Episode 63: Armenian Genocide 2.0?May 14, 2021 — Could it be that a second genocide at the hands of Turkey is on the horizon? A continuation of Jeff King's conversation with two ICC analysts on the Armenia, Turkey,...
Church Attacked and Desecrated in Eastern TurkeyMay 14, 2021 — Incident Occurs in Same Village Where Priest's Parents Were Kidnapped 05/14/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) –International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on May 11, 2021, it was discovered...
1,470 Christians Killed in Nigeria Within Four MonthsMay 14, 2021 — 05/14/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to the rights group Intersociety Rule of Law, 1,470 Christians were murdered and over 2,200 were abducted by jihadists in the first four months of...
An Unwelcome Minority: Threats Facing Christianity in the Middle EastMay 14, 2021 — By Guest Contributor Introduction Christians are too often regarded as an unwelcome minority in the Middle East. One need not look very far to realize that fact. However, not only...
Doctor Uses Pakistan Blasphemy Laws to Threaten Christian NursesMay 14, 2021 — 05/14/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – On May 3, 2021, 15 hospital staffers filed a harassment complaint against Arsalan Khan, a senior doctor at the Warburton rural health center in...
U.S. Religious Freedom Report Highlights Pakistan’s Diminishing Religious FreedomMay 14, 2021 — 05/14/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – As pressure continues to mount against Pakistan’s blasphemy law, the U.S. State Department’s annual International Religious Freedom Report, released this week, is the latest...
Azerbaijan Advances Into Armenian TerritoryMay 14, 2021 — 05/14/2021 Azerbaijan (International Christian Concern) – Azerbaijani forces advanced 3.5 kilometers beyond the country’s border and into Armenia. The Azerbaijani armed forces did not utilize any weapons, though they sought to...
State Department Releases International Religious Freedom ReportMay 13, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] U.S. Government Highlights Increasing Persecution Around the World 05/13/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Yesterday, the U.S. Department of State published their International Religious Freedom (IRF)...
Iranian Christian Converts Face Pressure At Home And AbroadMay 13, 2021 — 05/13/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Three new cases of persecution against Iranian Christians have been made known, two of whom face international pressures as well. 40-year-old Reza Zaeemi of Karaj...
Boy Who Fled Boko Haram Becomes American Chess MasterMay 13, 2021 — 05/13/2021 New York (International Christian Concern) –Tanitoluwa Adewumi, a once-homeless refugee who in 2017 fled Nigeria with his family to escape Christian persecution, has become America’s newest chess master at...
Two Christian Children Sexually Assaulted by Muslim Men in PakistanMay 13, 2021 — 05/13/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to local sources in Pakistan, two Christian children were recently sexually assaulted by Muslim men. The assaults are only the most recent examples of...
The Strength of the BodyMay 13, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="124000" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 05/13/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – What would happen if someone knocked down the doors of your church with the intent to harm? As...
Terrorist Group Allegedly Murdered Four Christian Farmers in Central SulawesiMay 12, 2021 — Victims Stabbed to Death, One Beheaded 05/12/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on May 11, four Christian farmers from the village of Kalimago, Poso regency,...
Suffering of Karen Christians Intensified by Recent CoupMay 12, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Gina Goh, Jay Church" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1617371523934{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="124507" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] This article is part of a series analyzing the unique challenges facing Myanmar’s Christian...
Priests Provide “Emergency Services” in MozambiqueMay 12, 2021 — 05/12/2021 Mozambique (International Christian Concern) –Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) recently spoke with Father Kwiriwi Fonseca, a Priest working on the frontlines of the insecurity crisis in northern Mozambique. In...
Nine Syriac Christian Churches Recommended to UNESCOMay 12, 2021 — 05/12/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Nine churches and monasteries in Tur Abdin, Mardin have been added to a tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage. Tur Abdin was mostly comprised...
