2021 Ends as the “Most Violent Year” for Christians in India
01/01/2022 India (International Christian Concern) – According to the United Christian Forum (UCF), 2021 ended as the “most violent year” in recorded history...
Detained house church leader charged with inciting subversion of state power
Authorities in Guiyang, in China's southwestern Guizhou province, appear to have charged church elder Zhang Chunlei with an additional charge of 'inciting...
Historic Church Service in Mardin, Turkey, Marred by Attack on Christian Family
A Christian family were attacked in a village in Mardin province, south-eastern Turkey, shortly before a church service on Sunday, June 5.
Chinese Churches Call For Rights To Be Respected
Thirty-four churches in Beijing have issued a joint declaration calling on the government to respect the basic freedom and rights of religious citizens.
Thirty-four churches...
Rebels in Burma Detain More than 90 Christian Leaders, Shut Down More Churches
YANGON, Burma (Morning Star News) – After shutting down at least 10 churches in early September, ethnic Wa rebels in eastern Burma (Myanmar) have closed dozens...
Concerns over the Use of Torture on Christians in Darfur
CSW is deeply concerned for the situation of Christians in Sudan's Darfur region after 12 men were arrested by the National Intelligence and Security...
Major Guangzhou House Church Shut Down by Authorities
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on the morning of December 15, more than 100 police and government officials raided a children’s Bible...
Kidnapped Malaysian Pastor Raymond Koh Still Missing After 700 Days
01/26/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – On 13 February 2017, Pastor Raymond Koh was kidnapped by a group of men in Petaling Jaya,...
Ethnic Armed Groups Propose Ceasefire with Myanmar Army
03/02/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On February 25, the four ethnic armed groups of the Northern Alliance met with the government’s National...
Experts Concerned India’s Secular Nature is in Jeopardy
03/30/2019 India (International Christian Concern) – With India set to go to the polls next month, many human rights experts and religious minorities...
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WCC executive committee statement urges “Christian witness and action for human dignity and human...
The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee published a statement entitled “Christian witness and action for human dignity and human rights,” in...
Four Students Injured as Myanmar Military Shells Bible School in Shan State
Four men were wounded as a Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) shell struck the premises of a Bible school in northern Shan State on November 3.
WCC acting general secretary: “We are a fellowship united by faith for action”
In his last report to the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca...