Chengdu Police Raid ERCC Gathering, Arrest Youth Leader
05/13/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On May 12, a member of the heavily persecuted Chengdu-based Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) was taken...
International community laments Cardinal Zen’s ‘precarious’ position
The arrest this week of Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun in Hong Kong continues to attract international condemnation, with the U.S. bishops calling...
Extremists Kill Somali Soldiers in Coordinated Attacks
05/13/2022 Somalia (International Christian Concern) – On May 5, two attacks perpetrated by Islamic extremists killed eleven soldiers in Burkina Faso. Nine more...
Nigeria is World’s Scariest Country to be a Christian
05/14/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – At least 896 civilians have been killed in violent attacks in Nigeria during the first three months...
Protestant Christian families forced to participate in religious majority festival for fourth consecutive year
Protestant Christian families in Chiapas, Mexico are being forced to participate in an upcoming syncretic Roman Catholic festival or face illegal fines...
Fulani Militants Kill 142 People In Deadly Attacks Across Central Nigeria
04/28/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – On April 10, armed groups of radicalized Muslim Fulani herdsmen simultaneously attacked an estimated ten villages in...
Government threats result in cancellation of prayer event
A prayer event focused on support for mothers and wives of political prisoners has been cancelled after the Cuban government made repeated threats to...
Chinese Preacher and Wife to Attend Court for Administrative Reconsideration
05/01/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – A Chinese preacher and his wife who have received a hefty fine for organizing illegal religious gatherings...
Well-known Christian Website in China Closes Permanently
04/29/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – A Christian website in China with more than 20 years of history has ceased to exist recently...
Indian Authorities Arrest 36 Christians During Maundy Thursday Service
04/16/2022 (International Christian Concern) – A congregation of 100 Christians celebrating a Maundy Thursday service in Uttar Pradesh’s Fathepur District were threatened by...