Iran’s Repressed Religious Minorities Using Internet To Practice FaithJune 28, 2014 — ICC Note: A new report from a London based nonprofit has found that the internet is an essential tool in empowering Iran’s Christian minorities. Used by religious minorities, the internet allows...
Have 240 Predominantly Christian Schoolgirls Abducted by Boko Haram Been Forgotten?June 28, 2014 — ICC Note: More than 240 schoolgirls have been held captive by Boko Haram for 75 days, and yet their plight has fallen out of social media savvy, argues Dan Hodges....
Why Westerners Avoid Calling Spades, Spades and Christian Persecution, PersecutionJune 28, 2014 — ICC Note: The West, notorious for its aversion to addressing the very real issue of Christian persecution in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, is too afraid of being accused...
Chinese Christians Sing a Beautiful Hymn in Tears as Church Cross Removed:VideoJune 27, 2014 — Chinese Christians Bravely Call on Government to Stop Illegal Anti-Church Campaign Government Bypasses Laws Implying the “Chinese Dream” is not for Christians 06/25/2014 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern)- Chinese Christians...
Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Crimea Faces Mob and ThreatsJune 27, 2014 — CRIMEA: Raids, violence, threats – but what protection do victims get? Following Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Russian authorities claim they have the jurisdiction to enforce so-called anti-extremism laws on the...
Help Save Iraqi Christians Taking a StandJune 27, 2014 — ISIS, the radical Sunni extremist group has taken over the second largest city in Iraq, causing over a thousand Christian families to leave the area to find a safer place....
Court of Appeals to Hear Case of Christian Punished for Filing Religious Harassment ClaimJune 27, 2014 — ICC Note: After 13 years as a saleswoman, Nohad Halawi recently had her license to sell duty-free goods at London’s Heathrow Airport revoked. Halawi, the subject of ridicule by Muslim...
Senator Urges U.S. to Cut off Aid to Pakistan Over Treatment of Christians and WomenJune 27, 2014 — Rand Paul Calls for Cutting Aid to Pakistan Over Persecuted Christians, Women Christians and women in Pakistan have long been extremely vulnerable to abuse, forced conversions, and other attacks. Christian...
UN Announces Investigation into Sri Lankan Human Rights AbusesJune 27, 2014 — Sri Lanka, about to start UN investigation on human rights violations Since 2011, the UN has called for an international comprehensive investigation into the alleged human rights violations and war...
North Korea May Try to Blame Christians for An Impending FamineJune 27, 2014 — Christians in North Korea face more hardship ICC Note: Reuters reports that North Korea is facing the biggest drought in over a decade that may lead to another famine. In...
Court Presses Atheist Group to Explain Why Ground Zero Cross Display is “Offensive”June 27, 2014 — ICC Note: At the center of growing controversy surrounding exhibits proposed for display at the National September 11th Memorial Museum is a 17-foot-tall steel remnant that, in the aftermath of...
Iran Returns Pastor Irani to PrisonJune 27, 2014 — ICC Note: After being transferred to an unknown location and assaulted, Pastor Irani has been returned to prison in Iran. The Officers of the Ministry of Intelligence and National Security of...
Copt Convicted of ‘Blasphemy’ in Egypt for ‘Liking’ Facebook PageJune 27, 2014 — A young Christian in Egypt has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for liking a Christian Facebook page. This verdict just comes shortly after the election of the new...
Meriam Conditionally Released from Khartoum Police CustodyJune 27, 2014 — Following Meriam’s Conditional Release, the United States Has Provided the Ibrahims Refuge in “A Safe Location” 06/27/2014 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that...
Nigerian Refugees Accuse Soldiers of Fleeing Boko Haram at Villagers’ ExpenseJune 27, 2014 — ICC Note: Boko Haram, a radical Islamic insurgency that has terrorized northeast for nearly a decade, is claimed to walk into villages uncontested by Niergian personnel, according to internally displaced...
Update: Lao Detained Christians Charged with ‘Murder’June 27, 2014 — Laos Church Leaders Charged With ‘Murder’ After Praying ICC Note: Here is the most recent update on the five Lao Christians who were detained after trying to attend a funeral...
