Truth Pending as 4th Anniversary of Malaysian Pastor’s Disappearance Approaches

February 12, 2021 — 02/12/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – It has been four years since a Malaysian pastor was abducted in broad daylight. Yet his whereabouts remain a mystery, despite an ongoing effort...

Christian Men Flogged in Aceh for Drinking Alcohol, Gambling

February 11, 2021 — 02/11/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Two Christian men were publicly caned on Monday in Indonesia’s Aceh province for drinking alcoholic beverages and gambling. The flogging took place less than...

Laos Harasses Missing Lao Christian’s Wife, Takes Away Her Motorbike

February 6, 2021 — 02/06/2021 Laos (International Christian Concern) – A Lao Christian man who was arrested by the authorities after he refused to cease worship is still missing, while his wife continues to...

Myanmar’s Military Government Declares State of Emergency

February 2, 2021 —

11 Ministers Appointed to Replace Previous Cabinet 02/02/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) –International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that following the coup yesterday, Myanmar’s military (Tatmadaw) has...

Religion Minister Invites Indonesian Churches to Build Religious Harmony

January 31, 2021 — 01/30/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The Minister of Religious Affairs, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, a moderate Muslim cleric who was sworn in into the Cabinet on Christmas Eve, recently received...

Displaced Chin Christians Begin New Life in Yangon

January 29, 2021 — 01/29/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The ongoing conflicts between the Arakan Army (AA) and the Tatmadaw (Burmese Army), together with the Coronavirus pandemic, have made the lives of minority...

Vietnamese Christian Imprisoned for Trumped Up Charge Returns Home

January 27, 2021 — 01/27/2021 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – A pastor in northwestern Vietnam told ICC that on January 10, a Christian man named Sung A Khua returned home after serving two and...

Suhakam Calls on Malaysian Government to Address Religious Status Problem

January 25, 2021 — 01/25/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has called on government agencies to deal with ID cases marking the wrong religious status of Sarawakians,...

Montagnard Christians Asked to Denounce Their Faith

January 24, 2021 — 01/24/2021 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – An ethnic Montagnard in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, along with four other Christians, were recently brought by the police to denounce their faith...

Indonesia Appoints Christian Man to be National Police Chief

January 23, 2021 — 01/23/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A protestant has been chosen by Indonesian President Joko Widodo to fill the position as the next National Police Chief after considering four other...

Justice is Missing for Kachin Christian Teachers Raped and Killed by Tatmadaw

January 21, 2021 — 01/21/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Kachin Christians continue to seek justice for the two ethnic Kachin teachers who were allegedly raped and killed by the Tatmadaw (Burmese Army) in...

Indonesian Suicide Bombers’ Daughter Compelled to Join IS

January 20, 2021 — 01/20/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The daughter of an Indonesian couple, who both died in their suicide attack against a Catholic church in southern Philippines, told an Indonesian official...

Malaysia Delays Ruling on Use of “Allah” by Christians

January 14, 2021 — 01/14/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The High Court of Malaysia has again deferred delivering its ruling on a judicial review application by a Christian woman in Sarawak to use...

Suhakam Inquiry for Missing Pastor Disappointed After Evidence Withheld

January 12, 2021 — 01/12/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) panel, working on the case of missing pastor Joshua Hilmy and his wife Ruth Sitepu, expressed today...

Southern Thai Province Moves to Implement Sharia Law

January 9, 2021 — 01/09/2021 Thailand (International Christian Concern) – The authorities in a Muslim-majority province in southern Thailand joined forces with local Islamists to enforce sharia law, a move that concerns human rights...

Indonesian Terrorist Suspects Linked to Church Bombing Killed by the Police

January 8, 2021 — 01/08/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On January 6, two suspected Islamic militants with alleged links to Indonesian suicide bombers who attacked a southern Philippines church in 2019, were killed...