New Iranian Bill Could Allow Death Penalty for Christian Activity

July 17, 2021 — 07/17/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – A draft bill was passed in Iran’s parliament on June 8 that encourages the death penalty for those found guilty of spying or cooperating with...

Fate of Imprisoned Chinese Bishop Still Unknown

July 16, 2021 — 07/16/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The bishop of Xixiang (Henan province), Joseph Zhang Weizhu was arrested in May alongside ten priests and seminarians at a Catholic seminary. His fate...

Attackers Destroy 45 Farm Plots in Nigeria’s Plateau State

July 16, 2021 — 07/16/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Attackers reported to be Fulani militants attacked and destroyed 45 plots of land in the Miango district of Bassa Local Government Area in Plateau...

Arrests Trigger New Wave of Persecution in India’s Uttar Pradesh State

July 16, 2021 —

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07/16/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Over the past two weeks, Christians in Uttar...

Algeria’s Revised Government Insufficient For Religious Freedom

July 16, 2021 — 07/16/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Following June parliamentary elections, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced his new government changes in appointed personnel. Tebboune’s revised government brought little change to top...

Blinken-Sisi Meeting Less Productive than Initially Hoped for Human Rights in Egypt

July 15, 2021 — 07/15/2021 Cairo (International Christian Concern) – When US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in late May to discuss Egypt’s role in negotiating a ceasefire between...

Unrest in Mozambique Displaces Thousands

July 15, 2021 — 07/15/2021 Mozambique (International Christian Concern) – Human rights groups and relief organization are raising the alarm over an escalating security situation in east Africa’s Mozambique. The violence is driven by...

The US Calls Out Myanmar and China in a Genocide Report

July 15, 2021 — 07/15/2021 Myanmar, China (International Christian Concern) – The Biden administration renewed allegations of genocide and atrocities against China and Myanmar in a latest report by the Department of State. The...

School in Pakistan Covers Up Rape of Christian Student

July 15, 2021 — 07/15/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, a school in Lahore, Pakistan has been attempting to cover up the rape of an 8-year-old Christian student by...

Benevolence and Blasphemy: Egypt’s Contradiction

July 15, 2021 —

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07/15/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Their eyes are everywhere. They say they are watching for...

Coptic Activist’s Detention Renewed After 20 Months In Solitary Confinement

July 15, 2021 — 07/15/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Following solitary imprisonment for nearly 20 months, Ramy Kamel had his detention extended yet again for 45 days. Kamel, originally arrested on November 23rd, 2019,...

UNHRC Urges an End to Myanmar’s Rohingya Crisis

July 14, 2021 — 07/14/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted a resolution that calls for a decisive end to the grave violations of human rights...

Secretary of State Blinken Announces Plans to Appoint IRF Ambassador

July 14, 2021 — 07/14/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Speaking at the inaugural International Religious Freedom Summit via video on Wednesday afternoon, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that an Ambassador...

National Debate in Nigeria Over Ransom Payments

July 14, 2021 — 07/14/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The recent kidnapping of over 120 students from a Baptist school in Kaduna State has reignited the international conversation on ransom payments to kidnappers...

International Christian Concern Presents Event on Religious Freedom in India

July 14, 2021 —

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Event Takes Place as Part of International Religious Freedom Summit 2021 in D.C. 07/14/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Today, International Christian Concern (ICC) is honored...

Indonesian Police Hunting for Pro-Islamic State Militant Suspects

July 14, 2021 — 07/14/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – In Indonesia, security forces are hunting for three suspected members of an Islamic-State affiliated terrorist group. The suspects escaped a raid that killed two...