CSW concerned at ongoing expulsion of Christian foreign nationals
CSW is deeply concerned by an ongoing campaign targeting Protestant denominations in Turkey, which has resulted in the expulsions of close to 70...
Xiamen Authorities Ban Xunsiding Church’s Campus
02/28/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A well-known house church in China’s Xiamen city, previously banned by local authorities, received another administrative punishment...
New interreligious aide to Imran Khan says minorities in Pakistan “not second class citizens”
After an announcement in December 2020, the Pakistani government has renewed a commitment to protect minorities and promote religious tolerance with the...
Criminal Complaint Filed Over Armenian Hate Speech
02/28/2021 Armenia (International Christian Concern) – A criminal complaint has been filed against a woman for hate speech who said she would cut...
UN Working Group rules that detention of Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani is arbitrary
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has published an opinion that the continued detention of Iranian church leader Yousef Nadarkhani is arbitrary.
Islamic Extremists Threaten to Kill Abducted Pastor in One Week if Ransom Isn’t Paid
02/27/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to a Morning Star News report, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has released a video of...
101 Members of Congress Send Letter to Administration Calling for U.S. Attention on Artsakh
02/20/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Yesterday, a bipartisan group of 101 members of the U.S. House of Representatives cosigned a letter...
Couple Banished from Village in India After Refusing to Renounce Christian Faith
02/21/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – In December 2020, Jaga Padiami and his wife converted to Christianity. Due to their conversion, the family...
As anti-coup protesters face crackdown, ethnic nationalities appeal for aid
CSW has received first-hand reports of anti-coup protests in Burma’s (Myanmar’s) major cities of Rangoon, Mandalay, and the capital Naypyidaw, as well...
Murdered Papuan Pastor’s Family Agree to an Autopsy with Conditions
02/21/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The family of Pastor Yeremia Zanambani, who was killed last fall in Intan Jaya, Papua, approved an...