Anti-Catholic vandalism in Northern Ireland deters families, prompts investigation
Reports emerged this week of a third act of sectarian vandalism at a social housing development in Northern Ireland, into which a...
Supreme Court to Consider Ending Decades of Discrimination Against India’s Low Caste Christians
01/09/2020 India (International Christian Concern) – On Wednesday, January 8, the Supreme Court of India agreed to examine a petition that called for...
New administrative rules on religion come into force amid ongoing restrictions
On 1 February new administrative regulations came into effect in China, which set out measures on the structure and function of religious...
Ten attacks on Indian Christians by extremists in days leading up to Trump visit
Church leaders have called for increased protection for religious minorities in India after Christians were targeted in a spate of at least...
House Church Pastor in Guangzhou Trapped at Home by the Authorities
03/29/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Ma Chao and his wife from the Guangfu house church in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, have not...
U.S. Commission on international religious freedom advise that DOS “Blacklist” Russia for Crimea and...
The US Commission on International Religious Freedoms has released another report on the state of freedom in the world. In particular, it...
ERCC Member Forcibly Evicted from Rented Apartment
05/31/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On May 27, a member from Chengdu’s Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) was forcibly kicked out by...
St. Junípero Serra statue destroyed at California state capitol
On the evening of Independence Day, a crowd in Sacramento tore down a statue of St. Junipero Serra, set fire to it,...
State-vetted Churches in China Turned into Cultural Centers
07/18/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – As China continues to crack down on churches, some state-approved Three-Self churches have been converted to cultural...
Monastery Fights Against Government-Sent Land Grabbers
08/15/2020 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Local authorities and land grabbers, backed by the Vietnamese government, have advanced their campaign to kick members...