Over Half of Afghanistan’s Population is Facing HungerNovember 9, 2021 — 11/09/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – In the aftermath of a catastrophic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the interruption of foreign aid, which supported nearly 80% of the Afghan economy,...
One Armenian Christian Killed, Three Wounded, by Azeri GunfireNovember 9, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="126251" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] Turkish-Backed Azerbaijan Targets Armenian Civilians Near Captured Shushi 11/09/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that November 8, 2021,...
USCIRF Urges State Department to Make Designations for Countries Violating Religious FreedomNovember 9, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="99738" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] New Factsheet from Congressional Commission Outlines Rising Persecution for State Department 11/09/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned...
Seven Christians Jailed on False Forced Conversion Charges in Northern IndiaNovember 9, 2021 — 11/09/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – Last month, a Christian community in the Mau District of Uttar Pradesh was attacked and terrorized by a mob of radical Hindu nationalists. As...
Assassination Attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister Just Days After ProtestsNovember 9, 2021 — 11/09/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was subject to an assassination attempt during the early hours of November 7 after three drones with explosives neared his...
Resettling the Persecuted Costs Less Than Paying Reparations to Separated ImmigrantsNovember 9, 2021 — 11/08/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Last week, the public learned that the Biden administration is discussing settlement payments of $450,000 to each family member separated at the U.S.-Mexican...
Lawyer of Detained Elder Denied Access to His ClientNovember 9, 2021 — 11/08/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Elder Zhang Chunlei, a leader of Love (Ren’ai) Reformed Church in Guiyang in China’s southwestern Guizhou province, arrested and accused of fraud since March...
Bipartisan Letter to Biden Pushes for Women’s Rights in AfghanistanNovember 8, 2021 — 11/08/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – As the U.S.-backed government of Afghanistan collapsed in August, so did the hopes and dreams of millions of Afghan women and girls who had...
Crisis in MozambiqueNovember 8, 2021 — By Linda Burkle, PhD Not long ago I heard a Heidi Baker speak at a worship event. She was visiting the United States but lives in Mozambique, where she runs...
Christians Targeted by Jihadists in Burkina FasoNovember 8, 2021 — 11/08/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has received anonymous reports detailing the plight of Christians in Burkina Faso. “A group of 147 Christians...
Radical Hindu Nationalists Brutally Attack Christian Community in IndiaNovember 8, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="96253" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] Radicals Use Extreme Violence to Make Village “Christian-Free” 11/08/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a...
Protests Against Iraq Elections Flare While Awaiting Official ResultsNovember 8, 2021 — 11/08/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – While Iraq awaits the independent investigation and official results of the October 10 elections, protestors grew aggravated and clashed with riot police in Baghdad on...
Christians In Libya An Unwelcome and Ignored MinorityNovember 7, 2021 — 11/07/2021 Libya (International Christian Concern) – With 17 Egyptian Coptic Christians still missing in Libya, fear for the lives and freedoms of Libyan Christians remains high. Ten years after the death...
Malaysian State’s Latest Enforcement of Sharia Laws Makes Conversion CriminalNovember 7, 2021 — 11/07/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – A newly implemented set of Sharia laws in Malaysia’s Kelantan state is criminalizing 24 new offenses, including the attempt to convert out of Islam....
Christian Leaders in Sri Lanka Speak Out Against “One Country, One Law” ConceptNovember 7, 2021 — 11/07/2021 Sri Lanka (International Christian Concern) – According to the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN), Christian leaders in Sri Lanka have urged the government against its plan of introducing...
New Erbil Museum To Preserve Threatened Christian ManuscriptsNovember 6, 2021 — 11/06/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Christian books and manuscripts saved from possible destruction by the Islamic State in Iraq will be collected and kept in a new museum-study center in...
