China Threatens Christian Parents with Their Children’s Education

July 29, 2021 — 07/29/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Knowing the importance of education to parents, the Chinese government is using precisely that to target parents with Christian faith. According to Todd Nettleton,...

Chinese Christians Banned from Providing Relief to Flood Victims

July 29, 2021 — 07/28/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The recent deadly floods in central China's Henan province have taken away dozens of lives and caused immense damage to several cities, yet the...

Chinese Pastors Ordered to Preach on Xi Jinping’s Speech

July 20, 2021 — 07/19/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials have ordered pastors belonging to the state-controlled body of the Protestant Church to study and preach President Xi Jinping's...

China’s Latest Ban of Christian Content on Social Media

July 13, 2021 — 07/13/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – In a recent crackdown on online Christian content, the Chinese government banned the WeChat accounts belonging to many registered churches. WeChat is a popular...

On Anniversary of Hong Kong’s National Security Law, Darkness Surrounds the Region: Part 2

July 4, 2021 — By Gina Goh 07/03/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – This is the second part of the interview, where four pastors from Hong Kong shared with ICC their concerns and...

On Anniversary of Hong Kong’s National Security Law, Darkness Surrounds the Region: Part 1

July 1, 2021 — By Gina Goh 07/01/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Today marks the 1st anniversary of the National Security Law (NSL), a draconian legislation that threatens Hong Kong’s guaranteed...

Catholic Leaders Encourage Solidarity with Persecuted during Religious Freedom Week

June 22, 2021 — 06/22/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – Catholic leaders are calling on followers to practice solidarity on religious freedom during “Religious Freedom Week” running from June 22 – 29. Throughout...

Members of Congress Send Letter to USCIRF Condemning Turkey for Religious Freedom Violations

June 4, 2021 — 06/04/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - Yesterday, a bipartisan group of seven U.S. Representatives sent a letter to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) expressing their...

Arkansas Moves to Add Religious Freedom Protections to its Constitution

April 29, 2021 — 04/28/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – Legislators in Arkansas passed an amendment to the State’s Constitution aimed at protecting religious freedom by prohibiting the government from unduly burdening the...

Muslim Leaders in Malaysia Call for Religious Harmony

April 24, 2021 — 04/24/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – Recently, religious leaders in Malaysia have called for religious harmony and national unity in the predominantly Muslim country, as radical Muslims are showing more...

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken Urged not to Downplay Religious Freedoms

April 12, 2021 — 04/12/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken hopes to downplay the importance of international religious freedom in a time where the need to oppose...

China Will Stamp Out Five “Illegal Social Organizations” Including House Churches

April 3, 2021 — 04/03/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – According to China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA), China will launch a campaign to toughen its clampdown on five types of illegal social organizations....

Human Rights Watch Urges Release of Lao Pastor

April 2, 2021 — 04/02/2021 Laos (International Christian Concern) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Laotian authorities to release a Christian pastor who was arrested by the authorities after he refused to...

Religious Freedoms Crackdowns Intensify in Russia with Fresh Arrests of Jehovah’s Witnesses

March 29, 2021 — 03/29/2021 Russia (International Christian Concern) - Crackdowns on religious freedom have intensified in Russia in 2021, with the arrest last week of a 30-year-old Jehovah’s Witness in the city of...

Christian and Non-Muslim Women in Indonesia Forced to Wear Hijab

March 22, 2021 — 03/22/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – According to Human Rights Watch’s latest report, Christian and non-Muslim women in Indonesia are being forced to wear the hijab, with children bullied and...

Muslim Woman Issues Anti-Christian Threats after Malaysia’s “Allah” Ruling

March 20, 2021 — 03/20/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – A Muslim woman issued threats of violence against the country’s Christians in a video posted on social media, after the High Court in Malaysia...