ASEAN Delegation Postpones Trip to Myanmar Amid Election Controversy

September 26, 2025 — Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — Foreign Ministers from Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines suddenly cancelled a planned visit to Myanmar last week, according to reports. The delegation, from the...

Indonesian Church Struggles to Find Temporary Home After 5 Years of Fighting for Permits

September 18, 2025 — Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — For five years, Pastor Jafar Silasko and his congregation have been fighting for a permit for the Indonesian Gospel Tabernacle Church (GKII) Rhema Sandubaya in...

Persecution of Christians in Indonesia Varies by Province

August 30, 2025 — 8/30/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — According to persecution rankings, Indonesia has improved significantly over the last three years. As of 2025, it no longer even appears on the World...

Authorities Close Christian Prayer House in Indonesia, Evict Evangelist

August 19, 2025 — 8/19/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — On Aug. 2, local authorities in Purbayani Village, Caringin District, Garut Regency, Indonesia, permanently closed the Immanuel Prayer House, a part of Bethel Tabernacle...

Indonesian Church Forced to Halt Construction

August 8, 2025 — 8/8/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — The congregation of the GKJW church in Mojoroto, Kediri City, East Java, Indonesia, is facing a deadlock in its church construction efforts after the...

4 of 5 Most Populous Countries Persecute Christians

August 8, 2025 — 8/8/2025 Asia (International Christian Concern) — Four of the five most populous countries in the world share a disturbing reality: Christians are systematically and harshly persecuted within their borders. China...

Several Men Attack Prayer House in Indonesia

July 28, 2025 — 7/28/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — A group of Muslim men forcibly disrupted worship and religious education activities at a prayer house belonging to the Indonesian Faithful Christian Church’s (GKSI)...

Community Rejects Church Construction in Kapur Village

July 23, 2025 — 7/23/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — Another case of intolerance toward Christians has emerged in Indonesia, this time in West Kalimantan Province. A group of residents circulated a letter rejecting...

Elderly Christian Released from Prison in Indonesia

July 17, 2025 — 7/17/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After serving more than four years behind bars, an elderly Christian man has been released from prison in Indonesia. International Christian Concern (ICC) field...

Imam Orders Church to Stop Worship After 10 Years

July 10, 2025 — 7/10/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After pastoring his church in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, for more than a decade, Pastor “Matias” was recently ordered to stop leading worship services. The...

Hundreds of Muslim Residents Protest Church Construction

July 9, 2025 — 7/9/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After members of the Batak Karo Protestant Church (GBKP) laid the first stone of their church building in Depok City, West Java, Indonesia, on...

Local Muslims Disrupt Christian Student Retreat, Damage Property

July 1, 2025 — 7/1/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — On June 27, a mob of 200 Muslim residents from Tangkil Village in Cidahu District, Sukabumi Regency, West Java, Indonesia, gathered at a halfway...

2 Church Construction Workers Killed in Indonesia

June 20, 2025 — 6/20/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — Two church construction workers were recently shot and killed as they worked on a church building in Indonesia. The victims, Rahmat Hidayat, 45, and...

List of Indonesia’s Most Intolerant Cities Released

June 12, 2025 — 6/12/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — SETARA Institute released a list of 10 Indonesian cities with the lowest Tolerant City Index (TCI) scores based on observations made in 2024. ...