the local...

New Phone Users in China Will Need to Submit Face Scans

December 2, 2019 — 12/02/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – In the name of security, Beijing is requesting telecom operators to collect face scans when registering new phone users at offline outlets starting this...

Sichuan Church Members Continuously Persecuted as Anniversary of Crackdown Approaches

November 29, 2019 — 11/29/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – As December 9, the date where the local authorities cracked down on Sichuan’s Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) last year approaches, members of ERCC...

Japanese Catholics in 16th Century Forced to Trample on Christ

November 27, 2019 — 11/27/2019 Japan (International Christian Concern) – Pope Francis’ recent visit to Japan helps shed light on the nation’s little known past – a period where the Japanese Catholics were forced...

Dozens of Hong Kong Christians Receive Threatening Online Messages

November 22, 2019 — 11/22/2019 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – More than 40 Hong Kong Christians who have been vocal or actively participate in the ongoing protests have received threatening messages to their...

Statue of Christ at Shandong Church Replaced with a Lightning Rod

November 21, 2019 — 11/21/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – China’s attempt to get rid of Christian symbols of faith continues, with the latest victim being a church in Shandong province. According to Asia...

U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act

November 20, 2019 — 11/20/2019 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – On Tuesday, the United States Senate unanimously passed a bill that would require an annual review of the special treatment Hong Kong receives...

Chinese Pastor to Face Trial Without Representation

November 19, 2019 — 11/19/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Early Rain Covenant Church Pastor, Wang Yi, has been in custody since December 9, 2018. He is expected to officially start his trial soon....

Chinese Bishop Targeted in Church Detachment Strategy

November 13, 2019 — 11/13/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Bishop Vincenzo Guo Xijin of Fujian is currently being pressured and pursued by the Chinese government to sign documentation associating himself with an “independent...

Chinese Christians Harassed for Purchasing Christian Books Online

November 6, 2019 — 11/06/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – For Chinese Christians who are purchasing Christian books through WeChat (instant messaging App) online shop, now they are facing risks of being invited to...

Hebei Official Church To Be Demolished

November 1, 2019 — 11/01/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – The parishioners and priests of the diocese of Handan (Hebei province) have occupied the church of Wu Gao Zhang (Guan Tao district) to stop...

Religious Venue Star Rating System Increasingly Implemented in China

October 28, 2019 — 10/28/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Nowadays in China, not only hotels are rated for their services rendered to their customers, religious venues, including churches and chapels, are subject to...