Blasphemy Victims Need Your Help More Than EverMarch 17, 2014 — Blasphemy laws are routinely used to settle personal scores in Pakistan. Though courts have not sentenced anyone to death for blasphemy, 52 Pakistanis have fallen prey to extrajudicial killings as...
Pakistan Christian Asia Bibi In High Court Over Death SentenceMarch 17, 2014 — ICC Note: The case of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman wrongly accused of blasphemy, is set to be heard in court today. It remains to be seen whether or not...
Islamists Behead Two Christian Women in SomaliaMarch 17, 2014 — ICC Note: Islamists beheaded two Christians, one of them a mother of two, in front of the townspeople. The killers, members of Al-Shabaab, are quoted as saying they intend to "wipe out...
Former Lebanese PM Warns Middle East Religious Diversity DyingMarch 17, 2014 — ICC Note: Rising religious extremism is driving out a “religious pluralism” that has allowed for Christians, Muslims, Jews, and a variety of other faiths to live together. At a recent...
Prison Authorities Seize Christian Prisoner’s BibleMarch 17, 2014 — ICC Note: An Iranian pastor who is serving a prison sentence of six years had his cell raided and a Bible and other Christian books taken from him, Mohabat News...
Laos: Village Chief Attempts to Ban Christian Faith, Expel Christian FamiliesMarch 17, 2014 — ICC Note: Although the Southeast Asian nation of Laos technically provides in its constitution for all citizens to practice whatever faith they choose, discrimination against Christian families is still common....
Christians in Northwest Burma Cling to Faith Despite War, PersecutionMarch 17, 2014 — ICC Note: The Kachin people of Northern Burma are believed to be more than 90% Christian. For decades, they have been in a struggle for independence from the military dictatorship...
More than 100 Christians Killed in Village Attacks Blamed on Muslim Herders in NigeriaMarch 17, 2014 — ICC Note: 100 Christians, including a Pastor and his family, were attacked and killed by Muslim herders in Nigeria. 3/16/2014 Nigeria (FOX News)-Officials say Fulani Muslim herders attacked three Christian...
Fears and Tensions Among Christians in Orissa on the RiseMarch 16, 2014 — Orissa: Hindu fundamentalists block Catholic church construction ICC Note: A group of Catholics were violently blocked from constructing their church, causing fears that another pogrom similar to that of Orissa...
Buddhists Behind Rise of Persecution of Christians in Sri LankaMarch 15, 2014 — Churches in Sri Lanka experiencing intimidation and violence ICC Note: Persecution against Christians in Sri Lanka is on the rise. The campaign of violence is led by the hands of...
Global Rise In Use Of Blasphemy Law: U.S. ReportMarch 14, 2014 — ICC Note: A new report has highlighted the rising trend of the abuse of blasphemy laws. The most flagrant violator is Pakistan. At least 14 people are on death row...
Islamic Extremists in Somalia Behead Two ChristiansMarch 14, 2014 — ICC Note: The terrorist group Al Shabaab has reportedly publicly executed two Somalis because of their Christian faith. The mother of two girls and her cousin had previously lived in Kenya, a majority Christian...
Nigeria’s Churches Will Not Stay Silent During Violence, Leader SaysMarch 14, 2014 — ICC Note: The absolute horrors being committed throughout Nigeria by the terrorist group Boko Haram have devastated the country. The Christian community continues to speak out, despite a military enforced...
Baghdad Postcard: The Perils Of Being Christian In Cradle Of CivilizationMarch 14, 2014 — ICC Note: Somewhere near a million Christians have left Iraq over the past decade. For those who have stayed behind they continue to risk danger from fighting that in some...
Iran’s Oppressed ChristiansMarch 14, 2014 — ICC Note: What does it mean for an Iranian to convert from Shi’a Islam and embrace another faith, especially Christianity? It usually results in intense persecution. Even for those Christians...
Final Push Begins in Senate for Passage of Middle East Special Envoy BillMarch 14, 2014 — ICC is asking two Senators to release their hold on a religious freedom bill that has spent more than 3 years working its way through Congress. The “Near East and...
