High Court in Pakistan Continues to Rule in Favor of Underage MarriagesMay 27, 2021 — 5/27/2021 Pakistan – (International Christian Concern) Nena, a fourteen-year-old girl from Hyderabad City in Pakistan’s Sindh province, returned to her childhood home on May 1 after two years in captivity....
Episode 64: India’s COVID-19 Nightmare Part 1May 27, 2021 — Jeff King sits down with Vijayesh Lal, the General Secretary of the Evangelical Fellowship of India, to talk about the current COVID-19 Crisis facing India. Our brothers and sisters in...
Myanmar Christians Flee to India Amidst Military CrackdownsMay 27, 2021 — 05/27/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – As the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) continues cracking down on pro-democracy demonstrations, thousands of people, mostly Christians, are fleeing to bordering Mizoram state in India....
Christians Continue to be Brutally Murdered in NigeriaMay 27, 2021 — 05/27/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, suspected jihadist Fulani herdsmen killed a Christian father of a 1-year-old and another Christian father of two in Plateau state...
The Heart of GivingMay 27, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="123998" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 05/27/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Jesus encourages a generosity that goes beyond societal norms. He calls us to give with open hands,...
Christian Homes in Pakistan Burned Down in Separate Religiously Motivated IncidentsMay 27, 2021 — 05/27/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to local reports, two Christian homes in Pakistan were burned down in religiously motivated attacks in April. Both attacks exemplify the persecution and...
Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate Continues to ExpandMay 27, 2021 — 05/27/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – The Religious Affairs Directorate of Turkey, known as the Diyanet, continues to grow in power and influence. With a budget of 1.6 billion USD, it...
Pandemic Brings Opportunity for Faith Groups to Grow Closer in IndiaMay 26, 2021 — 05/26/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – While India and the greater parts of South Asia are in the throes of COVID-19, some bright spots in the deeply religiously-divided country have...
Congressional Commission Highlights Persecution in NigeriaMay 26, 2021 — 05/26/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recently issued a report in April recommending that the Department of State designate Nigeria as a Country...
Story of Edeline: How She Became a Church Bombing VictimMay 26, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="124824" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] By ICC’s Indonesia Correspondent 05/26/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – This is the story of Edeline, a survivor of the suicide bombing at...
Priest Killed, Another Kidnapped in NigeriaMay 26, 2021 — 05/26/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, suspected jihadist Fulani herdsmen invaded a Roman Catholic Church in Malumfashi, Katsina state on Friday, killing one priest and...
ICC Positively Impacts Christian Family Effected by India’s COVID-19 CrisisMay 26, 2021 — 05/26/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – India continues to face the devastating second surge of COVID-19, which has killed over 300,000 people in the country and infected more than 27...
Three Christians Arrested Under Iran’s Amended Penal CodeMay 26, 2021 — 05/26/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Three Christian converts from Fardis were charged on May 5 under Article 500 of the Penal Code, and the first known Christians facing these...
EU Appoints Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or BeliefMay 25, 2021 — 05/25/2021 Belgium (International Christian Concern) –After being vacated by Jan Figel in November of 2019, the position of Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief for...
Child Sponsorship Highlight: Family SupportMay 25, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="124842" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 05/25/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – As the oldest son of three children, Ramez Yousef carries a heavy burden of responsibility for an...
Bishop and 10 Priests Arrested and Subjected to “Political Sessions” in XinxiangMay 25, 2021 — 05/25/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – In two days, almost the entirety of the clergy working at the apostolic prefecture of Xinxiang were taken out by a large police operation....
