“When ‘Taken’ Becomes a Reality”: Kidnappings Continue in EgyptEgyptian kidnappings of Christians continues By: Todd Daniels with ICC’s Egypt Representative 09/08/14 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – With the recent trend of increased kidnappings throughout Egypt, Talaat Sharobim…
Iran: Christian Prisoners Charged With Offences Which Can Lead To DeathICC Note: Iran’s crackdown on Christianity has resulted in an increase not only in the frequency and number of arrests, but also in new charges being added against Christians with…
ISIS Advising Boko Haram On Establishing the Caliphate in Northeast NigeriaICC Note: According to recent reports, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), now known as the Islamic State (IS), is advising Boko Haram in it's quest to establish…
China: National Goals Still Murky After Zhejiang Church RazingsICC Note: Cross demolition campaign in Zhejiang Province continues and ICC has learned that over 200 church crosses have been torn down. According to the NYT, the implications for national…
Christians In Lebanon Prepare For Invasion By ISISICC Note: The same Islamic militant group, ISIS, or the Islamic State, that has controlled much of western Iraq and caused the displacement of tens of thousands of Iraq’s Christians,…
Thousands Flee As Boko Haram Expands Territorial ControlICC Note: Boko Haram, a radical Islamic insurgency that has declared parts of northeast Nigeria for the caliphate, has driven thousands from their homes, churches, communities and businesses in an…
North Korea Sets Trial Date for US DetaineeICC Note: One of the three American citizens detained in North Korea will go on trial on September 14, North Korean state news agency has confirmed. Two other American citizens…
Sri Lanka is Violating International Law by Deporting RefugeesICC Note: Last week, a court of appeals in Sri Lanka declared that the government had the right to continue to forcefully deport asylum seekers currently in their country citing…
Christians Held in Pakistan Following “Fake” Blasphemy AccusationICC Note: According to reports, 15 Christians are being held by Pakistani authorities after having "fake" blasphemy accusations leveled against them. A fact finding mission led by ICC discovered that these Christians…
Boko Haram Takes Control of Gulak, Death Toll UnknownICC Note: Boko Haram, a radical Islamic insurgency that declared a caliphate in northeast Nigeria late last month, continues to gain ground. Saturday, the terrorist organization took Gulak, a medium-sized…
South Sudanese Christian Radio Station Remains Forcibly ClosedICC Note: A state-sponsored shuttering of Christian Radio station, Bakhita FM, in Juba, South Sudan, has continued unabated for four weeks. Despite an alleged promise given by President Salva Kiir…
Al-Shabaab Names New Top Commander After Killing American, AU Peacekeepers, CiviliansICC Note: Following a targeted airstrike carried out Monday by the United States that killed former al-Shabaab leader, Ahmed Godane, the radical Islamic insurgency has named its former third leader, "low-ranking commander" Ahmed…
Al-Qaeda closes in on Syrian Christian strongholdICC Note: The conflict in Syria continues on and another of Syria’s historic Christian towns is now under immediate threat. Mhardeh, a safe haven for as many as 23,000 Christians,…
Will Africa Suffer a Rise in Islamic Extremism Following the Declaration of the Caliphate?ICC Note: Across Africa's 5/15 Window, armed Islamic insurgencies have and continue to pursue the establishment of separate Islamic states. In the East African Horn, al-Shabaab has carried out a…
How You Can Pray for IraqIsaac Six, ICC's Advocacy Director answers your questions on how the crisis in Iraq has had a spiritual impact on the thousands of displaced Christians and how you can pray…
Meriam Ibrahim to Visit the Nation’s CapitalICC Note: Meriam Ibrahim, a mother of two who was sentencing to death for her Christian faith by an Islamic court in Sudan was acquitted and who is now living as a refugee…
