Hong Kong Preacher Arrested, Briefly Detained

June 1, 2020 — 06/01/2020 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – On May 27, when many took to the streets in Hong Kong to protest the second reading of the National Anthem Bill and to-be-passed...

China Appoints New Hong Kong Chief Known for Christian Persecution

February 14, 2020 — 02/14/2020 Hong Kong/Macau (International Christian Concern) – In the midst of fighting the Coronavirus epidemic, China announced yesterday that it will put Xia Baolong, previously known for removing thousands of...

The Vatican Will Appoint a New Pro-China Hong Kong Bishop

January 21, 2020 — 01/21/2020 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – According to a Catholic news agency, the Vatican has decided who the next bishop of Hong Kong will be, but has delayed naming...

Chinese Christians Face Difficulties for Hong Kong Christians’ Involvement in Protests

January 2, 2020 — 01/02/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Many Hong Kong Christians have been active in the special region’s ongoing protests demanding the government for democracy and rights. For this reason, some...

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...

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...

Protesters Arrested in Hong Kong Catholic Church

November 15, 2019 — 11/15/2019 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – A video circulated on social media depicted several Hong Kong riot police officers entering a Catholic Church and later arresting several protestors. Police...

Christians Respond to Escalated Tensions in Hong Kong

November 11, 2019 — 11/11/2019 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – The protests in Hong Kong, now it its fifth month, took a somber turn with the death of a university student on Friday...

U.S. Christians Send Solidarity Statement to Hong Kong Christians

October 8, 2019 — 10/08/2019 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – An open letter from the Christians in the U.S. to Christians in Hong Kong was released on October 3, 2019, against the backdrop...

What is Happening in Hong Kong?

September 13, 2019 —

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In light of the ongoing social movement in Hong...

Hong Kong Christians May Fall Victim to Revised Extradition Laws

April 28, 2019 — 04/28/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Hong Kong is planning to amend its extradition laws to allow suspects to be sent to mainland China, a move that comes widely criticized...

Hong Kong Hands Down Jail Terms to Christian Activists, Pastor

April 25, 2019 — 04/25/2019 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – On April 23, a Hong Kong court has handed down jail terms of up to 16 months to four pro-democracy activists accused of...

Emeritus Bishop of Hong Kong Receives Medal for Fighting Communism

January 30, 2019 — 01/30/2019 Washington DC (International Christian Concern) – Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, the emeritus bishop of Hong Kong, received the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom from Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC)...

Hong Kong Christians in Solidarity With Persecuted Chinese Christians

December 26, 2018 — 12/26/2018 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – Hundreds of Hong Kong Christians gathered to pray dressed in black on December 23 to show their solidarity with persecuted Christians in mainland...

Hong Kong is a Bible Distribution Point as China Bans Online Bible Sales

August 12, 2018 — ICC Note: Hong Kong is well situated to distribute Christian literature as it is a gathering places for people from all over the world and as Beijing bans online Bible sales...

Three Years Since China’s 709 Lawyer Crackdown

July 9, 2018 — ICC Note: Today marks the third anniversary of an intense crackdown on human rights activists and lawyers in China, many of whom are Christians. Since what came to be known...