Taiwan Officials Unveil Declaration for Religious FreedomFebruary 25, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The first ever Asia-Pacific Religious Freedom Forum was held in Taiwan February 16-19, welcoming dozens of foreign dignitaries and international religious and secular NGOs. The purpose of the...
Turkey Rescinds Order to Vacate Bursa’s only Christian ChurchFebruary 25, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Bursa once was a thriving community of multicultural and multi-faith interaction. Turkey in general though has seen a shift to the more conservative wing of Islam which adheres...
Chinese Forcibly Remove First Catholic Cross of the YearFebruary 25, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The first cross doning a Catholic church has been forcibly removed in Zhejiang province without notice. 18 crosses had been removed prior to the removal of the Zhuangyuan...
Boko Haram Leaves 6.500 Children Malnourished in Northeast NigeriaFebruary 24, 2016 — ICC Note: Newsweek reports Boko Haram has left more than 6,500 children malnourished in northern Nigeria who now reside in displacement camps. That represents just a percentage of a reported...
The Weak Carry the Heavy Burden of Honor Killings in EgyptFebruary 24, 2016 — Honor killings are foreign to many in the west as the concept of murdering someone over the families standing in the community seems preposterous. Yet in the Muslim world...
23 Boko Haram Terrorists Killed, 150 Hostages Rescued By Nigeria/Cameroon TroopsFebruary 24, 2016 — ICC Note: Nigerian forces in concert with regional allies have ramped up a military offensive against Boko Haram that continues to bear positive results. In the latest news from the...
Violence Threatened by Extremists in Pakistan if Confessed Murderer is ExecutedFebruary 24, 2016 — ICC Note: Violence has been threatened by extremist groups in Pakistan if Mumtaz Qadri, the confessed murderer of Salman Taseer, is executed by the state. In 2011, Qadri shot and...
Christians in India Condemn Increased Attacks on Christians Involved in EvangelismFebruary 24, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians in India gathered together today in the Tirunelveli District to condemn increased attacks on Christian involved in evangelism. India's constitution guarantees full religious freedom, which means citizens of...
Syrian Christian Leader says, “We are 100 percent Sunni, Christian, Allawite, and Druze”February 24, 2016 — ICC NOTE: According to an exclusive with the Daily Mail, a Christian leader within the Church of Antioch revealed the support many Syrian Christians have for the embattled Syrian President...
Dusty Pews Await Long Forgotten Iraqi ChristiansFebruary 24, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Nineveh plain held one of the largest Christian populations in the Middle East at an estimated 1.5 million in 2003. That number has dwindled to 200,000 after the second Gulf...
Chinese Pastor released, 8 remain imprisoned in Zhejiang Province aloneFebruary 24, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Pastor Yan Xiaojie was released February 2nd after serving five months in criminal detention for "gathering a mob to disturb social order." His crime at the time was...
Church run Refugee Camp set Ablaze in Mindanao, PhilippinesFebruary 24, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Unidentified assailants set fire to a refugee camp located inside the compound of a United Church of Christ on the Philippine island of Mindanao. Mindanao has been the...
BREAKING NEWS | 43 Hostages Released by ISIS in Syria Following Ransom PaymentFebruary 23, 2016 — At approximately 7:00 this morning, ICC received word that ISIS released the last group of Assyrian Christians being held hostage in the Syrian Province of Hasakah. 43 individuals were...
Chinese Catholic Leaders Given Ultimatum: Carry Religious ID Cards or Lose Right to Practice Your FaithFebruary 23, 2016 — Communist Government Fears Rise with Increase of Christian Followers 2/23/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that China’s hardline President Xi Jinping has begun...
Mexico Villagers’ Electricity and Water RestoredFebruary 23, 2016 — ICC Note: According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide, 27 families in the Mexican state of Chiapas will regain access to water and electrical facilities after being denied for two years. These...
The Weak Carry the Heavy Burden of Honor Killings in EgyptFebruary 23, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Honor killings are foreign to many in the west as the concept of murdering someone over the families standing in the community seems preposterous. Yet in the Muslim...
