Health Department in Pakistan Posts Discriminatory Job Announcement

January 3, 2020 — 01/03/2020 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has become aware of another discriminatory job advertisement published in a local newspaper on November 23 in the Bahawalpur district...

Nineveh Plains Transitional Justice Report: 2019 in Review

January 2, 2020 —

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01/02/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The year 2019 brought mixed outcomes for Iraq’s Nineveh...

New Challenges to Christianity’s Growth in Nepal

January 2, 2020 — 01/02/2020 Nepal (International Christian Concern) – Over the past couple of years, mission organizations have claimed that Nepal is home to one of the fastest growing Christian communities in the...

Chinese Christians Face Difficulties for Hong Kong Christians’ Involvement in Protests

January 2, 2020 — 01/02/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Many Hong Kong Christians have been active in the special region’s ongoing protests demanding the government for democracy and rights. For this reason, some...

Jail Sentences Begin for 3 Iranian Christians

January 2, 2020 — 01/02/2019 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Three Iranian Christian converts have begun serving six-month jail sentences in Eqlid Prison (Fars Province), according to Article 18. They were originally arrested alongside...

Muslim Youths in North Toraja Help Security of Church During Christmas Celebration

January 1, 2020 — 01/01/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Every year during Christmas, the police and military in Indonesia always tighten security around churches to prevent possible attacks from radical Muslims. This year...

Militias Lay Siege to US Embassy in Iraq

January 1, 2020 — 01/01/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – In what many are labeling as one of the most significant openings of the new decade for the Middle East region, Iranian backed militias...

India Brings in New Year Amid CAA Protests

January 1, 2020 — 01/01/2020 India (International Christian Concern) – Activists across India brought in the New Year protesting against the amended Citizenship Act (CAA). In Bhubaneswar, Odisha, students and activists braved the cold...

China Announces New Measures to Govern Religious Groups

January 1, 2020 — By Gina Goh 12/31/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On December 30, China’s state-run media Xinhua reports that as of February 1, 2020, new administrative measures will come into force for any...