China to Censor Film Production with Christian Content

July 26, 2020 — 07/25/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – New guidelines to regulate the film content have been issued by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which concerns Catholic directors who fear that programs...

CCP to Directly Administer Places of Worship

June 28, 2020 — 06/28/2020 China (International Christian Concern) - Since January 26, 2019, authorities across China have begun interfering in the direct management of state-run places of worship. The State Administration for Religious...

Hong Kong Clergy Could Face Arrest Under New Security Laws

June 21, 2020 — 06/21/2020 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – As the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the main law-making body in China finishes its latest meeting, many are worried that...

Indonesia’s Religious Freedom Still Has Room for Improvement

June 18, 2020 — 06/18/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – In the latest report from the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Indonesia, the country with the largest Muslim majority population in...

Haryana State in India to Implement Religious Conversion Bill

June 18, 2020 — 06/18/2020 India (International Christian Concern) – On June 16, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the state government of Haryana would implement a bill against religious conversion by force, marriage,...

China Suppresses Churches with Foreign Ties, Especially Those U.S. Linked

June 17, 2020 — 06/17/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – In its latest effort to “guard churches against foreign infiltration,” the Education Bureau of a locality in northeast China launched a special crackdown campaign...

The Disappearing One Country Two System Promise for Hong Kong is a Threat to Religious Freedom

June 10, 2020 — By Gina Goh 06/09/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – When tear gas, rubber bullets, and arbitrary arrests become a daily occurrence in China’s Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong...

Indonesia’s Religious Freedom Has Not Improved, According to Rights Group

June 2, 2020 — 06/02/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The Indonesian government is regarded by international human rights organizations in recent years as failing to protect religious freedom. As the country attempts to move...

Religious Rights Violations in China Worse than Reported

May 9, 2020 — 05/09/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) 2020 report again put China as one of the top three countries of “particular concern.”...

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) Publishes 2020 China Report

March 31, 2020 — 03/31/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On March 30, the UK-based human rights group Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) published a report on China, highlighting vulnerable religious communities in the communist...

Baptist Church in Indonesia Unable to Build Its Church Due to Protests

March 15, 2020 — 03/15/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – For six months, Indonesian Baptist Church (GBI) Tlogosari has not been able to continue its construction for its church thanks to opposition from local...

Malaysia’s New Government Concerns Christians, Minorities

March 14, 2020 — 03/14/2020 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The sudden resignation of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in late February and the succession of Muhyiddin Yassin, a Malay nationalist, present new challenges to...

Rights Group Urges EU to Highlight Religious Freedom in Vietnam Dialogue

February 21, 2020 — 02/21/2020 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – On February 19, Human Rights Watch (HRW) submitted recommendations to the EU, asking the entity to focus on five priority areas regarding the dire...

China Announces New Measures to Govern Religious Groups

January 1, 2020 — By Gina Goh 12/31/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On December 30, China’s state-run media Xinhua reports that as of February 1, 2020, new administrative measures will come into force for any...

Sudan Shares Religious Freedom Plans with USCIRF

December 13, 2019 — 12/13/2019 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Sudan’s transitional Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok met with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom on December 5 and discussed religious freedom in the...

Communist Laos Makes Evangelism Difficult

December 10, 2019 — 12/10/2019 Laos (International Christian Concern) – The communist Lao government in 2016 passed a religion bill known as Decree 315, which aims to cripple efforts to spread the gospel, as...