Iraqi Archbishop Expresses Concern for ISIS Influence After Taliban TakeoverOctober 3, 2021 — 10/03/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil expressed his concerns regarding the threat of the Islamic State in the region. Though very different places, the Taliban’s...
Christian Wedding Ceremony Ambushed in IndiaOctober 2, 2021 — 10/02/2021 India (International Christian Concern) –According to the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA), a Christian wedding ceremony in Madhya Pradesh was disrupted on Wednesday, September 29th, when Hindu nationalists...
State-Sanctioned Church in China Celebrates National Day with Flag-raising CeremonyOctober 2, 2021 — 10/02/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – October 1 is the day where China celebrates the 72nd National Day of the communist nation. People gather in Beijing and across the country...
10 Christian Students Released from Captivity in NigeriaOctober 2, 2021 — 10/02/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – In the early hours of July 5, 2021, gunmen invaded Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria, and...
Turkey and Azerbaijan’s Continued Influence in Nagorno-KarabakhOctober 2, 2021 — 10/02/2021 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – Azerbaijan and Turkey continue to promote their inter-connectivity in Nagorno-Karabakh (Armenian: Artsakh) in ways that simultaneously threaten the Christian Armenian population. Their rhetoric is being...
Four Christians, Including A Priest, Murdered by Fulani MilitantsOctober 1, 2021 — 10/01/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Four Christians, including a Catholic priest, were murdered on Tuesday night in yet another attack by Fulani Militants in Nigeria. “At around 6:50 pm...
Indonesian Church Accepts Muslim Imam’s ApologyOctober 1, 2021 — 10/01/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – An Indonesian cleric previously arrested for calling the Bible “fiction” has apologized to Christians in Indonesia. In response, the Communion of Churches in Indonesia...
Christian Attacked with Acid in India Dies After 46 Days in HospitalOctober 1, 2021 — 10/01/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – On August 11, Nitish Kumar, a 16-year-old Christian from India’s Bihar state, was attacked by unknown assailants wielding acid. Forty-six days later, Nitish succumb...
Iranian’s Disengage from Regime as Freedoms RestrictedOctober 1, 2021 — 10/01/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iran’s hardline Islamic government faces a growing divide between the regime and its people amidst poor human rights, disengagement, and religious freedom violations. Public distrust...
Barbers Forbidden to Shave Beards in Afghanistan ProvinceSeptember 30, 2021 — 09/30/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – In another indication of how the Taliban plans to govern Afghanistan, the new Taliban government issued a mandate in Helmand Province that bans the...
Oppressive Myanmar Junta Signals Possible Shift in StrategySeptember 30, 2021 — 09/30/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Myanmar’s military junta announced this week that it would begin observing a unilateral ceasefire with ethnic militias beginning Friday, October 1.The ceasefire is planned...
Chinese Christian Taken Away to be Interrogated on His ChurchSeptember 30, 2021 — 09/30/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A Chinese Christian man in China’s Shanxi province was taken away and shown an administrative punishment. According to a prayer request shared on Twitter,...
Six Christians in India’s Karnataka State Falsely Accused of Crimes as Government Calls for Anti-Conversion LawSeptember 30, 2021 — 09/30/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – In the last ten days, at least six Christians in India’s Karnataka state have been taken into police custody after being falsely accused of...
Afghanistan Under Taliban RuleSeptember 30, 2021 — By Linda Burkle. PhD I recently had lunch with Hanif, an Afghan scholar and green card holder who was caught in the chaos at the Kabul airport as throngs of...
Gunmen Attack Church in Nigeria, Kill WorshipperSeptember 30, 2021 — 09/30/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – One person was killed, and several others were injured on Sunday in yet another attack on Christians in Kaduna state. Pastor Matthew Atayi, the...
The Silent Screams of Pakistan’s Most VulnerableSeptember 30, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Katie Lynn" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1628790749489{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="126179" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 09/30/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The persecution of Christians in Pakistan is severe and complex....
