Another Church Attacked by Burmese Military in Eastern MyanmarJune 2, 2021 — 06/02/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – During the evening of May 26, another church in Kayah state was attacked by the Burmese military. Fighting between the military and local resistance...
ICC Delivers COVID Aid Critical for the Survival of Pastors in IndiaJune 2, 2021 — 06/02/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – The second surge of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit our brothers and sisters in India extremely hard. Pastors serving in rural areas have been...
Keep Remembering Leah SharibuJune 2, 2021 — 06/02/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern)- Last month, May 14, was Leah Sharibu’s 18th birthday. Leah is the lone remaining schoolgirl in captivity from the town of Dapchi, where more than...
Episode 65: India’s COVID-19 Nightmare Part 2June 2, 2021 — To investigate what is going on in India, Jeff King sits down with Shabash, an ICC staffer in India. The current surge of the virus is hitting our brothers and...
Myanmar’s Indian and Chinese Christians Facing Systematic DiscriminationJune 2, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Gina Goh and Jay Church" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1622632294320{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="124961" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] This article is part of a series analyzing the unique challenges facing...
Scottish Finance Minister Speaks Out on Challenges to Her Faith in UK GovernmentJune 2, 2021 — 06/02/2021 United Kingdom (International Christian Concern) - Scottish Cabinet Minister for Finance Kate Forbes has come under fire recently for comments made concerning her faith. In a recent interview with...
Pastor Suffered Assault from Hindu Nationalists and COVID-19 in Bihar StateJune 1, 2021 — 06/01/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Ramnivas Kumar and his wife, Pinky, suffered a violent assault by 12 Hindu nationalists on April 22 in the early morning in Bihar...
Russia Tightens Restrictions on Churches and Missionary ActivityJune 1, 2021 — 06/01/2021 Russia (International Christian Concern) - On April 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an amendment to the country’s Religion Law, initiating significant changes for ministries across Russia, according to...
Child Sponsorship Highlight: The Hope of Hope HouseJune 1, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="124887" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 06/01/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - “My mother feels pain in her leg because she fell on the stairs, so I sweep the...
Pastor and His Three-Year-Old Son Shot Dead in NigeriaJune 1, 2021 — 06/01/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, A Christian missionary and pastor was killed by suspected Fulani radicals on May 21st, along with his three-year-old son....
Saudi Arabia Claims Modernization While Christians Still PersecutedJune 1, 2021 — 06/01/2021 Saudi Arabia (International Christian Concern) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman is taking steps towards implementing a modernized society called Vision 2030. Reportedly, this includes the removal of...
Three Reasons Congress Should Embrace International Religious FreedomMay 31, 2021 — By Arielle Del Turco The release of the State Department’s annual International Religious Freedom Report this month confirmed the dire situation of many religious believers around the world. The evidence...
11 Indonesian Terror Suspects Arrested Before They Attack ChurchesMay 31, 2021 — 05/31/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On Monday, Indonesian police arrested 11 suspected Islamic militants accused of plotting attacks at several Christian churches in the Christian-majority Papua province. According to...
European Union Condemns New Sentence for Iranian Human Rights AdvocateMay 31, 2021 — 05/21/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) - Last week, the European Union (EU) condemned a recent sentence handed down for Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist and journalist, according to...
Terrorist Group Massacres 50 in DRCMay 31, 2021 — 05/31/2021 DRC (International Christian Concern) – Local officials report that at least 50 people were killed by the suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) over the weekend in the villages of Boga...
COVID-19 Crisis Fund Beneficiary in India Shares Aid and Faith with NeighborsMay 31, 2021 — 05/31/2021 India (International Christian Concern) - “We as a family struggled to cope with the lockdown,” Anjali Nag recently told International Christian Concern (ICC). “ICC provided us food aid for...
