Congressional Commission Once Again Recommends Eritrea for CPC Designation

May 3, 2021 — 05/03/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) issued a report in April of this year, recommending once again that the Department of State...

Finland’s Prosecutor General Files Charges Against MP Päivi Räsänen

May 3, 2021 — 05/03/2021 Finland (International Christian Concern) – Finland’s Prosecutor General has officially filed charges against MP Päivi Räsänen for incitement against a group of people in Finland. The charges include reference...

Biden Administration Increasingly Focused on North Korea

May 3, 2021 — 05/03/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – North Korea is responding with threats to comments made in recent days by President Biden and senior administration officials. In his recent address to Congress,...

Saudi Christian Convert Acquitted on Theft Charges

May 3, 2021 — 05/03/2021 Saudi Arabia (International Christian Concern) – On April 22, a Saudi Christian convert, whose name is withheld for security reasons, was acquitted on theft charges. The Muslim Background Believer was...

Holding India Accountable for the Death of a Young Christian Boy

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05/03/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – A religious extremist group in India murdered a Christian boy named Sombura Madkami in June 2020. According to...

Indian Church Leaders Call for Prayer and Action as Pandemic Sets New Records

May 3, 2021 — 05/03/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to Christian Today, Christian leaders in India are calling for prayer and action as the COVID-19 pandemic sets new records. For the past...

33 Christians Murdered in Benue State, Nigeria in One Week

May 3, 2021 — 05/03/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, Fulani militants are suspected to be behind the killing of 33 Christians during one week in Benue state, Nigeria. On April...

Myanmar Cardinal Asks for Prayers for Peace, Justice Amid Coup

May 2, 2021 — 05/02/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Throughout the month of May, Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon is asking Catholics to pray for peace and justice in military-ruled Myanmar. UCA News...

New Information Emerges From 2 Christian Murders

May 2, 2021 — 05/02/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Two recent events as reported by ICC have shown the continued persecution and potential violence that Christians in Egypt face. Now, new information on the...

Christian Leaders in India Seek Ways to Ease COVID-19 Crisis

May 2, 2021 — 05/02/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN), Christian leaders in India are seeking ways the Church in India can help ease the...

Assyrian Christians Seek Unity in Syria

May 1, 2021 — 05/01/2021 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Three Syriac Christian groups launched an initiative seeking to unify the Syriac and Assyrian national ideology and discourse to present a unified Christian vision for...

Hindu Nationalists Use Forged Document to Discredit Christian Groups in Nepal

May 1, 2021 — 05/01/2021 Nepal (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, Hindu nationalists have forged and published a highly inflammatory document to discredit and close several Christian NGOs in Nepal....

Bible Apps and Christian WeChat Accounts Shut Down in China

May 1, 2021 — 05/01/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – In a move to crack down on Christianity nationwide, the Chinese government is targeting the cyberspace— Bible Apps and Christian WeChat public accounts have...

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Highlights the State of Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa Ten Years After the Arab Spring

April 30, 2021 — 04/30/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - Yesterday, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the U.S. Congress held a hearing on the state of human rights in the Middle...

Armenian Church Seeks Reparation in Lawsuit Against Turkey

April 30, 2021 — 04/30/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – After a six-year struggle for a court hearing, the Armenian Apostolic Church Holy See, known as the Catholicosate of Cilicia, successfully refiled a lawsuit against...

Pakistani Christian Accused of Blasphemy Tortured into False Confession

April 30, 2021 — 04/30/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, a Christian accused of blasphemy in Pakistan was tortured into making a false confession while spending more than two...