Retired Malaysian Police Officer Threatens to Walk Out of Inquiry on Missing PastorJanuary 7, 2021 — 01/07/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – On January 6, a retired high-level police officer threatened to walk out of a Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) inquiry into the disappearance of...
Indonesia to Release Radical Cleric Abu Bakar BashirJanuary 6, 2021 — 01/06/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On January 4, Indonesian officials announced that Abu Bakar Bashir, who was jailed in 2011 for links to militant training camps in the Indonesian...
Extremist Group in Southern Philippines Target Church, Law EnforcementJanuary 5, 2021 — 01/05/2021 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Last December, the Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), a terrorist group based in the southern Philippines, attacked a parish church after conducting...
Indonesia Bans Hardline Muslim Group FPIJanuary 4, 2021 — 01/04/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On December 30, the chief security minister announced Indonesia’s disbandment of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), a hardline group led by firebrand cleric Muhammad...
The Deep Sorrow of Lewono Lembantongoa’s ChristiansDecember 31, 2020 — By ICC’s Indonesia Correspondent 12/31/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The morning of November 27, 2020, will forever be a dark day for Christian residents in Lewono hamlet, Lembantongoa village,...
Slain Papuan Pastor’s Two Nephews Allegedly Killed by the MilitaryDecember 30, 2020 — 12/29/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Last week, military investigators in Indonesia revealed that Indonesian soldiers in Papua province killed two brothers accused of being separatist rebels in their custody,...
Police in Indonesia Inspect Churches before ChristmasDecember 25, 2020 — 12/25/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Ahead of Christmas service, police officers across Indonesia inspected a number of churches in several areas to clear them from bomb threats. In addition...
Indonesian Government Compensates Victims of Terrorist AttacksDecember 22, 2020 — 12/22/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On December 16, the Indonesian government provided compensation to 215 victims who were impacted by past terrorist acts in the country since 2002. 17...
Indonesian Churches Urge Jakarta to Stop Violence in PapuaDecember 20, 2020 — 12/20/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – While Papua has been integrated into the Republic of Indonesia for nearly six decades, the restive yet resource-rich Christian majority region has long suffered...
Malaysian Christian Will Soon Hear Court Decision on Her Religious Freedom CaseDecember 17, 2020 — 12/17/2020 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The High Court in Malaysia will finally deliver its decision in January 2021, after a Christian woman filed a lawsuit 12 years ago to...
Indonesian Radical Cleric Arrested for Violating COVID-19 ProtocolsDecember 15, 2020 — 12/15/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On December 13, a firebrand Islamic cleric was detained by the Indonesian police for allegedly violating COVID-19 health protocols, holding events that drew thousands...
Another Year to Celebrate Christmas Behind Doors for Persecuted Lao ChristiansDecember 13, 2020 — 12/13/2020 Laos (International Christian Concern) – As many Christians around the world are preparing themselves for the celebration of Christmas, in Buddhist majority Laos, the minority Christians face a difficult...
Indonesian Terrorists Use Charity Boxes to Collect FundDecember 12, 2020 — 12/12/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – One of Indonesia’s terrorist groups has deployed charity boxes at marketplaces throughout Indonesia, with the hope to trick the unsuspecting shoppers into giving money...
Vietnamese Priest Sues Church Over Church PropertyDecember 11, 2020 — 12/11/2020 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – A priest in southern Vietnam is taking the local government to court, since it fails to recognize the church’s legal ownership of former educational...
Imprisoned Pastor’s Son Asked to Renounce Faith, Faces Death Threats in VietnamDecember 9, 2020 — 12/09/2020 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Prior to International Human Rights Day on December 10, Radio Free Asia’s (RFA) Vietnamese service spoke to several human rights groups to learn about...
Evicted Lao Christians Return Home Yet Banned from Rebuilding HomesDecember 8, 2020 — 12/08/2020 Laos (International Christian Concern) – The seven Lao Christians who were evicted from their homes in southern Saravan province in October for not renouncing their faith, have finally returned...
