Suspected Fulani Militants Ambush Christian Home, Kill TwoMay 22, 2021 — 05/22/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to a Morning Star News report, suspected Fulani Herdsmen shot through the home of 26-year-old Jeffrey Moses on Thursday night, killing his wife...
Poso Residents Urge Indonesian Presidents to Rid Terrorist GroupMay 22, 2021 — 05/22/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A group of villagers from the restive Poso region in Central Sulawesi is calling for Indonesian president to step up his administration’s efforts in...
A Change of Tide and Our View of the PersecutedMay 22, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="99690" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 05/22/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – For years, I saw the persecuted as poor and broken souls. They had nothing of material value and,...
Azerbaijan Uses Armenian Gravestones To Build RoadsMay 22, 2021 — 05/22/2021 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – Azerbaijan is utilizing gravestones from Armenian cemeteries as building material, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Artsakh, David Babayan. Azerbaijan...
Pastor and Family in India Struggle to Survive Country’s COVID-19 SurgeMay 21, 2021 — 05/21/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – Vikram Singh, age 31, is a pastor from the Ratlam district of India’s Madhya Pradesh state. After spending two weeks in the hospital with a...
President Biden and South Korean President Will Discuss North Korea at White House SummitMay 21, 2021 — 5/21/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) South Korean President Moon Jae-in made his way to the United States on Wednesday to meet President Biden on Covid-19 vaccine developments and North...
Secretary of State Discusses Nagorno-Karabakh with Russian Minister Amid Rising TensionsMay 21, 2021 — 05/21/2021 Artsakh (International Christian Concern) - This week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on his visit this week to northern Europe, during which...
Attack on Baptism Party Kills 15 in Burkina FasoMay 21, 2021 — 05/21/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Suspected jihadists ambushed a baptism in Burkina Faso on Tuesday and opened fire, killing a total of 15 Christians. According to a statement...
Indonesian Police Arrest 53 Suspects in Cathedral BombingMay 21, 2021 — 05/21/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On March 28, a suicide bombing occurred outside a Catholic cathedral in Makassar, Sulawesi, while the church was having the Palm Sunday Mass. At...
ISIS Crimes Against Yazidis Constitute Genocide, UN ReportsMay 21, 2021 — 05/21/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – In a historic moment, a UN investigation team known as UNITAD declared that the Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis. The announcement comes after years...
An Unwelcome Minority: Threats Facing Christians in the Middle East, Part 2May 21, 2021 — By Guest Contributor This article is Part 2 of a four-part weekly series on threats facing Christians in the Middle East. To read Part 1, click here. Christianity in the...
Katrina Lantos Swett Named New Co-Chair of the International Religious Freedom SummitMay 20, 2021 — 05/20/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – As the International Religious Freedom Summit continues to take shape under the leadership of former Ambassador for International Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback, he...
Yasmin Church Denied Access to Their Property Despite Supreme Court RulingMay 20, 2021 — 05/20/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On May 7, GKI (The Indonesian Christian Church) Executive Representative Bona Sigalingging urged the mayor of Bogor, Bima Arya, to allow Yasmin Church to...
52-Year-Old Christian Shot and Killed by Radical Hindu Nationalists in IndiaMay 20, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] Christian Family Seriously Injured After Brutal Attack with Gun, Swords, and Sickles 05/20/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a...
South Sudanese Archbishop Calls for Prayer After “Barbaric Attack”May 20, 2021 — 05/20/2021 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) – According to Anglican News, the Primate of South Sudan, Archbishop Justin Badi-Arama, has called for prayers in the aftermath of a weekend attack...
Persecuted on a College CampusMay 20, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="124037" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 05/20/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Imagine a place where officials say that speaking about your faith is not covered by the First Amendment....