Students Expelled for Social Media Post Acknowledging Good FridayMay 2, 2023 — 05/02/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - On April 7, 2023, four students at Teuku Umar University (UTU), West Aceh, were expelled from a student organization for posting “Happy Good Friday”...
Church Finally Allowed to Reopen After Fifteen YearsApril 18, 2023 — 04/18/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - After over 15 years of dispute, an Indonesian church, Yasmin Church, located in the city of Bogor, just south of Jakarta, was finally allowed...
Another Church Closure in IndonesiaApril 5, 2023 — 04/05/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - The Purwakarta Regency Government, West Java, closed the Purwakarta Simalungun Protestant Christian Church (GKPS) building in Cigelam Village because it did not have a...
Suspect in Worship Service Disruption ArrestedMarch 24, 2023 — 03/24/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - ICC’s staff member in Indonesia reported that the congregation of the Kemah Daud Christian Church in Bandar Lampung was disbanded during their worship service...
Indonesian Authorities Disband Worship ServiceFebruary 24, 2023 — 2/24/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - ICC’s staff member in Indonesia reported that the congregation of the Kemah Daud Christian Church in Bandar Lampung was disbanded during their worship service...
Indonesian Authorities Refuse Churches Building PermitsFebruary 20, 2023 — 2/20/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - Despite its claims of embracing freedom of religion for all, there are often instances of persecution of religious minorities in the Muslim-majority country of...
Indonesian Apologist Vanished Following December ArrestFebruary 8, 2023 — 2/8/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - According to media outlet Morning Star News, a Christian apologist, Gratia Pello, has not been seen since his arrest in early December. On December...
Indonesian President Reaffirms Religious FreedomJanuary 20, 2023 — 1/20/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo recently reminded regional leaders to guarantee freedom of religion and worship for all people. In an address during the National...
Christians Barred from Holding Christmas Service in IndonesiaJanuary 11, 2023 — 1/11/2023 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - Just before Christmas, the regent of Lebak Regency, located just south of Jakarta, instated an order prohibiting Christians from gathering at a local shop for...
Rebin’s Story: Discovering Christ As A Kurdish Refugee in IndonesiaDecember 1, 2022 — 12/01/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - I am Rebin, and I am Kurdish. I was born and raised in a Muslim family in Iran. I only studied until junior high...
Churches Face Religious Intolerance During Cianjur Earthquake Rescue EffortNovember 28, 2022 — 11/28/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - The earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, on Monday, November 21, 2022, resulted in many casualties. Around 323 people were killed, and nine more...
Church Organizations Oppose Government Energy DrillingNovember 9, 2022 — 11/09/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - Church organizations in East Nusa Tenggara province are protesting a government company for using their names to pass a geothermal drilling project that is...
Bishop Calls Out Human Rights Violations In PapuaNovember 4, 2022 — 11/04/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - Yanuarius Theofilus Matopai, a recently appointed bishop in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province, has announced his intentions to stand up for religious minorities suffering from...
Indonesian Political Party Committed to Help Secure a Church’s Building PermitNovember 3, 2022 — 11/03/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The largest political party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction of the parliament, stated that it would remain committed to overseeing the...
Indonesia Struggles to Manage Rising Levels of Islamic ExtremismOctober 28, 2022 — 10/28/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) - On October 26, police apprehended a Muslim woman attempting to enter the presidential palace. The woman, Siti Elina, 24, allegedly pointed a gun at...
Non-Muslim Student in Indonesia Banned from Running for Student CouncilOctober 22, 2022 — 10/22/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Religious intolerance continues to tarnish Indonesia’s reputation as a harmonious society. The latest incident took place in a senior high school, where the school’s...
