One Month After Attack, These Churches Are Still Meeting for WorshipFebruary 25, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="All five churches are still meeting weekly for worship regardless of the losses and shock they’ve endured. " 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_1614284049012{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="122744" img_size="full"...
New Regulation on Religion in China Threatens 2020 Deal with VaticanFebruary 25, 2021 — 02/25/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Newly-released regulations from the Chinese government indicate that, just weeks after finalizing a deal with the Vatican on the appointment of bishops in China, the Chinese...
Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Group Questioned in CourtFebruary 25, 2021 — 02/25/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Civil society group Anadolu Kültür (Anatolian Culture), founded by Osman Kavala, is being brought to court by Turkey’s trade ministry for an investigation into...
Seven Die in Plane Crash, Rumored to be on Route to Save Abducted School Children February 25, 2021 — 02/25/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Seven people were killed this past Sunday morning when a military plane crashed while taking off out of Nigeria’s Abuja airport. "A military aircraft King Air 350 has...
Ethnic Ta Oi Christian Women Persecuted in VietnamFebruary 25, 2021 — 02/25/2021 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – On the 30th of January 2021, a group of police officers came to stop a Bible study group in the house of sister Le...
India’s Uttar Pradesh State Passes New Anti-Conversion LawFebruary 25, 2021 — 02/25/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – Yesterday, the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed India’s latest anti-conversion law. The new law allows the state government to regulate all religious conversions and...
Pakistani Religious Minority Leaders Criticize Minister Shah Over False Claims of Protecting Religious FreedomFebruary 25, 2021 — 02/25/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics minister, Ijaz Shah, came under fire over the weekend over outlandish comments he made during a speech delivered at the centennial of...
Bodaboda Businesses Changing Lives of Persecuted in Kenya VillageFebruary 24, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="Forced to leave his homeland after an al-Shabaab attack, Benson finally returns home and restarts his life with the help of ICC." 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_1614203628418{margin-bottom:...
When the Fight Comes to DCFebruary 24, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="A roadmap of how ICC’s advocacy team will continue fighting persecution in the new year." use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Matias Perttula" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1613058649066{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="99739" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 02/24/2021 Washington...
Biden Needs to Prioritize Religious FreedomFebruary 24, 2021 — 02/24/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – President Biden must prioritize religious freedom in his foreign policy agenda. His dismissive remarks on the ongoing Uyghur genocide, delivered during a town...
Erdogan and Aliyev to Groundbreak Controversial SchoolFebruary 24, 2021 — 02/24/2021 Armenia (International Christian Concern) – The location and details of the Grey Wolf school opening in Shushi, Nagorno-Karabakh have been released. Turkish President Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Aliyev will jointly...
A Step in the Right Direction: Indonesia Examines Worship Decree ControversyFebruary 24, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Gina Goh" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1614173750237{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="122707" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 02/24/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – For decades, the churches in Muslim-majority Indonesia have faced challenges...
Young Indian Christian Falsely Accused by In-Laws of Violating Anti-Conversion LawFebruary 24, 2021 — 02/24/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – In January 2021, Raja Kartami, a 20-year-old Christian from India’s Odisha state, was falsely accused of violating the state’s anti-conversion law by his in-laws....
Jihadist Fulani Kidnap Three Christians, Kill Church Elder February 24, 2021 — 02/24/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to The Morning Star News, Fulani herdsmen shot and killed 65-year-old Mati Sani, a lay-leader of Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) and abducted three Christians while...
U.S. Arms Deal Calls Human Rights into Question in EgyptFebruary 24, 2021 — 02/24/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - The Biden administration has announced the sale of almost $200 million of weapons to Egypt, the first substantial arms transfer of the Biden...
Child Sponsorship Highlight: The Toll of the PandemicFebruary 23, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="122665" img_size="medium" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 02/23/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) –2020 proved to be an immensely challenging year for Egypt’s Christians as 80% of Hope House families experienced an...
