Hindu Nationalists Escalate Anti-Christian Campaign in Central IndiaJanuary 30, 2021 — 01/30/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN), radical Hindu nationalists have stepped up an anti-Christian campaign in India’s Madhya Pradesh state. Nationalists...
Azerbaijan Ignores Armenian POWsJanuary 30, 2021 — 01/30/2021 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – Media reports that only five Armenian prisoners of war have been returned by Azerbaijan following international attention to the status of Nagorno-Karabakh’s prisoners of war....
Pope Francis to Meet with Top Shia Leader During Visit to IraqJanuary 29, 2021 — 01/29/2021 Vatican (International Christian Concern) - In his trip to Iraq scheduled for March, Pope Francis will meet with Shia religious leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, according to a senior...
Christian Nurse in Pakistan Falsely Accused of Blasphemy by Muslim CoworkerJanuary 29, 2021 — The nurse was attempting to stop her Muslim coworker from collecting money from patients. 01/29/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a 30-year-old Christian nurse...
Authorities Demolish Rupantaran Khristiya Church in NepalJanuary 29, 2021 — 01/29/2021 Nepal (International Christian Concern) – On January 20, 2021 Nepalese authorities appeared at the doorsteps of the Rupantaran Khristiya Church with demolition equipment to destroy the church. Several Christian...
Turkish Monk Faces Terrorism Charges Over Giving BreadJanuary 29, 2021 — 01/29/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Fr Sefer Bilecen is an Assyrian clergyman who recently faced his fourth hearing on January 27. Turkish authorities accused Fr Sefer of terrorism charges after...
Displaced Chin Christians Begin New Life in YangonJanuary 29, 2021 — 01/29/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The ongoing conflicts between the Arakan Army (AA) and the Tatmadaw (Burmese Army), together with the Coronavirus pandemic, have made the lives of minority...
Worship Service in India Brutally Attacked by Hindu ExtremistsJanuary 29, 2021 — 01/29/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, a Christian worship service was brutally attacked by Hindu extremists earlier this month in India’s Uttar Pradesh state. As...
Episode 53: Opening DoorsJanuary 29, 2021 — In part 2, Daniel Shayesteh continues to take us on his and his family's faith journey. He also discusses how God is using the present-day situation with the Ayatollahs to...
Immigration Officer Abducted from Church, RescuedJanuary 28, 2021 — 01/28/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The spokesperson of the Edo State Command of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Mrs Bridget Esene, was kidnapped from her church building on January 24....
1456 Immovable Armenian Heritage Sites at RiskJanuary 28, 2021 — 01/28/2021 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – Human Rights Ombudsman of Artsakh, a human rights and activist group, released a report outlining the major Armenian cultural heritage sites that are now under...
United Nations Moves to Protect Religious SitesJanuary 28, 2021 — 01/27/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution that condemns the damage and destruction of religious sites. The resolution also asks the Secretary...
Nationalist Symbol Planted on Shuttered Church in Southern IndiaJanuary 28, 2021 — 01/28/2020 India (International Christian Concern) – On January 17, a saffron flag, a symbol of Hindu nationalism, was planted on a church in southern India that has been shut down...
Imprisoned Henan Chinese Pastor Transferred to Prison with Bad RecordJanuary 28, 2021 — 01/28/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Imprisoned pastor Zhang Shaojie of Nanle County Church in Henan Province has recently been transferred to another prison in Zhengzhou. The authorities did not...
A Lifeline Amidst a PandemicJanuary 28, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Meg Midwood" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1610556533491{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="120672" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 01/28/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – When the clock chimed at midnight, the world breathed a...
India’s Christians Afforded Little Space to Celebrate Christmas 2020January 27, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="ICC interviewed Christian leaders from across the country to discuss what Christmas 2020 was like for their communities." use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By William Stark, ICC's Regional Manager for South Asia" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left"...
