Myanmar Christians Flee to India Amidst Military Crackdowns

May 27, 2021 — 05/27/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – As the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) continues cracking down on pro-democracy demonstrations, thousands of people, mostly Christians, are fleeing to bordering Mizoram state in India....

Four Killed in a Military Attack on a Myanmar Church

May 24, 2021 — 05/24/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Four people were killed on May 24 when the Burmese military attacked a Catholic church in eastern Myanmar. This event is another in a...

Prayers Needed for Restive Myanmar as Armed Conflicts Intensify

May 23, 2021 — 05/23/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – As the military junta in Myanmar continues to destabilize the country by cracking down pro-democracy protesters, attacking villages in Christian-majority states, and disabling the...

Poso Residents Urge Indonesian Presidents to Rid Terrorist Group

May 22, 2021 — 05/22/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A group of villagers from the restive Poso region in Central Sulawesi is calling for Indonesian president to step up his administration’s efforts in...

Indonesian Police Arrest 53 Suspects in Cathedral Bombing

May 21, 2021 — 05/21/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On March 28, a suicide bombing occurred outside a Catholic cathedral in Makassar, Sulawesi, while the church was having the Palm Sunday Mass. At...

Yasmin Church Denied Access to Their Property Despite Supreme Court Ruling

May 20, 2021 — 05/20/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On May 7, GKI (The Indonesian Christian Church) Executive Representative Bona Sigalingging urged the mayor of Bogor, Bima Arya, to allow Yasmin Church to...

Once a Muslim Psychic, Now a Child of God

May 19, 2021 —

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By ICC’s Indonesia Correspondent 05/19/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – This is the story of Wayan, a father of five children, a Muslim since birth,...

Churches Offer Shelter to the Influx of Refugees in Myanmar’s Kachin State

May 19, 2021 — 05/19/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Since the Feb. 1 coup, which resulted in the demise of Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected civilian government, the fighting between the Burmese...

A Priest in Kachin State was Arrested by the Burmese Army

May 18, 2021 — 05/18/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On May 14, a Catholic priest from the diocese of Banmaw in Myanmar’s Kachin state was arrested by the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) while he...

Terrorist Group Allegedly Murdered Four Christian Farmers in Central Sulawesi

May 12, 2021 — Victims Stabbed to Death, One Beheaded 05/12/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on May 11, four Christian farmers from the village of Kalimago, Poso regency,...

Suffering of Karen Christians Intensified by Recent Coup

May 12, 2021 —

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This article is part of a series analyzing the unique challenges facing Myanmar’s Christian...

Philippine Pastor Arrested Allegedly for Activism

May 3, 2021 — 05/03/2021 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – A pastor in Bicol region was arrested yesterday after the police raided his home and conducted a search in the middle of the night....

Myanmar Cardinal Asks for Prayers for Peace, Justice Amid Coup

May 2, 2021 — 05/02/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Throughout the month of May, Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon is asking Catholics to pray for peace and justice in military-ruled Myanmar. UCA News...

Indonesia Arrests Lawyer of Banned Extremist Group for Terrorism Plot

April 29, 2021 — 04/29/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On April 27, the Indonesian Police have arrested Munarman, former general secretary of the now-banned extremist group Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), naming him a...

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...

Another Suspect Linked to Makassar Cathedral Attack Arrested

April 19, 2021 — 04/19/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The Special Anti-Terror Squad (Densus 88), together with the South Sulawesi Regional Police, arrested a man in Maros Regency, South Sulawesi today. He is...