Radicals in Southern India Burn Boxes of Christian LiteratureDecember 13, 2021 — 12/13/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – On Saturday, December 11, a group of Christians in India’s Karnataka state were attacked by radical Hindu nationalists as they were visiting the homes...
Ecumenical Patriarch Appeals Again Halki Seminary ReopeningDecember 13, 2021 — 12/13/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has yet again made an appeal to Turkey to reopen the Halki Theological School, which was closed in 1971 as a...
Myanmar Junta Loots Destroyed Churches, Plants LandminesDecember 12, 2021 — 12/12/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – After shelling several churches in Myanmar’s Christian-majority Chin state, the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) looted these churches and planted landmines to deter people from returning....
Jihadists Kill 16 People in the DRCDecember 12, 2021 — 12/12/2021 DRC (International Christian Concern) – Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists killed 16 people on Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Freddy Mbayayi, deputy mayor of Mangina, told Reuters...
Nigerian Pastor Killed in Captivity After Paying RansomDecember 11, 2021 — 12/11/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Gunmen have killed Reverend Dauda Bature, the Pastor of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Kaduna state, a month after his kidnapping. According to Rev....
Pope Francis’ Visit to Cyprus Signals Christians and Refugees are Not AloneDecember 11, 2021 — 12/11/2021 Cyprus (International Christian Concern) – Pope Francis recently returned from a five-day trip to Cyprus and Greece, where he focused on immigrant and refugee ministry and conversation. Though Catholics do...
14 Killed As Violence Surges in Burkina FasoDecember 10, 2021 — 12/10/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – On Thursday, the government of Burkina Faso announced that gunmen killed at least 14 members of a government-backed civilian militia. The attack is the...
The Aftermath of a Massacre in NigeriaDecember 10, 2021 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKmElGC3WW4 VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED 12/10/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Today, I want to share with you footage from the aftermath of an attack in Nigeria. In this attack,...
U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Progress as Iranian Christians Continue to SufferDecember 10, 2021 — 12/10/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – As the United States and Iran come closer to reaching agreement on the renewal of a nuclear deal for Iran, Christians continue to face...
Christian Home in Central India Burned to Ash by Suspected RadicalsDecember 10, 2021 — 12/10/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – On November 28, a Christian home in Central India was set on fire by suspected radical Hindu nationalists. As a result, a Christian family,...
Daughters of Arrested Iranian Christian Man Still “Visibly Suffer”December 10, 2021 — 12/10/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – In November 2015, Marjan and Mani’s daughters were home at the time of a raid that later led to a one-year prison sentence for the...
New Report Depicts Continued Human Rights Violations by Turkish GovernmentDecember 9, 2021 — 12/09/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) - This week, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released a report regarding the arrest and detention of journalists in 2021, naming Turkey as the...
House Church in Nanjing Raided During ServiceDecember 9, 2021 — 12/09/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A house church in Nanjing, Jiangsu province founded by a Singaporean pastor was raided and Sunday service interrupted by the police. According to China...
Churches in Southern India Canceling Christmas Due to Increased Threats by RadicalsDecember 9, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="125289" img_size="full" alignment="center"] By ICC's India Correspondent 12/09/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) –Many churches in India’s Karnataka state are canceling their regular Christmas programs due to concerns...
UK Tribunal Rules that China has Committed GenocideDecember 9, 2021 — United Kingdom 12/09/2021 (International Christian Concern) – An independent legal panel in the United Kingdom has ruled that the People’s Republic of China has committed genocide against the Uyghur people...
ICC Honors US Senator James Lankford for Advancing Religious FreedomDecember 9, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="128507" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] Sen. Lankford (R-OK) Earns Inaugural “Hero on the Hill” Award 12/09/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) recently honored...
