ICC Supports a Persecuted Montagnard Evangelist and His Family

May 6, 2022 — 05/05/2022 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Montagnard Christians living in the Central Highlands of Vietnam have been systematically persecuted by their government. Those who identify as Protestant or evangelical often...

Malaysian Writer Arrested for Allegedly Insulting Mohammad

May 5, 2022 — 05/05/2022 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – A Malaysian writer named Uthaya Sankar was arrested on April 11 after being accused of insulting the Prophet Mohammad in a Facebook post. He...

Malaysian Lawmaker Sentenced for Criticizing Shariah Court System

May 2, 2022 — 05/02/2022 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – On April 25, Malaysian lawmaker Maria Chin Abdullah was sentenced to seven days in jail for allegedly insulting the Shariah judicial system. Shariah judge...

Radical Muslims’ Protest Against Church Construction in Cilegon Cancelled

April 30, 2022 — 04/30/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A demonstration scheduled to take place this week against the construction of a Batak church in Cilegon, a major coastal industrial city in Banten...

Serving the Least of These in Wartime

April 28, 2022 — By Gina Goh 04/28/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Located in Myanmar’s northwest, the Christian-majority Chin state has come under heavy fire after the Tatmadaw (Burmese Army) staged a coup...

Persecution of Myanmar’s Christians Compared to Rohingya Genocide

April 27, 2022 — 04/27/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On April 25, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 2022 Annual Report on international religious freedom worldwide. ICC commends the...

Catholic Priest Released by Myanmar’s Military

April 26, 2022 — 04/26/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – A priest from Pathein Diocese in Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Division arrested by the military has been released following mediation by church officials. UCA News reported...

Missing Pastor and Wife Likely Victims of “Enforced Disappearance”

April 23, 2022 — 04/23/2022 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) recently held that missing pastor Joshua Hilmy and his wife Ruth Sitepu were victims of enforced disappearance,...

Christian Lawmaker and Muslim Professor Spar in Ongoing Legal Battle

April 21, 2022 — 04/21/2022 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – A Christian lawmaker and a Muslim university professor is in the middle of a long-running legal battle over the alleged defamation of each other....

Christian Politician Gets Five-Month Sentence for Hate Speech

April 20, 2022 — 04/20/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On April 19, an Indonesian court convicted Ferdinand Hutahaean, a Protestant politician, with charges of hate speech for making insulting remarks about Islam on...

Indonesia Tightens Security ahead of Easter Weekend

April 17, 2022 — 04/17/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Indonesian police have been deployed to different parts of the predominantly Muslim country to ensure the safety of Christians during the Easter weekend. Located...

Missing Catholic Priest Found Tied up, Unconscious in Vehicle

April 5, 2022 — 04/05/2022 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – A Catholic priest who had been missing for over 48 hours was found unconscious and tied up in his car. On April 1,...

Burmese Army Vandalizes a Church in Chin State After Using it as a Shelter

April 4, 2022 — 04/02/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – As the Tatmadaw (Burmese Army) intensifies its offense against the Christian-majority Chin state, another church fell victim to the vandalism of the junta troops....

ICC Provides 60 Bibles to Rural Community in Indonesia

April 3, 2022 — 04/03/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – In the middle of 2021, Malaki Aritonang and his wife founded the ministry Garis Depan in the town of Gunang Tua, a rural village...

Church in Chin State Vandalized and Looted by the Junta

April 2, 2022 — 04/02/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The Christian-majority Chin state in Myanmar continues to see its churches being targeted and attacked by the Tatmadaw (Burmese Army), a year after the...

Trusting in God Amid Difficulty

March 29, 2022 — 03/29/2022 Finland (International Christian Concern) – All she did was post a tweet questioning the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland’s decision to become an official sponsor of the 2019 Helsinki...