Indonesia: Rising Religious IntoleranceMay 16, 2014 — Undoing Yudhoyono’s Sectarian Legacy ICC Note: Indonesia holds presidential election on July 9 and the successor of the current President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will face a rising religious intolerance in...
Boko Haram Survivor Calls on Christians to “Stand Strong”May 16, 2014 — ICC Note: Deborah Peters, a Chibok native, told her story of tragedy and survival at a press conference hosted by the Hudson Institute earlier this week. Peters testified to how...
American “just praying” Over His Pregnant Wife’s Death Sentence for Her Christian FaithMay 16, 2014 — ICC Note: Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, a Christian mother and American Citizen’s wife pregnant with her second child has languished in a Sudanese prison for her faith since February. Charged with...
Pakistan Assembly Passes Symbolic Resolution to Protect Religious MinoritiesMay 16, 2014 — ICC Note: The National Assembly of Pakistan passed a resolution yesterday calling for the protection of religious minorities and their places of worship. The resolution called on the government to...
Hindu Nationalists Narendra Modi and BJP Win Indian National ElectionsMay 16, 2014 — ICC Note: The National Democratic Alliance, a coalition led by the Hindu nationalist BJP, has won India's national elections. The next prime minister of India will likely be Narendra Modi,...
North Korea Tightens Granting Travel Permits to China, Fearing Information LeaksMay 15, 2014 — In order to prevent information leaks, North Korean government tightens up the number of travel permits granted to North Koreans to visit relatives in China. Meanwhile, security personnel have been...
Hanging a Mother for Her FaithMay 15, 2014 — Why the Government of Sudan Plans to Execute A Christian Mother For Her Faith, and What You Can Do to Help Save Her 05/15/2014 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) –...
Egypt’s New Charter Enshrines Right of Citizenship for Copts, MuslimsMay 15, 2014 — ICC Note: Pope Tawadros II was interviewed for a news conference in Abu Dhabi to discuss recent claims of persecution and tensions between Copts and Muslims. While the Pope minimized...
North Korea Tightens Granting Travel Permits to China, Fearing Information LeaksMay 15, 2014 — Traveller Numbers Collapse on Leaks Fear ICC Note: In order to prevent information leaks, North Korean government tightens up the number of travel permits granted to North Koreans to visit...
Christian Leaders Express Outrage over Modi’s “Ignorance” of Attacks on Christians in IndiaMay 15, 2014 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 5/15/2014 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Christian leaders across India have expressed dismay over recent remarks made by Narendra Modi which they believe reveal his...
Muslims Stone, Attack Christians at Church Near BethlehemMay 15, 2014 — ICC Note: Christian’s living in a village outside of Bethlehem were attacked last week while attempting to enter the Saint George’s Monastery. While the initial cause of the violence is...
Sympathetic Officer Releases Christian Man’s AttackersMay 15, 2014 — ICC Note: A Kenyan Christian of Somali descent, Mohamud Yusuf Ahmed, fears three Muslims who threatened his life in November of last year, two of whom stabbed Ahmed in February...
Living Under the Tyranny of Pakistan’s Blasphemy LawsMay 15, 2014 — ICC Note: After a series of incidents involving Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws, one Pakistani describes what it is like to live under the tyranny of what some call the "black...
Hindu Nationalist Looks Set to Take Leadership Role in New Government of IndiaMay 15, 2014 — ICC Note: With the voting in India's national elections complete, exit polls indicate that Narendra Modi, leader of the BJP, looks set to become the leader of India's next national...
Pastor and Nine Believers Detained For 6 Months in Central ChinaMay 15, 2014 — ICC Note: Persecutions are taking place in both house churches and state three-self churches in China. The pastor Zhang Shaojie and nine believers from Nanle County Christian Church in Henan...
Representatives Trent Franks and Frank Wolf Speak Out Regarding Pregnant Mother’s Conviction By A Sudanese CourtMay 15, 2014 — ICC Note: The below is a press release issued jointly by Representatives Trent Franks (R-AR) and Frank Wolf (R-VA) detailing their responses to Meriam Yahia Ibrahim's conviction Sunday of charges...
