11.30.2024

UZBEKISTAN: Religious communities blocked from using own buildings, registering

Bukhara's registered Baptist Union Church has not been able to meet
publicly for worship since May 2021. 

Nigeria: Christians Gather For Prayer, Support Amid Ongoing Slaughter and Abductions

As Islamic jihadists continue a relentless campaign of murder, abductions, and displacement against Christians in northern Nigeria, communities of local believers are joining together to pray and to support one another, including with finances to pay extortionate ransoms for kidnapped loved ones, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

India: Christians Banned From Eight Villages in Chhattisgarh State

As part of an intensifying intolerance of Christianity in India, eight village councils in the Sukma District of India’s Chhattisgarh State passed a joint resolution earlier this month to ban Christians from staying in their communities, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports.

Denial of Christian’s Effort to Correct ID Overturned in Pakistan

Judge recognizes victim’s 'conversion' to Islam was fabricated.

100 Christian Families Freed From Slavery In Pakistan; Thousands Still Held (Worthy News In-Depth)

There was hope Wednesday for at least some of the thousands of Christians held as “bonded labors” in Islamic-ruled Pakistan, with Christian aid workers telling Worthy News they freed 100 Christian families ahead of Christmas.

Indonesia: Authorities Allow 2 Years’ Worth of Garbage to Pile Up Beside Church Building

Authorities in Islamic-ruled Indonesia have allowed two years’ worth of putrid garbage to pile up next to a church building and Catholic university in Yogyakarta city, capital of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Central Java Province, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Christians Are Persecuted in Most Indian States, Report

A new study shows that Christians in India face persecution at the hands of Hindu nationalists in no fewer than 23 of the country’s 28 states, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Mozambique: ISIS Slits Throats of Christians, “Ask the Lord to Comfort the Bereaved and Fearful”

Islamic State terrorist insurgents in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, brutally murdered four Christians in separate incidents earlier this month, Barnabas Aid reports.

Pakistan: Pastor Takes Family Into Hiding Following Rape of 14-Year-Old Daughter

A pastor in Punjab Province, Pakistan has taken his family into hiding after police failed to arrest an Islamic neighbor who raped his 14-year-old daughter and then threatened them all, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Christian organizations in India face increased restrictions

The Indian government is ramping up enforcement of an act restricting foreign funding for NGOs, putting many Christian organizations at risk of being expelled from the country. 

ICC Global Digest: Stories from India, Indonesia, Turkey, Malaysia, and Nigeria

Russian Pastor Arrested/Detained For Sermon Against Ukraine War

A Pentecostal pastor in Russia is in prison charged with undermining national security after he preached a sermon in which he criticized the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine from a Biblical perspective, the Norway-based Forum 18 rights group reports.

Decades of abuse leave Rohingya and Myanmar searching for hope

The Rohingya of Myanmar continue to brutally suffer at the hands of the Burmese military. They aren’t the only ones.

Turkey Has Seen a Rise in Anti-Christian Hate Crimes

Turkey has seen a surge in anti-Christian hate crimes since 2020, International Christian Concern (ICC) warns in a new report. 

Authorities Allow Garbage to Pile Up near Church in Indonesia

Priest protests two years of uncollected trash.