Indonesian Police Hunting for Pro-Islamic State Militant SuspectsJuly 14, 2021 — 07/14/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – In Indonesia, security forces are hunting for three suspected members of an Islamic-State affiliated terrorist group. The suspects escaped a raid that killed two...
Christians Family Extorted Over Burial of Their DeadJuly 12, 2021 — 07/12/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – In Indonesia, where Christians are a religious minority, it is often difficult for them to obtain plots of land in cemeteries to bury their...
No Record Found Showing the Departure of Missing Pastor and WifeJuly 11, 2021 — 07/11/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – A missing Malaysian pastor and his Indonesian wife did not leave Malaysia in November 2016 or later, based on the records from the government....
China Tightens Border Control with Myanmar to Prevent “Religious Infiltration”July 10, 2021 — 07/10/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Given the surge of COVID-19 cases, China has recently closed its border with Myanmar. In addition, it is adding a newly built barbed-wire fence...
Kachin Baptist Pastors Jailed for Holding Peace PrayersJuly 2, 2021 — 07/02/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On June 28th, three pastors from Kachin state were detained and charged for organizing prayers for peace. They are now facing three years in...
Indonesian Protestant Church Council Condemns Move by Indonesian GovernmentJuly 1, 2021 — 07/01/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The Protestant Church Council in Papua, the autonomous region of Indonesia that is predominantly Christian, has accused the Indonesian government of perpetuating unrest and...
Church Burned in West Sulawesi, IndonesiaJune 30, 2021 — 06/30/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A church in East Batang Uru Village, Sumarorong District, Mamasa, in West Sulawesi province of Indonesia was burned by an unknown person in the...
Singapore Church Collaborates with Tech Companies to Reduce Online RadicalismJune 29, 2021 — 06/29/2021 Singapore (International Christian Concern) – The Catholic Church in Singapore has begun collaborating with the government and tech companies such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, and TikTok on a project...
ICC Partners with Free Burma Rangers to Provide Aid and Hope to 1,500 IDPsJune 28, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="125415" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 6/28/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Since the February 1 military coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected civilian government, infighting between the...
Malaysian Government Withholds Evidence Concerning Missing PastorJune 27, 2021 — 06/27/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – Malaysian pastor Joshua Hilmy, disappeared along with his Indonesian wife, Ruth Sitepu, on November 30, 2016. Joshua was a Muslim before converting to Christianity....
Ceasefire Between Local Fighters and Burmese Army in Chin StateJune 25, 2021 — 06/25/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – After weeks of intense fighting between the Burmese army and the local fighters belonging to the “Chinland Defense Forces” (CDF), there is now a...
Becoming Christian Threatens Her Job: Yaya’s StoryJune 25, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By ICC’s Indonesia Correspondent" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1623872339684{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"] 06/25/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Yaya has long been curious about Christianity and had a desire to participate...
Schoolchildren Vandalize Christian Graves in Central JavaJune 24, 2021 — 06/24/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On June 16, children from a school in Solo, Central Java province, vandalized twelve graves at Cemoro Kembar Cemetery. The Christian graves were defaced...
33 Christians Serve as Prisoners of Conscience in VietnamJune 23, 2021 — 06/23/2021 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – According to a recently released report on human rights in Vietnam published by the California-based rights group Vietnam Human Rights Network (VHRN), Vietnam holds...
Indonesia Mandates Test to Reduce Radicalism Among Civil ServantsJune 21, 2021 — 06/21/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The Indonesian government has announced that their new selection procedure for civil servants will include a test intended to gauge a candidate’s level of...
Relocating Yasmin Church Perpetuates Religious Intolerance in IndonesiaJune 19, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By ICC’s Indonesia Correspondent" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1623872339684{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"] 06/19/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – For fifteen years, Yasmin Church in Bogor, Indonesia, has struggled with the local...
