Suspected Jihadists Kill 30 Civilians in Burkina Faso

May 6, 2021 — 05/06/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – According to a BBC news report, at least 30 people were murdered on Monday when suspected Islamic Extremists attacked the village of Kodyel in...

Pakistani Official Claims All Pakistanis Enjoy Complete Religious Freedom

May 6, 2021 — 05/06/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Even as false accusations of blasphemy against Christians in Pakistan continue to grow along with the rate of persecution, Maulana Tahir Ashrafi–the Special Representative...

Members of Congress Urge Biden to Appoint Ambassador for International Religious Freedom

May 6, 2021 — 05/06/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - This week, Rep. French Hill (R-AR) and Senator James Lankford (R-OK) sent a bicameral letter to President Joe Biden calling on the administration...

Church in Yunnan Banned from Gathering During the Pandemic

May 6, 2021 — 05/06/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – On April 30, a church in China’s Yunnan province was shut down since the churchgoers have not been vaccinated. In a video shared by...

Sacrifice, Generosity, and a Heart for the Persecuted

May 6, 2021 —

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05/06/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Anytime you join a group of people or a cause, you are in for an adventure that is...

Azerbaijan Commits War Crimes Against Armenians

May 6, 2021 — 05/06/2021 Azerbaijan (International Christian Concern) – According to lawyers at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), 19 Armenian prisoners of war were tortured and killed by Azerbaijani servicemen. Artak Zeynalyan...

China Leveraging the International System to Further Religious Persecution

May 5, 2021 — 05/05/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – As China assumes the presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of May, human rights activists around the world are raising concerns about...

Why International Religious Freedom Is Important to the Work of USAID

May 5, 2021 — By Arielle Del Turco In his first few months in office, President Biden’s administration has either canceled or put on hold some of the religious freedom programs conducted by the...

Nigerian President Tweets Support for Kidnapped Students

May 5, 2021 — 05/05/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The presidency of Nigeria released a statement via twitter yesterday aiming to sympathize with parents whose sons were kidnapped while attending school on April 20th. The...

Indian Church Leaders Report “Misery and Pain” Amid Deadly Second Wave of Pandemic

May 5, 2021 —

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05/05/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Mangilal carefully manages the dry corn he...

Iranian Christians Face Continued Legal Harassment

May 5, 2021 — 05/05/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Two high-profile Christian cases have made their way to Iran’s Supreme Court while four other Christian converts were temporarily released and one more received...

Preachers from Zion Church in Beijing Arrested, Detained

May 4, 2021 —

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The Disbanded House Church Continues to Face Persecution 05/04/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on April 28, two preachers from...

Third Wave of COVID Rocks Sri Lanka

May 4, 2021 — 05/04/2021 Sri Lanka (International Christian Concern) – Churches across Sri Lanka have suspended services, weddings, and schools due to the third wave of COVID surges. Catholic priests across the country...

Proposed Azeri Amendments Threaten to Restrict Christians

May 4, 2021 — 05/04/2021 Azerbaijan (International Christian Concern) – Amendments to Azerbaijan’s Religion Law and Administrative Code were read on April 23, and if passed, could drastically change the religious dynamics in the country....

Suspected Fulani Militants Attack Christian Mission School

May 4, 2021 — 05/04/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to a Morning Star News report, four students were abducted from The King’s School on Thursday, April 29, when suspected Fulani Jihadists attacked the Christian school...

Philippine Pastor Arrested Allegedly for Activism

May 3, 2021 — 05/03/2021 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – A pastor in Bicol region was arrested yesterday after the police raided his home and conducted a search in the middle of the night....