IS-linked Terrorists Arrested in Southern Philippines
09/22/2019 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – In two separate operations, Philippine government forces arrested four IS-linked terrorists, with three allegedly involved in the...
Christian man dies in police custody after alleged torture
CSW has learned that Amir Masih, a Christian man from Lahore, Pakistan, died in hospital on 2 September after he was allegedly...
Christians in Pakistan Mark the Sixth Anniversary of the All Saints Church Bombing
09/22/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – On September 22, 2013, at approximately 11:45 a.m., two explosions erupted in the courtyard of All Saints...
Christian couple threatened for distributing religious tracts
On 15 September two Indian Christians, Leo Johnson and his wife Jenifa, were intimidated and threatened in the residential area of Bombay...
A Church Held Hostage
09/22/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Turkey’s Christian Armenian population was almost wiped out during the early 20th century. Over 1.5 million Armenians were...
Human rights activists urged the OSCE to monitor religious persecution in Crimea and Donbas
On September 19, a special event dedicated to the issues of religious freedom in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories of Crimea and Donbas...
Malaysia to Decide Public Inquiry for Disappeared Christian Pastor, Wife
09/21/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – According to SUHAKAM (The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia) chairman, Othman Hashim, the commission will decide soon...
Christian woman who refused to renounce faith starts prison sentence at notorious Iranian jail
A Christian woman started a prison sentence in Iran on 31 August for “propaganda” against the government after earlier refusing pressure from judges to...
Iran Considers Banning Christian Students
09/14/2019 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iran’s Minister of Education, Mohsen Haji Mirzaei, commented at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that children who...
Abducted Philippine Priest Recounts Days of His Captivity
09/15/2019 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Islamist militants took over the city of Marawi in the south of the Philippines in May 2017,...