Christian Ordered to Become Janitor after Being Told He is Not Fit to Serve Water to Muslims

February 11, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian man in Pakistan was ordered by his boss at a school to become a janitor because he was not fit to serve water to Muslims. Originally,...

University Sued for Prohibiting Scripture on Donor Plate Removes All Plates to Avoid Bible Citations

February 11, 2016 — ICC Note: The Colorado School of Mines was recently sued by an alumnus after he was prohibited from citing Scripture on a personalized donor nameplate. He was told that any...

Christian Leaders in Pakistan Welcome Review of Country’s Notorious Blasphemy Laws

February 11, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian leaders in Pakistan welcome the suggested review of the country's notorious blasphemy laws by the Islamic Ideology Council. Recently, the president of the Islamic Ideology Council suggested...

New North Korea Sanctions Recognizes Human Rights Abuses as it Passes Senate

February 11, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The United States Senate has voted by a margin of 96-0 in approving the latest string of sanctions on the North Korean regime. The most recent sanctions were...

NEWS | EU is Unaninmous: “What ISIS is Doing is Genocide”

February 10, 2016 — When a governing body labels violence as “genocide,” this actually creates an international legal obligation for Member States of the United Nations to defend and protect the victims. This is...

Christian Leaders Kept in Sudan Since December Uncharged, but Incommunicado

February 10, 2016 — ICC Note: Sudan is breaking its own law by holding two Christian leaders incommunicado since mid-December without being charged. Telal Nogossi and Hassan Kodi remain in custody after Sudanese intelligence...

In Iran, Elections Rigged to Preclude Any Democratic Reforms

February 10, 2016 — ICC Note: Of the 3000 democratic reformist politicians that sought political office in Iran for this year's elections, 99% were disqualified in the first vetting. Even prominent religious leaders in...

Disabled Christian Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Files for Appeal in Pakistan

February 10, 2016 — ICC Note: Shafqat Masih, a disabled Christian sentenced to death for allegedly committing blasphemy in Pakistan, filed for appeal this week and is seeking to be released on bail due to poor...

Alleged Recruiter of Terrorists for ISIS, Others, Arrested in Nigeria

February 10, 2016 — ICC Note: If Islamic State (ISIS)-affiliated Boko Haram didn't represent a large enough threat to the Church in Nigeria, enter ISIS proper. State security officials are reporting the arrest of...

UN Report on Syria: Summary Executions, Torture, Illegal Makeshift Courts Among Terrible Details

February 10, 2016 — ICC Note: The United Nations (UN) Committee tasked with investigating human rights violations in Syria released a report showing the horrific details against all detainees held by radical groups, in...

Christian Cemetery Desecrated by Unknown Attackers in India

February 10, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian cemetery in Chamudeshwari Nagar, India was found desecrated this weekend by unknown attackers. Several grave markers were broken or uprooted as a result of the attack....

Imam Arrested in Killing of Christian Convert in Eastern Uganda

February 10, 2016 — ICC Note: A bold Christian in eastern Uganda is reported murdered and an imam who reportedly threatened him has been arrested in connection with his death. Laurence Maiso's remains lay...

Malaysian Court Rules Sharia Courts can only Hear Muslim Marriage cases

February 10, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A Malaysian court ruled today that matters pertaining to marriages of differing faiths will be dealt with in civil court, not Sharia court. Two cases have arisen in...

NEWS | Burkina Faso: Al Qaeda Frees Kidnapped Missionary Jocelyn Elliott, But Husband Ken Still Held

February 9, 2016 — Jocelyn Elliot, an Australian missionary, has been released after being kidnapped in Burkina Faso by an Al Qaeda-affiliated organization. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) stated in a video...

The Horrors of Boko Haram

February 9, 2016 — ICC Note: Just weeks following the January 30 Boko Haram massacre of villages around Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria, the country faces difficult questions about how to continue to battle the...

Our Girls Can Be Found, Chibok Community Says

February 9, 2016 — ICC Note: The parents of more than 200 girls still missing from Chibok, Nigeria after their April 2014 abduction are holding out hope that their daughters are alive and could...