Christian Sentenced to Death in Pakistan Files Appeal with High Court
09/19/2020 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – On September 8, Asif Pervaiz was sentenced to death by a trial court in Lahore, Pakistan for...
Christian Family Claims Police in Pakistan Have Failed to Recover Their Abducted Daughter
09/20/2020 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Asia News, police in Faisalabad, Pakistan have failed recover a teenage Christian girl who was...
Independent lawyer and journalist released
Roberto Quiñones Haces, a Cuban journalist and lawyer, was released from prison in Guantánamo, Cuba, on 4 September after spending nearly a year in...
Vatican extends agreement with Beijing amid freedom of religion or belief concerns
Pope Francis has signed off on a two-year extension of an agreement with the Chinese government on the appointment of bishops, according...
Missionary in Mali Says Church not “Threatened at all” During Coup
09/19/2020 Mali (International Christian Concern) – Last month, Mali’s military conducted a bloodless takeover of the Central government. They were able to capture the...
Indonesia’s ban on Bible app contradicts religious tolerance philosophy of Pancasila
Indonesia’s decision to remove a Bible application from Google Play Store contradicts the state-promoted philosophy of Pancasila, according to an expert on the...
Report: Chinese government imprisoning more priests, bishops
The Chinese government continues to imprison Catholic clergy - including bishops - who refuse to support the Communist Party, according to a...
Orthodox Church Illegally Walled in Turkey
09/20/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – A wall was built closing the two entrances to a Greek Orthodox Church located in Turkey’s Tralleis....
Government Spy Caught on Video by ERCC Member
09/19/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On September 17, Hope and her two children realized someone was watching them. Hope turned around to...
Churches targeted despite positive developments
A temporary straw church building belonging to the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) in Jabarona, Ombada, Omdurman, was set on fire on...