Minorities in Pakistan Protest Government’s Rejection of Law on Forced Conversions

November 16, 2021 — 11/16/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Asia News, religious minorities protested over the weekend in Islamabad, Pakistan against the government’s rejection of a law banning abductions, forced marriages,...

Christian Journalist in Kaduna State Jailed for Covering Persecution

November 15, 2021 — Nigeria 11/15/2021 (International Christian Concern) – Luka Binniyat, spokesperson for the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) and a Christian journalist was arrested and jailed for reporting on the persecution of...

International Christian Concern to Announce Top Persecutors of the Year Nov. 16

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11/15/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On Tuesday, November 16, International Christian Concern (ICC) will announce its 2021 Persecutor of the Year Awards...

Vietnam Recognizes Catholic Parish After 30 Years

November 15, 2021 — 11/14/2021 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Authorities in Son La province in Vietnam, a province which used to reject and purposefully fail to recognize all religious activities, have come around...

Journalist Arrested for Reporting Christian Persecution in Nigeria

November 15, 2021 — 11/15/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to the Christian Post, Luka Binniyat, a Nigerian Roman Catholic journalist and father who writes for the anti-communist Epoch Times, was arrested last week for...

2021 ICC Persecutor of the Year Awards

November 15, 2021 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRMmiIBNWvo 11/14/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – For many years, we published a report called the Hall of Shame, calling out the world's worst persecutors. This year, we have...

Another State in India Will Soon Enact an Anti-Conversion Law

November 15, 2021 — 11/15/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to NDTV, the Chief Minister of India’s Karnataka state, Basavaraj Bommai, has said the state government will soon formulate an anti-conversion law. The...

Looming Turkish Offensive Threatens Syrians

November 15, 2021 — 11/15/2021 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Syrians fear a looming new offensive by Turkey and its mercenaries in the northeast autonomous Kurdish region of Rojava. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have...

Turkey’s Religious Minorities Restricted by Authorities

November 14, 2021 — 11/14/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Minority religious communities are fighting imposed restrictions and discrimination in Turkey. Member of Parliament Armenian Garo Paylan submitted a proposal to allocate educational funding to...

Jihadists Attack Hospital in DR Congo, Kill Five, Abduct Two

November 14, 2021 — 11/14/2021 DRC (International Christian Concern) –The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorist group attacked a hospital, killed five civilians and took at least two hostages, according to the DRC army. "The ADF...

Catholic Priest Falsely Accused of Forced Conversions by Police in Northern India

November 14, 2021 — 11/14/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN), a Catholic priest in India’s Uttar Pradesh state was falsely accused of engaging in forced...

USCIRF Report Details Increased Regulations on Christian Clergy by Chinese Government

November 14, 2021 — 11/14/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recently released a factsheet on China’s new measures on the management of religious clergy. The report illustrates...

Amended Egyptian Laws Restrict Rights Following Lifting of State of Emergency

November 13, 2021 — 11/13/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – The Egyptian parliament passed three laws that consolidate the executive and military powers, essentially replacing the state of emergency that was just lifted by President...

Another Attack on Christians in Central India by Radical Hindu Nationalists Reported

November 13, 2021 — 11/13/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, more than 64 Christians in India’s Chhattisgarh state were attacked by a mob of radical Hindu nationalists in October....

China Releases Kidnapped Catholic Bishop

November 13, 2021 — 11/13/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A Vatican-approved bishop in China who was kidnapped by Chinese authorities following an arrest on October 25 has been released and has returned to...

Suicide Bomb Kills Three in Somalia

November 12, 2021 — 11/12/2021 Somalia (International Christian Concern) – According to the Daily Sabah, at least three people were killed on Thursday in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, via a suicide bombing claimed by...