Religious Affairs Minister Makes False Claims of Religious Harmony in PakistanJuly 8, 2021 — 07/08/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Pakistan’s Minister for Religious Affairs, Dr. Noor-ul-Hug Qadri, claimed during a Paigham-e-Pakistan ceremony that all Pakistani religious minorities enjoy complete religious freedom as guaranteed...
Pope Francis To Potentially Visit North KoreaJuly 8, 2021 — 07/08/2021 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – The head of South Korea’s intelligence services, Park Jie-won, has announced that he is advocating for Pope Francis to visit North Korea. He...
Breaking Generations of PersecutionJuly 8, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="125253" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 07/08/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – When most people think of persecution, they think of a pastor being threatened, beaten, or even killed for...
Christian Leaders in India Call on Government to Stop Attacks on MinoritiesJuly 8, 2021 — 07/08/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN), Christian leaders in India have called on the government to stop state and non-state actors...
Azeris, Turks Phone Armenians in Artsakh Threatening HomelandJuly 8, 2021 — 07/08/2021 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – Nearly 8 months after the ceasefire that brought an end to the 44-day Nagorno-Karabakh (Armenian: Artsakh) War, the hostilities are far from over. According to...
Chinese Police Refuse Visits to Incarcerated Church ElderJuly 7, 2021 — 07/07/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Zhang Chunlei, an elder at Love Reformed Church in Guiyang, was officially arrested on May 7, 2021, after being detained for seven weeks. He...
Brief: Religious Freedom in AlgeriaJuly 7, 2021 — Although the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in 2019 provided an unparalleled opportunity for Algeria to improve its human rights and religious freedom record, the nation has only succeeded in...
Ten Canadian Churches Targeted by VandalsJuly 7, 2021 — 07/06/2021 Canada (International Christian Concern) – As intolerance of religion continues to rise around the world, violence targeting Christians is becoming increasingly felt in the West. During the recent Canada...
Iranian Ministry Reaches Millions with the GospelJuly 7, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Martin Hopman" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1625677959073{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="116471" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 07/07/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – “I hated every one of you because I considered...
UK-Based Christian Adoption Agency Appeals CaseJuly 7, 2021 — 07/07/2021 United Kingdom (International Christian Concern) – Cornerstone Adoption and Fostering Service, a Christian adoption agency based in central England, is continuing to defend its decision to only place children...
Gunmen Kidnap 153 Baptist Church High School Students in NigeriaJuly 7, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] 28 Rescued on First Day, Many Still Missing 07/07/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that in the early hours of...
Another Discriminatory Job Advertisement Published in PakistanJuly 7, 2021 — 07/07/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to local reports, another discriminatory job advertisement has been documented in Pakistan stating that only Muslims are allowed to hold positions of leadership....
Islamic State Religious Police Active Again in SyriaJuly 7, 2021 — 07/07/2021 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Hesba, the Islamic State’s religious police, increased its presence and activity in northeast Syria. The region, under control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), now...
Persecuted Chinese Christians Arrive in the United StatesJuly 6, 2021 — 07/06/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Late at night on December 9, 2018, officials from the Chinese Communist Party raided Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC), seizing and interrogating hundreds of...
Into the Deep Podcast: United for Religious Freedom (Sam Brownback)July 6, 2021 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e00ZlncAJXc 07/06/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Jeff King interviews former United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback to discuss the upcoming International Religious Freedom...
Episode 70: United for Religious FreedomJuly 6, 2021 — Jeff King interviews former United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback to discuss the upcoming International Religious Freedom 2021 Summit. Regardless of religion, we should all...
