“Don’t Exclude Christians from Inclusive Iraq”ICC Note: As government officials debate what the long-term future of Iraq will be, church leaders are urging them to include Christians in the future. Christians have lived in the…
“While Nigeria Bleeds and Burns”ICC Note: A group of Catholic bishops in Nigeria, including President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Most Rev Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, have accused the Nigerian government of failing to…
All Saints Church Memorial ServiceOn September 22, 2013, two suicide bombers attacked All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan shortly after the conclusion of the Sunday worship service. At least 98 Christians were killed in…
US Supreme Court to Hear Case on Church Sign RestrictionsICC Note: The U.S. Supreme Court will listen to arguments in a suit brought by an Arizona church against the city of Gilbert, which it says has unfairly restricted the…
Indonesian Islamists Protest Rise of Christian to Jakarta GovernorICC Note: Around 200 Islamic hardliners of the Islamic Defenders Front [FPI] protested on Wednesday against the incoming governor of Jakarta, labelling the Chinese Christian politician an "infidel". There is…
One of More than 300 Girls Kidnapped by Boko Haram Found TraumatizedICC Note: According to police spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu, a 20-year-old victim of the mass-abduction of more than 300 schoolgirls by radical Islamic insurgency Boko Haram in April of this year, was found…
Pastor Abedini to Mark Two Years Imprisonment in IranICC Note: Today marks two years since Pastor Saeed Abedini was imprisoned in Iran on charges related to his Christian faith. He would be sentenced to eight years in prison…
First ISIS, Now Winter Threatens Christians in KurdistanICC Note: For many of the more than 1.4 million people who are displaced in Northern Iraq, they face not only the deadly threat of ISIS but now the cold…
Hindu Radicals Deny Religious Minorities Access to Festivals in IndiaICC Note: The leader of a right-wing Hindu group in India has told religious minorities that they will be denied access to Hindu festivals over the next month. Radical Hindu…
Rescue March for the Victims of GenocideMembers of ICC’s Volunteer Program assembled on September 17th with the Christian Genocide Rescue Alliance to organize a rescue march for the victims of genocide in in Hartford, CT. At…
Assistance to Blasphemy Victim in PakistanIn Pakistan, being a Christian accused of blasphemy is tantamount to a life sentence of insecurity and fear. In 2011, Aisha* was accused of blasphemy after she tried to help…
More Crosses Demolished, China’s Zhejiang Government Defends the CampaignICC Note: More than 300 church crosses have been removed, under that guise of “Three Rectifications and One Demolition,” in China’s Zhejiang province. A government newspaper in Zhejiang province featured…
Suit Filed in US to Stop High School Students from Saying “Under God” in PledgeICC Note: The American Humanist Association is making a second attempt to keep American high school students from reciting the "under God" portion of the pledge of allegiance, arguing it…
USA: Football Coach Suspended for Praying with StudentsICC Note: Coaches and teachers at public schools across the United States are dealing with ever-increasing pressure to keep their faith hidden from students and avoid joining students in any…
Christians and Muslims Hold Peace Rally in PakistanICC Note: As Christians in Peshawar gathered to remember the first anniversary of the bombing of All Saints Church, Another group of both Christians and Muslims gathered in Pakistan's flood…
31 Christians Massacred, 15 Injured by Muslim Cattle Herders in NigeriaICC Note: According to recent reports, more than 30 Christians were killed and another 15 wounded in an attack committed by Fulani Muslims just after midnight on September 17th. For…
