Ethiopian Federal Army Attempting to Capture Tigray Capitol

November 18, 2020 — 11/18/2020 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) – Ethiopia said on Wednesday that it is launching an offensive against the Tigrayan capital of Mekele. Redwan Hussein, the Ethiopian ambassador to Eritrea, confirmed...

District Head and Son Killed in Gunmen Attack

November 18, 2020 — 11/18/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Yet another attack in Kaduna State has cost the lives of a leader and his son. The District head of Mazaki in Atyap Chiefdom,...

ICC Brings Food to 53 Burmese Evangelists

November 18, 2020 —

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11/18/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In September, ICC received information from Myanmar Baptist Churches Union (MBCU) that dozens of its pastors and...

Nationalists Call for Indigenous Christians to be Barred from Economic Benefits in India

November 18, 2020 — 11/18/2020 India (International Christian Concern) – Radical Hindu nationalists in India have launched a campaign to bar Christians from receiving government benefits designed to help economically deprived indigenous people. Christian...

Murderer of Priest Loses Appeal

November 18, 2020 — 11/18/2020 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – The death sentence for Ahmed Saeed al-Sunbati has been upheld following his appeal hearing on November 9th in Egypt. The defendant had murdered Father...

ICC Hosts Event with Hungary Helps Program

November 17, 2020 — 11/17/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - This week, the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom is in full force, hosted virtually by the government of Poland. During Day One of...

Pastor and Rabbi Release Book about Christians Killed in Africa

November 17, 2020 — 11/17/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – A recent book released by Rabbi Abraham Cooper, director of the global social action agenda of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and Rev. Johnnie Moore,...

Christian Teen Shares Survivor’s Testimony of Abduction and Forced Marriage in Pakistan

November 17, 2020 —

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11/17/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In October, a 13-year-old Christian girl named Arzoo...

Authorities Raid Chinese House Church, Briefly Detain Preacher and Members

November 17, 2020 —

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Detained Christians Forced to Wear Prison Uniforms 11/17/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on November 15, local authorities...

Another Iranian Christian Flogged

November 17, 2020 — 11/17/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Just a few days after returning to Evin Prison following a 5-day furlough, Iranian Christian convert Saheb Zaman Fadaie has received 80 lashes for...

International Community Calls for Peace Talks in Ethiopia

November 16, 2020 — 11/16/2020 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) – As Ethiopia nears two weeks of armed conflict in its northern Tigray region, the international community is increasing its calls for peace talks between...

Another ERCC Member Taken Away from Home

November 16, 2020 — 11/16/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On November 14, brother Wu Wuching from the heavily persecuted Early Rain Covenant Church was taken away from his home. According to an emergency...

A Picture on a Wall

November 16, 2020 —

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11/16/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The picture of Vincent Okerosi hangs on the wall...

Convictions for Six Nigerians Upheld in UAE

November 16, 2020 — 11/16/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Convictions of six Nigerians, who were arrested and convicted of supporting terrorism last year, have been upheld in appeals court in the United Arab...

Court Reopens Nahla Appeal on Land Expropriation

November 16, 2020 — 11/16/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The Dohuk Appeal Court has reopened a judicial case about the illegal expropriation of Christian lands in Nahla. This announcement comes one month after...

Christian Leaders in Pakistan Organize Seminar on Issue of Abductions and Forced Marriages

November 16, 2020 — 11/16/2020 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Church leaders in Pakistan organized an awareness seminar in Karachi to help educate Christian women and girls about the issue of abduction, forced marriage,...