Beijing Pastor Petitions for His Daughter’s Rights to Leave China

July 30, 2019 — 07/30/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Jin Mingri (Ezra) from the now banned Beijing Zion Church sent out another prayer request letter on July 27, calling the Chinese government...

Jailed Pastor Wang Yi Faces New “Illegal Business” Charge

July 19, 2019 — 07/19/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – According to pastor Wang Yi’s lawyer Zhang Peihong, in addition to being charged for "incitement to subvert state power," Chinese authorities are now investigating...

Church in Niger Destroyed Because Sheikh Arrested by Muslim Government

June 26, 2019 — 06/26/2019 Niger (International Christian Concern) – An Islamic mob burned down a church and destroyed a pastor’s car on June 15 after Sheikh Rayadoune was arrested. The sheikh is an...

Burkina Faso: New Information Shows Attackers Tried to Convert Victims in Church Attack

May 7, 2019 — 05/07/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – It has now been reported that not only did gunmen shoot 6 churchgoers in Northern Burkina Faso, but that these gunmen tried to...

Missing Pastor’s Family, Christian Group Call for Establishment of Task Force

April 22, 2019 — 04/22/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The family of abducted pastor Raymond Koh and a Christian group joined forces together on April 20 to urge Kuala Lumpur to act on...

Family of Missing Indonesian Christian Seeking Justice from Malaysia

April 3, 2019 — 04/03/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The family of Indonesian woman Ruth Sitepu, who has been missing since 2016 along with her husband, Pastor Joshua Hilmy, wants justice from the...

Appeal for Imprisoned Pastor John Cao Postponed for the Sixth Time

March 25, 2019 — 03/25/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Chinese pastor John Cao was wrongfully convicted and received a seven-year sentence on “organizing illegal border crossings” in 2018. Despite his attempt to submit...

Underground Pastor Severely Beaten For Work in Garissa Kenya

March 12, 2019 — 03/12/2019 Kenya (International Christian Concern) – An underground pastor in Eastern Kenya was beaten unconscious late last Friday night, as reported by Morningstar News. According to the source, the pastor...

Chengdu Police Officer Attacks Mother of Imprisoned Pastor

February 26, 2019 — 02/26/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – The mother of imprisoned pastor Wang Yi, 74-year-old Chen Yaxue, was beaten up by Chengdu police after refusing to let them peek at her...

Kidnapped Malaysian Pastor Raymond Koh Still Missing After 700 Days

January 26, 2019 — 01/26/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – On 13 February 2017, Pastor Raymond Koh was kidnapped by a group of men in Petaling Jaya, when he was on his way to...

Imprisoned Vietnamese Pastor Punished for Not Pleading Guilty

December 10, 2018 — 12/10/2018 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Nguyen Trung Ton who has been sentenced for 12-year in prison, accused of plotting to overthrow the government and charged under Article 79 of...

Inquiry Into Raymond Koh’s Disappearance Further Postponed

October 15, 2018 — 10/15/2018 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – A year-long inquiry into the disappearance of Pastor Raymond Koh has been further set back to December to allow for a key police witness...

Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Pastor in Church, Kidnap Wife for Ransom

August 23, 2018 — ICC Note: Gunmen stormed a church in Kaduna State, Nigeria early Monday morning. They killed the pastor of the church, Hosea Akuchi, and kidnapped his wife. They are now asking...

Two Kachin Youth Pastors in Myanmar Beaten by Military-linked Group

August 6, 2018 — ICC Note: Two Kachin youth pastors in northern Myanmar were beaten by Burmese army-backed militia last week. The army-based Border Guard Force (BGF) kicked and beat the two members of the...

Lutheran Pastor in Vietnam Handed Heavy Sentence

July 24, 2018 — ICC Note: Religious leaders in Vietnam strongly condemn the heavy sentence handed to a pastor in a recent ruling and harassment of another religious leader for their democratic activities. Lutheran pastor...

Help Bring Imprisoned Pastor John Cao Home

July 22, 2018 — ICC Note: Pastor John Cao has been wrongly imprisoned by the Chinese government since March 2017 for his work in Myanmar. He was charged with “organizing illegal border crossing” and...