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...
14,000 Gather in Vietnam for Evangelism EventMarch 6, 2023 — 03/06/2023 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) - Over 14,000 people in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, attended the Spring Love Festival hosted by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association from March 4-5....
US Government Calls for the Release of Imprisoned Christian LeaderMarch 1, 2023 — 03/01/2023 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) - On Thursday, February 23, the US government condemned the Myanmar military’s arrest and detention of Baptist leader Hkalam Samson. Samson is the former head...
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...
Military Junta Extends State of Emergency, Further Delaying ElectionsFebruary 2, 2023 — 2/2/2023 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) - The military junta currently ruling Myanmar has extended the nation's state of emergency for an additional six months. This means that the elections the...
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...
Trial Date Set for Imprisoned Christian TeachersNovember 10, 2022 — 11/10/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - In March of this year, Two of the four house church teachers in Wuhu, Anhui Province, arrested and charged with carrying out “illegal business operations” last August...
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...
Linfen House Church Faces Ongoing PersecutionNovember 8, 2022 — 11/08/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – A house church in southwest Shanxi province continues to face an ongoing crackdown, as church leaders and members are slapped with trumped-up charges and...
One Killed, Eleven Injured in Bus Bombing AttackNovember 7, 2022 — 11/07/2022 Philippines (International Christian Concern) - On November 6, a bomb planted inside a passenger bus detonated, killing one person and injuring eleven more. The explosion occurred while the...
