Government Helpless To Stop Massive Christian CleansingICC Note: The continued attacks by terrorist groups and other gunmen have caused massive damage throughout both Northern and Central Nigeria. Despite efforts to implement a state of emergency the…
‘God Has A Solution for Egypt’ – Coptic BishopICC Note: Egypt has witnessed an intense period of turmoil over the past few years. In many cases, the divisions in the country seem to be hardened along ethnic or…
Christian Mother in Somalia Beheaded in front of Her Daughters3/19/2014 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern)-International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a Christian mother of two and her cousin were beheaded by al-Shabaab Islamic extremists once their Christian faith…
We Depend On the Christians of the Middle EastICC Note: Why does it really matter if Christians stay in the Middle East? Why don’t they just leave? These questions cut to the heart of what is happening politically…
Nigerian Christians Live in Fear as Attacks Against Them Drastically Rise150 Christians Killed Over the Weekend 3/19/2014 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern)-International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that attacks against Christians in Nigeria over the weekend claimed the lives of…
Released From Prison Because of “Too Many Phone Calls”In March 2013, Alemayehu Legesse, a Bible school student in Ethiopia, was arrested for possessing literature that narrated Islam from a Christian perspective. ICC conducted an advocacy campaign on behalf…
My Iranian Spring! Nowruz – How Do Iranian Christians See The Dawn Of A New Year?ICC Note: As Iranian Christians are about to celebrate the Persian New Year, there is a feeling of despair as dozens of Christians remain in prison. Evangelical Churches and Christians…
Released Suspects in Malatya, Turkey Slayings Ordered to Wear Monitoring DevicesICC Note: Due to a recent change in the judicial system, the suspects in the brutal murder of three Christians in central Turkey are currently out of prison. The law…
Christians in China Learn How to Defend the ChurchICC Note: In scattered provinces across China, Christians are studying law and learning how to offer a defense against government pressure on the church. While China's constitution protects full religious…
US, Germany Raise Pastor Saeed’s Case by Name at UN Human Rights CouncilICC Note: As world leaders meet to discuss human rights issues around the world, the wrongful imprisonment of Christians for their faith is a key issue of concern. Officials specifically…
Christian Professor Faces Job Discrimination After Conversion from AtheismICC Note: A professor of criminology at the University of North Carolina, Dr. Mike Adams, has filed a suit against the university saying he has been routinely discriminated against for…
Missionary Footage Captures Emotion of Chinese Christians Receiving Bibles for the First TimeA video of Christians in China opening their bibles for the first time. Do you respond the same way when you open yours? Learn more about the plight of persecuted…
Priest Kidnapped by Pro-Russian Forces in CrimeaICC Note: The ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia over the Crimea peninsula has captured world headlines for the past several weeks. Now, a new religious dimension appears to be…
Leader of China’s Underground Catholic Church Dies Under House ArrestICC Note: Bishop Joseph Fan Zhongliang, the president of the underground Bishops conference of China, died on Sunday evening in home at the age of 97. Father Fan was arrested…
Asia Bibi’s Appeal Hearing PostponedICC Note: A date for a new hearing has not yet been decided. Convicted under the 'blasphemy law,' the Christian woman is on death row since 2010. 3/17/2014 Pakistan (Asia…
Homeless Shelter in Belarus Closed for Having a Prayer RoomBelarus: Christian-run Homeless Shelter Closed ICC Note: A Christian in Belarus was running a homeless shelter out of his home and had no trouble from the government until he opened…
