Christianity Under Threat in NepalAugust 14, 2014 — ICC Note: As India's Hindu nationalist led government continues to make moves to crack down on the country's Christians, it also is looking beyond its borders. Nepal, which India has...
August 13, 2014 — On Friday, August 8th, ICC's Advocacy Department met with a senior government official in Turkey to discuss the situation for Christians and otherreligious minorities in the country. The official warned...
North Carolina Diner Ends Prayer Discount Following Atheist ComplaintAugust 13, 2014 — ICC Note: For the past four years, Mary’s Gourmet Diner has been giving customers who prayed over their meal a 15% discount. However, after a photo of a receipt with...
5-Year-Old Christian Boy Cut in Half by ISIS TerroristsAugust 13, 2014 — Heart-wrenching stories continue to pour in from areas in Iraq and Syria taken over by the Islamic State (IS, better known as ISIS). Following last week’s capture of Qaraqosh, formerly...
Islamic Militants Close in on Aleppo, Syrian Rebels Fear End of RevolutionAugust 13, 2014 — Syrian forces, Islamic militants encircling key rebel city of Aleppo Since 2011, an uprising turned civil war in Syria has raged between the government of President Bashar al-Assad and Syrian...
Atheist Group Tells Georgia High School Football Team to Punt the PrayersAugust 13, 2014 — ICC Note: Chestatee High School of Gainesville, Georgia has recently received great backlash from the American Humanist Association. The organization mailed the school a letter after being informed that the...
Cuba: Religious Freedom Violations Continue to Rise, Baptist Leader Goes into ExileAugust 13, 2014 — Cuba: religious freedom violations continue to rise, Baptist leader goes into exile Despite granting limited concessions and privileges to select religious groups, the Cuban government continues to perpetuate and worsen...
Pentagon Considering Rescue Mission for Iraqis Trapped on MountainAugust 13, 2014 — Though U.S. airstrikes have opened the way for some to escape, thousands of Yazidis remain trapped on the mountain outside Sinjar, caught between the mercy of the Islamic State in...
Ukraine Concerned 280 Russian “Aid” Trucks Actually Attempt at InvasionAugust 13, 2014 — Ukraine says trucks carrying purported aid from Russia won't be allowed across border As clashes between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian military have worsened in the past week, Russia sent 280...
North Korea to Publish Its Own ‘Rosy’ Human Rights ReportAugust 13, 2014 — ICC Note: North Korea is regularly listed among the world’s worst Christian persecutors. The article points out that North Korea is “estimated to have 80,000 to 120,000 political prisoners in...
Chinese Authorities Demolish Cross on Third AttemptAugust 13, 2014 — FEATURED CONTENT Zhejiang authorities demolish cross on third attempt, threaten factory owners with demolition ICC Note: The church/cross demolition campaign is ongoing in Zhejiang Province, China, and over 230 crosses...
Violent Mob Attack on Catholic Mission in BangladeshAugust 13, 2014 — ICC Note: Last month's violent mob attack on a Catholic mission in Bangladesh is just a symptom of a larger problem. A larger problem that is getting worse. Currently ranking...
UN Slams Sri Lanka over Forced Deportation of Christian Asylum SeekersAugust 13, 2014 — ICC Note: The United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) has publicly slammed Sri Lanka over forced deportations of Christian asylum seekers from Pakistan and Afghanistan. In a released statement,...
Syrian Christians Living in Fear and UncertaintyAugust 13, 2014 — Aleppo's forgotten Christians Amidst massive exoduses of Christians from the onslaught of the Islamic State (IS), the Christian community of Aleppo, Syria, has largely remained in its ancestral home. Living...
Jihadist Recruiting Growing in MoroccoAugust 13, 2014 — Radicalism takes root in northern Morocco Analysts worry that northern Morocco is becoming fertile ground for Islamic radicalization to take root. An Islamic State leader currently fighting in Syria reportedly...
Turkey: Outlook for Religious Freedom Grows Dim, Yet Gospel Continues to SpreadAugust 12, 2014 — Although typically understood to be an open nation, Turkey may quickly be taking a turn for the worse when it comes to religious freedom. Today, an ICC team met with...
