Vietnamese Catholic Refugees in Bangkok Risk Deportation to See Pope Francis
12/13/2019 Thailand (International Christian Concern) – From November 20 to November 23, Catholics in Thailand were thrilled to see Pope Francis in their...
BJP singles out Muslims in controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill
On Monday 9 December India’s Lok Sabha (Lower House) passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 (CAB), which will grant citizenship to religious minorities from...
Pakistani Christians Complain About Another Discriminatory Job Advertisement
12/13/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – On November 23, another discriminatory job advertisement was published in a local newspaper in Narowal, Pakistan. The...
Seven killed and 21 young people kidnapped in Far North Cameroon as Boko Haram...
Seven people were killed and 21 children and young adults were kidnapped in yet another spree of devastating Boko Haram attacks on...
Gaza Christians Prevented from Christmas Pilgrimage
12/13/2019 Gaza (International Christian Concern) – Israel has issued a decision that Christians living in Gaza will not be allowed to travel to...
Russian evangelical Christians targeted in church closures and restrictions
Despite President Putin’s recently proclaimed stance of protecting Christians, court actions by Russian authorities to close or place restrictions on evangelical churches suggest they...
Congress advances bill condemning China ‘re-education’ camps
The House of Representatives this week passed legislation recognizing the mass detention of Uyghurs and other abuses committed by the Chinese government...
Church ordered to replace name sign with political slogan as Chinese authorities step up...
Chinese authorities have forced a church in Jiangxi province to paint over its name and replace it with a communist slogan, “Follow the Party,...
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...
Chinese Church Choosing Cross Over National Flag Despite Persecution
12/06/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – A house church in China’s Guangzhou province refuses to install national flag in replacement of the cross,...