Wrongfully Imprisoned Chinese Pastor Continues to Receive Unfair Treatment in CourtMay 7, 2014 — Henan pastor's trial resumes with little cooperation from court; pastor's daughter held in black jail ICC Note: In November, 2013, Pastor Zhang Shaojie from Nanle County, China, was tricked to...
Christians in Sri Lanka Criticize Creation of Religious Police UnitMay 7, 2014 — ICC Note: Last week, the government of Sri Lanka announced the creation of a special police united specifically mandated to deal with the increasing religious intolerance against Christians and other...
A Christian Falsely Accused of Blasphemy Reclaims Dignity in PakistanMay 7, 2014 — ICC Note: A Christians falsely accused of blasphemy in Pakistan has reclaimed his own dignity and the ability to provide for himself and his family after receiving assistance to re-open...
Nepalese Christians Asked to “Reconsider their Faith” by GovernmentMay 7, 2014 — ICC Note: The government of Nepal has announced it will provide all its citizens with national identity cards which will include a section marking out an individual's religion. When this...
As Boko Haram Pledges to Continue Kidnapping, the U.S. Pledges its SupportMay 7, 2014 — ICC Note: Following the abduction of 243 girls, as reported by the parents of those kidnapped, April 14, and the subsequent abduction of 8 additional girls May 5, the U.S....
Nigerian-Americans Protest Outside Nigerian Embassies in New York, Washington, D.C.May 7, 2014 — ICC Note: Prior to the United States' announcement of its plan to assemble a team of military and law enforcement personnel to be deployed to Nigeria to assist the Nigerian...
U.S. Announces Plans to Send Military and Law Enforcement to Nigeria to Assist Finding Abducted School GirlsMay 6, 2014 — ICC Note: Tuesday the U.S. announced plans to assemble a team of military and law enforcement personnel to be deployed to Nigeria to assist the Nigerian army in finding and...
Not Enough: Boko Haram Conducts Follow-Up Kidnapping to Mass-Abduction of 243May 6, 2014 — 05/06/2014 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Islamic insurgency and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) Boko Haram is suspected in the abduction of...
Sharing about the persecuted Church in MaineMay 6, 2014 — Thank you to one of our volunteers Joy from Maine, who presented to the entire congregation at Port Chester Salvation Army on April 6th. “The spirit was so powerful last...
Chinese Government Denies Five Tibetan Christian Families Living AllowancesMay 6, 2014 — 云南五藏族家庭信耶稣教被停低保 北京守望教会三信徒户外敬拜被拘留(Five Tibetan Christian Families Suspended of Basic Living Allowances in China; Three Believers Worshiping Outdoors from ShouWang Church Detained) ICC Note: We translated the article from Chinese to English...
‘Murder and Other Crimes Against Egypt’s Christian Minority Are Widespread’May 6, 2014 — ICC Note: The attacks against the Christian minority have been widespread across Egypt over the past nine months. While at times the overflow of violence has garnered national and international...
Iranian Christian Prisoner Remains on Hunger StrikeMay 6, 2014 — ICC Note: An Iranian Christian is continuing his hunger strike in protest of his prison sentence, according to reports from Mohabat News. Vahid Hakkani who is serving a prison term...
Christian Teacher in Exile Awaiting Appeal of Her ‘Blasphemy’ Case in EgyptMay 6, 2014 — ICC Note: A 25-year-old Egyptian school teacher remains in exile in France after being accused of blasphemy while teaching a lesson on Egyptian history. One year ago Demyana Abd Al-Nour...
Church Demolition Continues in Wenzhou, ChinaMay 6, 2014 — 温州两教堂被强拆 宁波一教会接强拆通知 (Two Churches in WenZhou City Forcibly Removed, A Church in Ningbo City Requested of Removal ) ICC Note: We translated the article from Chinese to English and it...
USA: Victory for Religious Liberty Advocates in Landmark Supreme Court CaseMay 6, 2014 — ICC Note: On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of allowing Christian prayer at the start of small government town meetings. The case was brought...
12-Year-Old Student in Florida Prohibited from Reading Bible in ClassMay 6, 2014 — ICC Note: In yet another incident of religious freedom being curtailed at public schools in the United States, a 12-year-old student was recently told he could not read his Bible...
