Activist Reporting Christmas Ban Charged Over Hate-Speech Law
01/19/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Last Christmas, an Indonesian activist reported a ban on Christmas celebrations in a conservative Muslim province. His...
Five million people march against persecution of Christians by Islamist extremists in Nigeria
Five million people took part in protest marches across Nigeria on Sunday 2 February against the murder of Pastor Lawan Andimi by Boko Haram, and the...
Christian Leader in Madhya Pradesh, India Run Over by Motorcycles, Sources Say
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Violence against Christians in India hit a new level on Tuesday (March 3) when Hindu extremists ran...
Christian Woman in Nepal Arrested for Praying for the Sick
04/05/2020 Nepal (International Christian Concern) – On March 29, police in Nepal arrested a Christian woman for allegedly creating misleading information about COVID-19....
Armenian Church Targeted in Turkey
05/10/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – The Armenian Patriarchate in Turkey released a statement on May 8th that the Church Dznunt Surp Asdvadzadni was...
Public Inquiry Into Disappeared Christian Couple to Resume
06/07/2020 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) will resume the public inquiry into the disappearance of Pastor...
Iraqi Christians Evacuate Following Turkish Airstrikes
07/04/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Since the beginning of Turkey’s airstrike operations in northern Iraq, nine of the 11 Christian villages in...
Alarmingly High Bail Leveled Against Iranian Christians
07/26/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Following the arrest of over a dozen Iranian Christians in June, the Iranian government is demanding 3 billion tomans...
Announcement of Anti-Conversion Law Sparks Anti-Christian Violence in Northern India
08/30/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In June, the Chief Minister of Haryana, Manoharlal Kattar, announced that his government would soon propose a bill...
English Catholic bishops lament attacks on civilians in Cameroon
Catholic bishops in England appealed Monday for an end to human rights abuses in Cameroon.
Bishop Declan Lang of...
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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...