Malaysian Political Parties Urge the Government to Appeal Against ‘Allah’ DecisionMarch 14, 2021 — 03/14/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – Several political parties in Malaysia want the government to appeal the High Court’s March 10 decision to allow the term “Allah” to be used...
Deradicalization Program in Indonesia Not Very Effective in Curbing ExtremismMarch 11, 2021 — 03/11/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Although Indonesia has set up a deradicalization program to address the growing radicalism among Muslims, it has not been able to prevent the spread...
Malaysian High Court Rules Non-Muslims Can Refer to God as “Allah”March 10, 2021 — 03/10/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – On Wednesday, the Malaysian High Court ruled that non-Muslims can use the word “Allah” to refer to God, overturning a decades-long ban that caused...
Terrorist Responsible for St Lidwina Church Attack DiesMarch 8, 2021 — 03/07/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The perpetrator of the attack on St. Lidwina Bedog Catholic Church in Gamping District, Sleman, has died. The body of Suliono, a terrorist from...
Malaysian High Court to Rule if Islamic Calligraphy Should be Taught at Vernacular SchoolsMarch 6, 2021 — 03/06/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – On April 20, the High Court in Malaysia will rule whether leave for judicial review should be granted to a parent and two organizations...
Indonesian Christians Call for Revision of Religious TextbooksMarch 4, 2021 — 03/04/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Indonesian Christians are calling on the government to scrap or revise Islamic religious textbooks that allude to the Bible, saying religious studies in schools...
Kachin Christians Beaten by Police before ReleaseMarch 3, 2021 — 03/03/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern has learned that the 11 Christians in Myanmar’s Shan state (previously reported as 14 Christians) who were taken away during a...
Alleged Kidnapper of Missing Malaysian Pastor AcquittedFebruary 27, 2021 — 02/27/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – A former Uber driver who was accused of abducting Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh, has been acquitted of the charge on February 8 and was...
A Church Reopens after 18 Years of Building Permit StruggleFebruary 26, 2021 — 02/26/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A church in Indonesia’s central Java is finally able to gather again at its church, after nearly two decades of building permit (IMB) challenges....
Ethnic Ta Oi Christian Women Persecuted in VietnamFebruary 25, 2021 — 02/25/2021 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – On the 30th of January 2021, a group of police officers came to stop a Bible study group in the house of sister Le...
Indonesian Church in Yogyakarta Finally Able to Build its ChurchFebruary 23, 2021 — 02/23/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A protestant church in Indonesia’s Yogyakarta finally is able to build its own church, after its building permit (IMB) was previously revoked by the...
Vandalism on Catholic Churches in Basilan Province before Lenten SeasonFebruary 22, 2021 — 02/22/2021 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – A few Catholic chapels in the Philippines’ Muslim-majority Basilan province were recently vandalized, just as local parishioners were about to commemorate a religious ceremony...
Murdered Papuan Pastor’s Family Agree to an Autopsy with ConditionsFebruary 21, 2021 — 02/21/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The family of Pastor Yeremia Zanambani, who was killed last fall in Intan Jaya, Papua, approved an autopsy to be carried out on the...
Killer of Lao Christian Man Still At LargeFebruary 19, 2021 — 02/19/2021 Laos (International Christian Concern) – Two months after a 28-year-old Christian leader in Laos was shot dead by an unknown attacker, the Lao authorities said they still have not...
Christians in Myanmar Concerned about the Future after CoupFebruary 17, 2021 — 02/17/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – More than two weeks after the Tatmadaw (Burmese Army) staged a coup to remove the democratically elected civilian government, protestors are taking it to...
People of Faith Gather to Protest Myanmar Military CoupFebruary 13, 2021 — 02/13/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – It has been almost two weeks since the Tatmadaw (Burmese Army) staged a coup and abducted the country’s State Counsellor, President, and other senior...
