Christians Protest As Nepal Cancels Christmas 2016April 6, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians in Nepal have protested against the government's recent decision to remove Christmas from the calendar of national holidays. Many Christians in Nepal feel that this action was...
Persecution Watch Dog Calls On World Leaders To Do More For Persecuted ChristiansApril 6, 2016 — ICC Note: Following the Easter bombing in Pakistan that targeted Christians, many of the world's leaders stepped up to condemn the actions of Islamic terrorists in Pakistan. This global condemnation...
Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom Speaks on the State of VietnamApril 6, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In an interview with Radio Free Asia Ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, David Saperstein, spoke in regards to his recent trip to Vietnam. There he was able to...
Pastor Gu Yuese Released from Detention and placed under “Residential Surveillance”April 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Praise God Chinese pastor Gu Yuese has been released from detention! According to Christian Today he was released, but placed under residential surveillance stemming from his vocal opposition...
Nigerian Catholics Oppose Controversial Religious Bill in Northern StateApril 5, 2016 — ICC Note: A northern Nigerian governor is pushing a bill to place restrictions on religious sermons in the state, according to reports. Catholic church leaders have spoken out forcefully against...
Family, Church Buildings Lost in Predominantly Christian East African CountriesApril 5, 2016 — ICC Note: Persecution in Ethiopia and Kenya occurs primarily in Muslim-dominated pockets around the country, which carries a predominantly nominally Christian population. The following Morning Star News report tells of...
ICC FEATURE | Forever Scarred by Persecution – Victim of Forced Conversion in Pakistan Shares Her TestimonyApril 5, 2016 — "I do not remember the exact date, but it was almost [the] middle of June, the hottest month of 2015, when my misery started," Komal*, a Christin teenager in Pakistan,...
Forever Scarred by Persecution – Victim of Forced Conversion in Pakistan Shares Her TestimonyApril 5, 2016 — By ICC’s Pakistan Correspondent 04/05/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - “I do not remember the exact date, but it was almost [the] middle of June, the hottest month of...
Christian and Muslim Leaders in Pakistan Lead Interfaith Vigil Following Easter BombingApril 5, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian and Muslim leaders gathered together at an interfaith vigil remembering those lost in the Easter bombing at a public part over one week ago. As a result...
Terror Group in Pakistan Threatens More Attacks on Christians Are ComingApril 5, 2016 — ICC Note: A spokesman for the Islamic terror group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar has threatened that more attacks on Christians are coming following the groups bombing of a public park targeting Christians celebrating...
Chinese House Church Raided; Two Members Detained for Illegal GatheringApril 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: China Aid has reported of yet another house church raid following the unyielding pressure by the Chinese government against unsanctioned church gatherings. The latest report comes from the...
They Were Freed from Boko Haram’s Rape Camps, But Their Nightmare Isn’t Over.April 4, 2016 — ICC Note: When women get rescued from captivity under Boko Haram, their story of horror and maltreatment has only just began. The militant Islamist terror group has become notorious in...
One Kidnapped Pastor in Nigeria Dead, Two Others ReleasedApril 4, 2016 — One pastor has died, while two return home safely after kidnappers released to ministers from Kaduna, Nigeria in a saga that began with their abduction during Easter week. Armed assailants...
Christians Still Suffering Fear, Fighting for Hope One Year After University Attack in KenyaApril 4, 2016 — 04/04/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - Today, International Christian Concern (ICC) marks the anniversary of the deadly al-Shabaab terror attack on Garissa University in northeastern Kenya, which killed 148...
One Kidnapped Pastor in Nigeria Dead, Two Others ReleasedApril 4, 2016 — ICC Note: One pastor has died, while two return home safely after kidnappers released to ministers from Kaduna, Nigeria in a saga that began with their abduction during Easter week....
Egyptian Copt Cleared of Fake Facebook ‘Blasphemy’April 4, 2016 — ICC Note: Bishoy Kameel Garas, a Coptic Christian from Egypt, has officially been cleared of guilt related to blasphemy charges regarding statements posted on Facebook. The Facebook posts, which were...
