Nigerian Parliament Extends Northeast State of Emergency to Combat Boko Haram

May 20, 2014 — ICC Note: Senators in Nigeria’s parliament today unanimously approved a 6-month extension of states of emergency placed on Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states in May of 2013. Boko Haram, an...

Ukraine Bishop Released by Separatists; Pressure on Church Remains

May 20, 2014 — ICC Note: After being abducted by likely pro-Russian separatists, Ukrainian bishop Aleksey Demidovich was finally released from captivity on May 17. As tensions grow between Ukraine and Russia, the Christians...

What Is In the Chinese Church Destroyer’s Mind?

May 20, 2014 — Zhejiang: more crosses and churches demolished. Domestic and official Churches persecuted ICC Note: The church demolition started and intensified after Xia Baolong , the party secretary of Zhejiang province, inspected...

Christian Prisoner Conditionally Released from Iranian Prison

May 20, 2014 — ICC Note: An Iranian prisoner who had been convicted of “disrupting national security” and propaganda against the regime for meeting together as Christians was conditionally released from prison. Kourosh was...

Action Is Being Taken To Help Christians In The Middle East

May 20, 2014 — ICC Note: While Christians across the Middle East are facing some of the most intense persecution in their history, many feel that they have been forgotten. A grassroots effort has...

Pregnant Mother and 20-Month-Old Son Await Appeal on Sudanese Death Row

May 20, 2014 — ICC Note: Meriam Yahia Ibrahim continues to await the submission of her letter of appeal following her sentencing to 100 lashes and death May 15. Arrested and detained on February...

Beijing Claimed “Anti-church” Campaign a “Misunderstanding”; The Fact Shows the Opposite

May 20, 2014 — Thousand Christians forced from church as demolition campaign spreads ICC Note: This article points out that, in the name of "removing illegal constructions", 1,000 Christians had been evicted out of...

BJP’s Victory in India Will Have No Impact on Religious Minorities in Nepal

May 20, 2014 — ICC Note: The government of Nepal has congratulated Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for their recent victory in India's national elections. Nepal, also a Hindu majority nation, has...

Christians Call on Modi to Create an Inclusive India

May 20, 2014 — ICC Note: With BJP and Modi set to form India's next national government, Christian leaders are calling on the next prime minister to create an inclusive India. Many fear Modi...

Forced Conversion of Women Continues to Plague Pakistan’s Christians and Hindus

May 20, 2014 — ICC Note: Forced conversion and forced marriages continues to be a major human rights concern for religious minorities in Pakistan. It is estimated that at least 1,000 Christian and Hindu...

Pakistan Continues to Unjustly Use Blasphemy Laws against Christians

May 20, 2014 — ICC Note: Christians in Pakistan have complained of a double standard being applied when it comes to enforcing the country's controversial blasphemy laws to religious minorities. When applied in a...

Please Help Save a Christian Mother from the Death Sentence

May 19, 2014 — Early in May, ICC learned that a 7-month-pregnant Christian mother was facing the death penalty in Sudan on charges of “apostasy” for leaving Islam, even though she has always been...

More Cross Demolitions and Tightening Control Over House Churches in China

May 19, 2014 — 浙江多地家庭教会被强令停止聚会当局以经济手段控制教会负责人 (Government Bans More House Church Gatherings and Controls Church Leaders in Zhejiang Province) ICC Note: We translated the Chinese article to English and it discusses Chinese government’s tightening...

Christian Persecution Aid Volunteer Murdered by Boko Haram

May 19, 2014 — ICC Note: In a city plagued by Boko Haram militants and their relentless attacks in pursuit of establishing a separate Islamic state in Northeast Nigeria to e ruled by Sharia...

Malaysia: Tension Between Muslims and Christians

May 19, 2014 — ICC Note: Media reported a series of controversial events taking place recently in Malaysia showing an escalating tension and mistrust between Muslims and Christians: the largest Malaysian public university hosted a...

At Least Five Killed in Suicide Attack in Predominantly Christian District

May 19, 2014 — ICC Note: At least five innocents were killed Sunday when a suicide attacker killed himself and at least four others, including a twelve year old girl in the predominantly Christian district...