United Nations Habitat assembly convenes interfaith dialogues
Religious communities’ significant role in creating safer, sustainable and inclusive cities has been underlined at the United Nations Habitat Assembly in the...
Tribunal says China uses coercion in organ harvesting, targets religious minorities
An investigative tribunal has said that forced harvesting of organs for transplant continues in China, with religious minorities especially targeted.
22 states call on China to end arbitrary detention of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang
22 United Nations (UN) Member States have co-signed a letter calling on China to end the arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities...
Pastor Beaten by Hindu Radicals, Officials Refuse to Register Case
08/04/2019 India (International Christian Concern) - On June 23rd, eight young Hindu radicals attacked a pastor who was delivering Christian pamphlets on his...
Iran Targets Christian Refugees’ Families
08/26/2019 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Two married Iranian Christian refugees living in the United States have requested prayers for their family members...
Christian woman who refused to renounce faith starts prison sentence at notorious Iranian jail
A Christian woman started a prison sentence in Iran on 31 August for “propaganda” against the government after earlier refusing pressure from judges to...
Pakistani Teenager Abducted and Forcibly Converted
09/29/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – On September 16, Samra Bibi, a 14-year-old Christian Pakistani living in Faisalabad, was abducted by a radical...
Amazonian ‘Way of the Cross’ prayed during Vatican’s Amazon synod
An “Amazonian Stations of the Cross” was prayed outside the Vatican Saturday, organized as part of a set of semi-official events connected...
Turkish Christian Teacher Suspended
11/10/2019 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – A Turkish teacher of religious culture and ethics lessons is preparing a lawsuit following a suspension from...
Emergency Orders Being Used to Harass Christians in India’s Jammu and Kashmir
11/24/2019 India (International Christian Concern) – On August 5, 2019, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government of India revoked the special status...