ERCC Christian Repeatedly Summoned to Police Station for Refusing to Move

March 13, 2021 — 03/13/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A Christian man who is a member of the heavily persecuted Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) in China’s Chengdu was summoned to the police...

Radicals Use Temple Town Rule to Close Church in India

March 13, 2021 — 03/13/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – Last month, a house church in India’s Telangana state was shut down after radical Hindu nationalists put pressure on police and the church’s landlord....

ICC Partners with Armenian Assembly of America to Host Event on Nagorno-Karabakh

March 12, 2021 —

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03/15/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) will be hosting a virtual event on Wednesday, March 17th at 10am EST...

Long at Odds with the Burmese Military, Ethnic Kachin Brace for the Future

March 12, 2021 —

This article is part of a series analyzing the unique challenges facing Myanmar’s Christian population after the coup on February 1, 2021. Click here for more background on the situation...

Proposed Egypt Amendment Signals Decline for Women’s Rights

March 12, 2021 — 03/12/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – A proposed amendment to Egypt’s Personal Status Law has sparked an outcry among human rights and female advocacy organizations. Several groups claim the proposed amendments...

“Chibok Girls” Sang Hymns to Their Captors

March 12, 2021 — “They sang hymns in front of their guards, quietly at first, then more boldly. Most of the kidnapped students were Christians. They wrote down their favorite Bible verses and prayers...

U.S. Signs UN Joint Statement Condemning Egyptian Human Rights Abuses

March 12, 2021 — 03/12/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - For the first time since 2014, the U.S. signed on to the UN Human Rights Council’s joint statement on Egypt, which called on...

Christian Family in Pakistan Attacked for Unblocking a Sewer Drain

March 12, 2021 — 03/12/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Last month, a Christian family in Pakistan was brutally attacked by a mob of Muslims after they unblocked a sewer drain coming from their...

Deradicalization Program in Indonesia Not Very Effective in Curbing Extremism

March 11, 2021 — 03/11/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Although Indonesia has set up a deradicalization program to address the growing radicalism among Muslims, it has not been able to prevent the spread...

Mob Attacks Christian Worship Service in India with Axes, Stones, and Clubs

March 11, 2021 — 03/11/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – On March 8, a Christian worship service in Central India was brutally attacked by a mob wielding axes, stones, and wooden clubs. As a...

Algerian Christians Receive Prison Sentences In Absentia

March 11, 2021 — 03/11/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Two Christians received two-year prison sentences and heavy fines for “proselytizing” in response to incidents that took place in 2008 and 2017. Pastor Rachid Seighir...

Suspected Fulani Jihadists Kill Father of Four

March 11, 2021 — 03/11/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – A father of four was hacked to death with machetes in Plateau state on Sunday by suspected Fulani militants, reports the Daily Sun. According...

New Book Details Anti-Christian Hostility in India

March 10, 2021 — 03/10/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – Chad Bauman, a professor at Butler University, has authored a book highlighting anti-Christian violence in India. His work highlights the history of Hindu-Christian relations...

30 Nigerian Soldiers Killed by Islamic Terrorists

March 10, 2021 — 03/10/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to Sahara Reporters, The Boko Haram splinter group Islamic State West Africa (ISWAP) released a statement on Tuesday revealing that they were behind...

More Progress Needed for Religious Freedom Under Sudan’s Transitional Government

March 10, 2021 — 03/10/2021 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Sudan’s transitional constitution, adopted in 2019 after the coup that deposed strongman leader Omar al-Bashir, helped the country make significant strides towards a freer...

Malaysian High Court Rules Non-Muslims Can Refer to God as “Allah”

March 10, 2021 — 03/10/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – On Wednesday, the Malaysian High Court ruled that non-Muslims can use the word “Allah” to refer to God, overturning a decades-long ban that caused...