Child Sponsorship Highlight: Equipping GirlsOctober 19, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="127585" img_size="medium" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 10/19/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – When ICC launched another Hope House in 2019, Sosna Rizk was one of the students who benefited...
Restoration of Historic Patriarch Orphanage StalledOctober 19, 2021 — 10/19/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – A 123-year old historic Greek orphanage faces potential ruin despite claims for preservation and restoration work to begin. The historic site, Europe's largest and world’s...
Christians in Northern India Falsely Accused of Forced Conversions and Beaten in Police CustodyOctober 19, 2021 — 10/19/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, several Christians in India’s Uttar Pradesh state were beaten in police custody after they were falsely accused of engaging...
Police in Jiangsu Target Christian Schools with RaidsOctober 18, 2021 — 10/18/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Christian schools in China are becoming the latest targets of the Chinese government, as the latter seeks to curb religious education that is not...
Flight Carrying Hundreds of Refugees Departs KabulOctober 18, 2021 — 10/18/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – A flight with 353 evacuees on board departed the Kabul airport for Doha, Qatar. Aboard the flight were citizens of the United States, Australia,...
Fulani Militants Kill Three, Injure One in NigeriaOctober 18, 2021 — 10/18/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Amos David, 42, his son Abednego Amos, 8, and Reuben Sunday, 28, were murdered by Fulani militants on Friday while traveling via motorcycle in...
Record Rise in Pakistan Forced Conversion CasesOctober 18, 2021 — 10/18/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – The People's Commission for Minorities’ Rights (PCMR) and The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), two Pakistan-based organizations, have reported a record rise in forced...
Former Ruling Moderate Islamist Party Loses in Moroccan ElectionsOctober 18, 2021 — 10/18/2021 Morocco (International Christian Concern) – Morocco’s September 2021 national elections may suggest hope for the country’s Christians and religious minorities. The previous ruling party, the Islamist Justice and Development Party,...
Saving Faith: The Gospel Amid the Afghanistan CrisisOctober 18, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="127624" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 10/18/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The world watched in horror as Afghanistan succumbed to Taliban control this past August. Of special interest...
Authorities Search for 17 Missionaries Kidnapped in HaitiOctober 18, 2021 — Gang-related Activity Increasingly Targeting Religious Groups 10/18/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) –Authorities in Haiti continue to search for a group of 17 Christians, including five children, who were...
ICC Brings Clean Water to IraqOctober 18, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="126840" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 10/18/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In 2014, ISIS invaded Iraq’s Nineveh Plains, displacing most local Christians from their homes. Over time, as ISIS...
Turkish Court Upholds Ruling for Compensation to Family in Dink Assassination CaseOctober 17, 2021 — 10/17/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkey’s high court Council of State upheld a ruling against the Ministry of Interior to pay 1 million 66 thousand Turkish lira in damages to...
Boko Haram Terrorists Kill Two Christians in Chibok, NigeriaOctober 17, 2021 — 10/17/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – At 11am on Tuesday, October 5th, Boko Haram militants descended onto the Shikarkir community in Borno state, shooting sporadically and setting homes ablaze. A source close...
Seven Pastors Jailed on False Forced Conversion ClaimsOctober 17, 2021 — 10/17/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA), seven pastors were arrested during a prayer meeting in Northern India's Uttar Pradesh on October 10th, for...
Myanmar Junta Burns Church and Houses After Arresting CiviliansOctober 17, 2021 — 10/17/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – In a “clearance operation” aimed at eliminating the opposition in Chin state, the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) set an entire village on fire—including a Baptist...
Church in Kayah State Shelled by the Burmese ArmyOctober 16, 2021 — 10/16/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – A Catholic church in eastern Myanmar has been shelled by the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) as fighting intensifies between ethnic militia, local defense forces, and...
