Wisconsin High School Wants to Shut Down Off-Campus “Jesus Lunch”April 15, 2016 — ICC Note: A high school in Middleton, Wisconsin is drawing attention over a clash between school administrators and local community members. The dispute focuses on a weekly off-campus lunch event...
Government Crackdown in China on Christian Lawyers and Activists Rose in 2015April 15, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Chinese government does not seem to let up anytime soon on their massive crackdown on Christian lawyers, democratic activists, and cross removals. The move continues a pattern...
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Called on All Bengalis to Respect All ReligionsApril 15, 2016 — ICC Note: During Bengali New Year celebrations, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh called on the people of his country to respect all religions. This comes on the heels of a...
Christians in Bhutan Continue to Face Discrimination and PersecutionApril 15, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians living in the remote Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan continue to face discrimination and persecution due to their Christian faith. Buddhism is Bhutan's official religion and individuals not...
Missing Nigerian Girls Identified in New Video as Calls Renew to Find ThemApril 15, 2016 — ICC Note: A new video shows a number of the Chibok girls pleading for the Nigerian government to cooperate in negotiations with Boko Haram for their release. According to reports,...
The State Department Must Address International Religious Freedom on a Grander ScaleApril 15, 2016 — ICC NOTE: One aspect which the U.S. State Department failed to mention during their statement on global human rights according to CBN is the lack of religious freedom. It is...
U.S. Evangelist in Turkey Detained, Ordered To Be DeportedApril 14, 2016 — David Byle, an American evangelical living in Istanbul, Turkey, has been held by authorities for 30 days without charge ahead of deportation. Byle’s application for residency in the country was...
Assyrian Christians to US Presidential Candidates: Paris Terror Attacks Remind Us of 1915 Armenian GenocideApril 14, 2016 — ICC Note: Assyrian Christian Human Rights organizations have penned an open letter to the five remaining U.S. presidential candidates. The letter urges all of the potential U.S. presidents to consider...
U.S. Evangelist in Turkey Detained, Ordered To Be DeportedApril 14, 2016 — ICC Note: David Byle, an American evangelical living in Istanbul, Turkey has been held by authorities for 30 days without charge ahead of deportation. Byle’s application for residency in the...
Two Years Since Chibok Abduction, Suffering Parents Grip Fading HopeApril 14, 2016 — 04/14/16 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) remembers the second anniversary of the now-infamous Boko Haram kidnapping of the Chibok girls on April 14, 2014 with...
Pakistan’s Textbooks Teaching Religious Intolerance to MillionsApril 14, 2016 — ICC Note: A report released by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom found that textbooks being used by Pakistan's public school system is actually teaching children to hate religious...
U.S. Recognizes Human Rights Abuses in Myanmar, Vietnam, and CambodiaApril 14, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Human rights abuses in Myanmar, Vietnam, and Cambodia seem to be a daily recurring problem for activists and religious minorities. The Rohingya and ethnic Christian minorities of Myanmar...
Boko Haram Fighters Killed, Commanders Arrested And 1,275 Hostages Freed, Nigerian Army SaysApril 13, 2016 — ICC Note: A joint operation between Nigerian and Cameroonian military forces has resulted in the rescue of nearly 1,300 captives from Boko Haram on the eve of the two-year anniversary...
Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Attack Taraba Communities, Kill 15April 13, 2016 — ICC Note: Suspected radical Islamist Fulani cattle herders murdered 15 people in two villages in Taraba State, Nigeria, carrying out a prototypical kind of assault for which they have become...
Egyptian Christian Declared Innocent After Spending Three Years in PrisonApril 13, 2016 — ICC Note: Bishoy Kameel Garas has finally been released after serving half of a six year jail sentence in Egypt. The Christian man was convicted despite having posted warning on...
Islamic Militants Persecute the Christians of the Middle EastApril 13, 2016 — ICC Note: A professor in Pennsylvania spoke at Lafayette College on Tuesday warning of the existential threat Middle Eastern Christians face today. In a world where Islamic terrorist threatens everyone’s...
