Suspected ADF fighters Shoot Two, Decapitate Eight in DRCMarch 2, 2021 — 03/02/2021 DRC (International Christian Concern) – According to an Agence France-Presse (AFP) report, the DRC army confirmed the death of 10 civilians during two overnight raids in eastern DRC last week. The attacks...
Erdogan’s Human Rights Plan Only Hints at Religious FreedomMarch 2, 2021 — [vc_single_image image="122912" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] Questions Linger About Turkey’s Implementation of Proposed Religious Freedom Activities 03/02/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned...
Child Sponsorship: Hope House Versus Persecution MentalityMarch 2, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="122901" img_size="medium" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 03/02/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Since Hope House launched in 2017, hundreds of Egyptian Christian children have benefited from its programming. One...
High Court in Pakistan Grants Bail to Christian Convicted of BlasphemyMarch 2, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="122907" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] Pakistan’s Youngest Blasphemy Convict Granted Freedom After Four Years in Prison 03/02/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has...
House Church in Chongqing Raided during ServiceMarch 2, 2021 — 03/02/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – During Sunday service on February 28, a house church in China’s Chongqing city was raided by the police, before two Christian brothers were taken...
Iran Receives Archbishop After Six Year GapMarch 2, 2021 — 03/02/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – The Catholic Church in Iran received Fr Dominique Mathieu as Archbishop for one of the smallest Catholic communities in the world. The official Catholic Church...
Lashio Church in Myanmar Raided by Military and PoliceMarch 1, 2021 — [vc_single_image image="122891" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 14 Christians, including Pastors and Seminary Students Arrested 03/01/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on February 28, the military...
“Life Comes Down To Two Things”March 1, 2021 — By Jeff King 03/01/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – This world is messy, broken, and problematic. It does not look like how God originally designed it. After years of examining...
Unique Challenges Facing Myanmar’s Christians Amid CoupMarch 1, 2021 — By Gina Goh [vc_single_image image="122872" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 03/01/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – It has been a month since the Tatmadaw (Burmese Army) kidnapped the de facto leader of Myanmar, Aung...
United States Seeks Return to UN Human Rights CouncilMarch 1, 2021 — 03/1/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - The United States is seeking to return the United Nations Human Rights Council nearly three years after it was removed from the body...
Nineveh Plains Transitional Justice Report: FebruaryMarch 1, 2021 — [vc_single_image image="99675" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 03/01/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) –Preparations for the Pope's visit to Iraq accentuated activities throughout the Nineveh Plains, creating an atmosphere of eager and hopeful anticipation as...
Growing Militancy in Pakistan Parallels Growing Religious IntoleranceMarch 1, 2021 — 03/01/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Violent militancy is on the rise in Pakistan amid an increasing trend of religiosity. While many Pakistani officials have celebrated the growing embrace for...
Church Vandalized by Radical Hindu Nationalists in Northern IndiaMarch 1, 2021 — 03/01/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – On February 16, members of the Akhila Bharathiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the ruling Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP), vandalized a church...
Turkish Church Looted and Left in RuinsMarch 1, 2021 — 03/01/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Treasure hunters plundered the 14th-century Hutura Hagios Monastery Church, leaving the walls in ruins in mid-February. The church is considered one of the three holy...
Criminal Complaint Filed Over Armenian Hate SpeechFebruary 28, 2021 — 02/28/2021 Armenia (International Christian Concern) – A criminal complaint has been filed against a woman for hate speech who said she would cut off the heads of 20 Armenians if she...
Xiamen Authorities Ban Xunsiding Church’s CampusFebruary 28, 2021 — 02/28/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A well-known house church in China’s Xiamen city, previously banned by local authorities, received another administrative punishment on February 24 for setting up a...
