Shop Provides Gospel Opportunities in Unreached CommunitiesMay 31, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="123995" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 05/31/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – ICC supports field workers who spread the Gospel in some of the most dangerous parts of the world...
Greek Heritage Site Neglected in TurkeyMay 31, 2021 — 05/31/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – A Greek orphanage in Turkey is nearing collapse as a result of delayed restoration work. The 19th-century orphanage is listed by the World Monuments Fund...
Sinicization of Christianity Research Center Founded in Hubei SeminaryMay 30, 2021 — 05/30/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – On May 21, the Hubei Provincial CCC&TSPM (China Christian Council and Three-Self Patriotic Movement) hosted the inauguration ceremony of a research center for the...
14 Students Regain Freedom in NigeriaMay 30, 2021 — 05/30/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Fourteen of the 22 students kidnapped from Greenfield University in April were released on Saturday, reports Naija News. While the Nigerian government has banned...
Christian Doctor in India Suspended After Praying for COVID-19 PatientsMay 30, 2021 — 05/30/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – A Christian doctor in India has been suspended from working with COVID-19 patients due to allegations of attempted forced conversion. Dr. Sandhya Tiwari who...
Azerbaijan Commissions New Mosque in ShushiMay 30, 2021 — 05/30/2021 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev laid the foundation for a new mosque he commissioned to be built in Shushi on May 12, the same day that...
ICC Aid an Answer to Prayer for Indian Family Effected by COVID-19May 29, 2021 — 05/29/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – India’s second wave of COVID-19 has devastated the country, with over 300,000 people reportedly dead, and actual numbers thought to be up to ten...
Iraq’s Diaspora Christians Ineligible to Vote in Upcoming ElectionsMay 29, 2021 — 05/29/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Iraq candidates are preparing for the next parliamentary elections in October. By one report, 3,500 candidates have placed their names in the running for 325...
Chinese Pastor Attacked and Beaten by CCP Police OfficerMay 29, 2021 — 05/29/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Yang Hua of Living Stone House Church in Guiyang, Guizhou province, planned to visit fellow Christians in Quindao, Shandong, on May 24. Authorities...
37 Christians Massacred in Plateau State, Nigeria May 28, 2021 — 05/28/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, suspected Fulani herdsmen killed 22 Christians during two separate village attacks in Plateau State, Nigeria, on Sunday, May 23rd....
Myanmar Cardinal Pleads for the Internal Fighting to EndMay 28, 2021 — 05/28/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) –Myanmar’s Roman Catholic leader, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, published an appeal on his Twitter page Wednesday night calling for military attacks on places of worship...
An Unwelcome Minority: Threats Facing Christians in the Middle East, Part 3May 28, 2021 — By Guest Contributor This article is Part 3 of a four-part weekly series on threats facing Christians in the Middle East. To read Part 2, click here. Looking to the...
US Condemns Growing Persecution in ChinaMay 28, 2021 — 05/28/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Two high-level institutions in the US government recently highlighted certain religious freedom issues in China and called for an end to the government-led persecution there....
Indian Courts Reaffirm Religious Freedom Rights Amid Growing IntoleranceMay 28, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By ICC’s India Correspondent" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1622202482146{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="99700" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 05/28/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On April 5, 2021, Pastor Sanjay Bhandari sustained...
Azeri Troops Capture Armenians Inside Armenia, Tensions RiseMay 28, 2021 — 05/28/2021 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – On May 12, Azerbaijani forces advanced into Syunik, Armenia by 3.5 kilometers. Since then, 500-600 Azerbaijani troops remain on Armenian territory after several border...
US Secretary of State Emphasizes Human Rights in Recent Visit to EgyptMay 27, 2021 — 5/27/2021 Cairo – (International Christian Concern) In a May 26th meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken expressed the importance of human rights...
