Two Churches and a Baptist Office Hit with Incendiary Rockets in Chin State

October 30, 2021 — 10/30/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – In the latest major offensive against the town of Thantlang in the predominantly Christian Chin state, the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) launched a few rounds...

Persecuted Churches in Aceh Receive Bibles from ICC

October 29, 2021 —

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10/29/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Aceh, the special autonomous region in Indonesia, is the only province officially practicing Sharia law, a set of Islamic rules which...

Myanmar Cardinal Calls on Catholics to Speak Up

October 28, 2021 — 10/28/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – In a time when people in the war-ravaged Myanmar feel helpless and outraged after the military junta seized power in February, the country’s Cardinal...

Burmese Army Intends to Create a Rift Between Chin Christian Leaders and the Public

October 22, 2021 — 10/22/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – A defected sergeant from the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) reveals the tactic that the Tatmadaw is using to divide the public and Christian leaders, as...

Kachin Pastors Among Those Set Free by the Burmese Army

October 20, 2021 — 10/20/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On October 18, the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) set more than 5,000 prisoners freed “on humanitarian grounds.” Three ethnic Kachin pastors were among the 5,000...

Myanmar Junta Destroys a Chin Church after Failing to Set it Ablaze

October 19, 2021 — 10/19/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – In the midst of intense fighting between the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) and the local defense groups in Christian-majority Chin state, another church was vandalized...

Myanmar Junta Burns Church and Houses After Arresting Civilians

October 17, 2021 — 10/17/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – In a “clearance operation” aimed at eliminating the opposition in Chin state, the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) set an entire village on fire—including a Baptist...

Church in Kayah State Shelled by the Burmese Army

October 16, 2021 — 10/16/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – A Catholic church in eastern Myanmar has been shelled by the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) as fighting intensifies between ethnic militia, local defense forces, and...

Indonesia Compensates the Victims of Terrorist Bomb Attacks

October 14, 2021 — 10/14/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Jakarta made the announcement that the Indonesian government will give compensation to more than 400 victims of terrorist bomb attacks committed across the country...

ICC Feeds 100 IDPs in Christian-majority Chin State

October 12, 2021 —

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10/12/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The power-thirsty Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) staged a coup to topple the civilian government led by Aung Sang Suu Kyi in February....

Burmese Army Raid Catholic IDP Camp in Chin State

October 11, 2021 — 10/11/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – As the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) increases its offensive against local defense groups in Christian-majority Chin state, they also target civilians to intimidate and threaten...

Brother of Chin Pastor Killed by the Burmese Army Still Mourning

October 11, 2021 — 10/10/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The family of an ethnic Chin Baptist pastor killed on September 18 by the Burmese Army is still grieving for his death. Pastor Cung...

God Shows Mercy to a Jailed Pastor’s Sick Daughter Through ICC

October 9, 2021 —

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10/09/2021 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – In 2018, Pastor Minh*, an ethnic H’re pastor who led a house church in central Vietnam, was arrested and prosecuted by...

Propagation of Non-Muslim Faiths Limited in Malaysia

October 8, 2021 — 10/08/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – In the latest move to restrict the propagation of non-Muslim faiths, the Malaysian government is planning to table two bills in the Parliament. When...

Elderly Chin Christians Shot Dead by The Tatmadaw in Chin State

October 5, 2021 — 10/05/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Two elderly Christian men in Myanmar’s Chin state were killed in a car by the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) as they entered the town of...

Indonesia Remains Predominantly Muslim, Though Christianity Grew Nearly 1%

October 3, 2021 — 10/03/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – According to the latest data from the Indonesian government, Indonesia continues to be a Muslim-majority country, although there has been a slight increase in...