Protest Against Militias in NinevehFebruary 8, 2020 — 02/08/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Protesters in Tel Adas, a village located between Mosul and Dohuk, blocked the road on Thursday to demonstrate against the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF)...
U.S. Leaders Express Concern Over Deteriorating Religious Freedom in IndiaFebruary 8, 2020 — 02/08/2020 India (International Christian Concern) – Recently, the U.S. State Department expressed concern over the deterioration of religious freedom in India. According to the Business Standard, a senior State Department...
A Forsaken Peace DealFebruary 8, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Nathan Johnson" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1579880626722{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="112125" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 02/08/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – For years, a little-known hermit country in Africa has been...
Episode 04: My Heart Stayed in MoroccoFebruary 8, 2020 — Jeff King interviews famous televangelist to the Middle East, Brother Rachid, who left his hard-line Muslim community after converting to Christianity in Morocco, joined the underground church, and eventually started...
Project Update: Tricycle Delivers a Bright FutureFebruary 7, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Claire Evans" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1581101773876{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="114467" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 02/07/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Mageed was...
The Rise of Buddhist Ethnonationalism and Military Impunity in MyanmarFebruary 7, 2020 — By John Cosenza I: Introduction In recent years, Southeast Asia’s Theravada Buddhist community has demonstrated a rise in extremist behavior. Buddhist majority countries experiencing insular ultra-nationalism, which promotes Buddhism...
Egyptian Priest Nearly MurderedFebruary 7, 2020 — 02/07/2020 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Local news reports that a Coptic Priest in Alexandria was nearly murdered on February 3rd as he was heading to Anba Wanas Church. He...
Seminarian Found Dead After Suspected Boko Haram KidnappingFebruary 7, 2020 — 02/07/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Nigerian Christians are mourning the death of 18-year-old seminarian, Michael Nnadi, who was kidnapped along with three others studying at Good Shepherd Seminary in...
Indonesian Conservative Muslim Group Wants to Halt Interfaith FestivalFebruary 7, 2020 — 02/07/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – An interfaith festival due to take place in the cities of Bandung and Cirebon on Feb. 15 is now being opposed by local conservative...
India’s Persecuted Christians Look Ahead to a New DecadeFebruary 7, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By ICC’s India Correspondent" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1581021880100{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="96246" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 02/07/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – “Year after year, the situation is going from...
Boko Haram Responsible for Tens of Thousands Orphans, WidowsFebruary 6, 2020 — 02/06/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Governor of Borno state in Nigeria, Babagana Umara Zulum, has reportedly criticized the Nigerian federal government for its unwillingness to listen or hear the...
Egypt Detains Christian Past Jail SentenceFebruary 6, 2020 — 02/06/2020 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – An Egyptian Christian imprisoned on blasphemy charges remains incarcerated, although he was due for release on January 22nd. Abd Adel Bebawy was sentenced to...
Catholic Woman with Mental Disorder Spared from Blasphemy Law ChargesFebruary 6, 2020 — 02/06/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On Wednesday, an Indonesian court acquitted a woman indicted earlier for blasphemy against Islam for entering a mosque wearing shoes and carrying a dog,...
High Court in Pakistan Rules in Favor of Underage MarriagesFebruary 6, 2020 — 02/06/2020 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – On Monday, February 3, the Sindh High Court in Karachi ruled that men in Pakistan can marry underage girls as long as they have...
Hope for HanaFebruary 6, 2020 — 02/06/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Imagine waking up to find that there is no food left in your house. No running water or clean clothes. No medicine and...
Evin Prison, Iran’s “Torture Factory,” SanctionedFebruary 5, 2020 — By Claire Evans 02/10/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Last February, International Christian Concern (ICC) requested that the United States Treasury Department issue Global Magnitsky sanctions against Iran’s Evin Prison,...
