Evicted Lao Christians Return Home Yet Banned from Rebuilding Homes

December 8, 2020 — 12/08/2020 Laos (International Christian Concern) – The seven Lao Christians who were evicted from their homes in southern Saravan province in October for not renouncing their faith, have finally returned...

Nigeria Re-designated a Country of Particular Concern by US State Department

December 8, 2020 — 12/08/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, released a statement on Monday, December 8, 2020, that “The United States is designating Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria,...

Examining the Persecution of Uighur Muslims in China, Part 2

December 8, 2020 — By John Cosenza III: Understanding the Origins of Uighur Extremist Violence In Social Cohesion and Islamic Radicalization: Implications from the Uighur Insurgency, Tong Zhao attempts to explain the origins of...

21 Christians Hospitalized Following Mob Attack in Central India

December 8, 2020 — 12/08/2020 India (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, 21 Christians were hospitalized after being attacked and brutally beaten by a mob in India’s Chhattisgarh state. The incident...

Efforts to Preserve Patriarchate Orphanage

December 8, 2020 — 12/08/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Restoration of the 122 year old Prinkipo Orphanage could begin in 2022 but would cost over €40m, reports Europa Nostra. This would depend on...

US House of Representatives Calls for the Global Repeal of Blasphemy, Heresy, and Apostasy Laws

December 7, 2020 —

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House Resolution 512 Passes by Unanimous Consent 12/07/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the House of Representatives has adopted...

Suspected Fulani Militants Kill Three Christians in Plateau State

December 7, 2020 — 12/07/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The Emancipation Center for Crisis Victims in Nigeria has reported that yet another attack by gunmen believed to be Fulani militants took the lives...

Report: Turkey – Challenges Facing Christians 2016-2020

December 7, 2020 — From the Introduction: "TURKEY: Challenges Facing Christians 2016-2020 reviews the period between 2016 – 2020. It analyzes how the dynamics of historical revisionism and legal status have impacted Turkey’s Christian...

European Court Demands Kavala’s Release

December 7, 2020 — 12/07/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – The European Court of Human Rights adopted a resolution which again strongly urged Turkish authorities to immediately release Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala. The resolution...

Pakistani Police Recover 12-Year-Old Christian Girl Five Months After Abduction

December 7, 2020 — 12/07/2020 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN), Police in Faisalabad, Pakistan recovered Farah Shaheen, a 12-year-old Christian girl who was abducted in...

Do Not Be Dismayed: Part 1

December 7, 2020 —

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12/07/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The coronavirus took 2020 in the early months by surprise. In Yangon, Myanmar, pastors and congregations had...

China Repeatedly Harasses Xiamen House Church

December 6, 2020 — 12/06/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On December 6, a house church in China’s Fujian province was again raided by the local authorities during its service. Xunsiding Church, a house...

Christian Woman in Pakistan Killed for Refusing Marriage Proposal

December 6, 2020 — 12/06/2020 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to local reports, a 24-year-old Christian woman was shot and killed in Pakistan after she refused a marriage proposal and invitation to convert...

Sinjar Free of Armed Groups?

December 6, 2020 — 12/06/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Iraq’s Joint Operations Command announced on Thursday that Nineveh’s Sinjar District is now free of armed groups as part of the plan to normalize...

China’s Zhejiang Province Asks Teachers Not to Believe in Religion

December 5, 2020 — 12/05/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Wenzhou city in China’s Zhejiang province, one of the cities in China that has the highest Christians, is reportedly asking its teachers to sign...

Jihadists Attack Malian and French Military Bases in Mali

December 5, 2020 — 12/05/2020 Mali (International Christian Concern) – French bases established in support of Operation Barkhane in Mali, were attacked this past week by Jihadist groups believed to be loyal to Al-Qaeda....