Southern Thai Province Moves to Implement Sharia Law
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...
House Church Preacher in Taiyuan Detained Again
01/01/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The preacher of a house church in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, who was just detained last November, was detained...
Azerbaijan Responds to UNESCO
01/02/2021 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – Multiple videos have circulated of Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and his First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva visiting Nagorno-Karabakh...
Chinese Street Evangelist Detained on New Year’s Day
01/02/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – On December 31, a Christian street evangelist in China’s Hunan province was again sentenced by the authorities...
Catholic bishop released five days after kidnapping in Nigeria
A Catholic bishop in Nigeria, who was kidnapped on Sunday, has been released unharmed, according to the Archdiocese of Owerri.
Arzoo Raja’s Abductor Released on Bail by Court in Pakistan
01/02/2020 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, the abductor of Arzoo Raja, a 13-year-old Christian girl taken from her...
Seven Prayers for Pastors for a New Year
As we move into 2021, may I suggest we churchgoers spend more time in prayer for our pastors? Could we commit to...
Vatican City set to launch COVID-19 vaccinations this month
Coronavirus vaccines are scheduled to arrive in Vatican City next week, according to the Vatican director of health and hygiene.
Chinese Nuns Working in Vatican’s Hong Kong Mission Detained in Hebei
01/03/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Two Chinese nuns working at Vatican’s unofficial diplomatic mission in Hong Kong were detained and put under...
Five Reasons Why 2021 Will Be Harder—But Better—Than 2020
As the pandemic hit, the chaos of the spring and summer gave way to an intolerable uncertainty in the fall and winter....