ISIS Claims Responsibility for Deadly Bombings in UgandaNovember 18, 2021 — 11/18/2021 Uganda (International Christian Concern) –The Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for two bomb blasts that killed at least six people and injured over 30 in Uganda’s capital, Kampala,...
US State Department Condemns Attacks on Churches & Homes in Chin State, MyanmarNovember 18, 2021 — 11/18/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – The United States Department of State recently issued a statement condemning attacks by the Burmese military junta on civilians in Chin State, Myanmar....
House Church in Southern India Attacked by Mob of RadicalsNovember 18, 2021 — 11/18/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – On November 14, a house church in Southern India was attacked by a mob of radical Hindu nationalists. Congregants were hit with stones and...
Egyptian Christian Students Persecuted in Teacher-Led IncidentNovember 18, 2021 — 11/18/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Christian students at Al-Thawra school in Ezbat Beshri, Minya Governorate, were ordered to remove any jewelry bearing a cross and later beaten. The school’s headmaster...
ICC Publishes 2021 Persecutor of the Year AwardsNovember 17, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="114728" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] Comprehensive Report Condemns Oppressive Countries, Entities, and Individuals 11/17/2021 Washington D.C. – International Christian Concern (ICC) announced its 2021 Persecutor of the Year Awards...
ICC Shocked that Nigeria is Excluded from State Department ListNovember 17, 2021 — [vc_single_image image="99739" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] To the astonishment of International Christian Concern (ICC) and other advocacy groups, the U.S. Department of State left Nigeria off its list of designations for state...
200 Priests Call for Peace in Indonesia’s Papua RegionNovember 17, 2021 — 11/16/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A coalition of 194 Catholic priests in Indonesia’s war-torn Papua region have recently issued remarks calling on the international community, including the United Nations,...
Footage of Radical Hindus Attacking Indian ChristianNovember 17, 2021 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A761TAs3YuE VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED 11/14/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – For many years, we have shared with you about the ongoing struggles of persecution in India. Today, I want...
Factchecking the Illegal Religious Conversion Claims of Extremists in IndiaNovember 17, 2021 — [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_1637159141787{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="114905" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 11/17/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On Sunday morning, October 10, Vijendra Prasad was...
Turkey Maintains Troop Presence in AzerbaijanNovember 17, 2021 — 11/17/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkey’s parliament voted to keep troops in Azerbaijan for the next year, having officially deployed Turkish peacekeepers to the Azerbaijani side on November 17, 2020....
Qatar Will Represent US Interests in AfghanistanNovember 16, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="126183" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] Turkey-Qatar Posture for Joint Afghan Role Despite Human Rights Concerns 11/16/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on...
Child Sponsorship Highlight: Spiritual DevelopmentNovember 16, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="128152" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 11/16/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Children enrolled in ICC’s Egypt Hope House program not only benefit from scholarly education, but also spiritual development....
Teacher in Indonesia Arrested on Terrorism ChargeNovember 16, 2021 — 11/16/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On November 3, anti-terrorism police arrested a man who is a teacher and the head of a state-run elementary school in Lampung province, Sumatra,...
Victims of Iran’s Article 500 Summoned to Serve Prison SentencesNovember 16, 2021 — 11/16/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – In a two-day span, five Iranian Christian converts were summoned to begin serving prison sentences. On November 10, authorities summoned Milad Gourdazi, Amin Khaki and...
Roadside Bomb in Kabul Wounds TwoNovember 16, 2021 — 11/16/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – A roadside bomb detonated in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday next to a busy road, wounding two. The Taliban spokesman for Kabul police said the...
Over 32 Killed as Jihadi Violence Escalates in Burkina FasoNovember 16, 2021 — 11/16/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) –At least 28 officers and four civilians were killed over the weekend in northern Burkina Faso, the government said on Monday. Burkina Faso's Communications Minister...
