Pope Francis Willing to Travel to North Korea

April 30, 2021 — 04/30/2021 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – During a recent meeting at the Vatican, Pope Francis indicated his willingness to visit North Korea, the most egregious country for persecution of...

Regional Response to Biden’s Recognition of Armenian Genocide

April 29, 2021 — 04/29/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – On April 24, 2021, President Joe Biden became the second U.S. president to designate the 1915 atrocities against Armenians as genocide. Former presidents have avoided...

Seven Killed by Suspected Fulani Militants in Attack on IDP Camp

April 29, 2021 — 04/29/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – At least seven civilians were killed, and many others seriously injured earlier this week when suspected Fulani Herdsmen attacked the Abagena community housing IDP camp in Benue...

Indonesia Arrests Lawyer of Banned Extremist Group for Terrorism Plot

April 29, 2021 — 04/29/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On April 27, the Indonesian Police have arrested Munarman, former general secretary of the now-banned extremist group Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), naming him a...

Christians Call for Prayer as India’s Deadly COVID-19 Surge Continues

April 29, 2021 — 04/29/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – Indian Christians are calling prayer and international assistance as a deadly new wave of COVID-19 sweeps across the country. According to the Christian Post,...

Arkansas Moves to Add Religious Freedom Protections to its Constitution

April 29, 2021 — 04/28/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – Legislators in Arkansas passed an amendment to the State’s Constitution aimed at protecting religious freedom by prohibiting the government from unduly burdening the...

Chinese Underground Catholic Fined for Providing a Place for Mass

April 28, 2021 — 04/28/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – As the Chinese government continues to target underground Catholic bishops and prevent them from holding mass, now even the Catholics who provide the venue...

COVID Aid in Afghanistan

April 28, 2021 —

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04/28/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – The COVID-19 pandemic has placed communities around the world on lockdown. In Afghanistan, families that are a part of the...

Biden Administration Shifts Focus Away from International Religious Freedom

April 28, 2021 — 04/28/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - A rise in international religious persecution is expected as the Biden administration backs away from promoting religious freedom abroad, despite progress made by...

Prime Minister Imran Khan Calls to Expand Blasphemy Laws Globally

April 28, 2021 — 04/28/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has encouraged other Muslim-majority countries to band together in trade boycotts pressuring Western countries to pass blasphemy laws. These...

Boko Haram Terrorists Take Town in Niger State

April 28, 2021 — 04/28/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Boko Haram terrorists have increased their territory by raising their flags in Kaure, a town in Nigeria's northern Niger State. "I am confirming that we have...

Pastor in India Victimized by False Forced Conversion Accusation

April 28, 2021 —

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04/28/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On January 9, the government of Madhya Pradesh,...

Algerian Christians Proselytizing Appeal Delayed

April 28, 2021 — 04/28/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Algerian Christians Pastor Rachid Seighir and his bookshop assistant Nouh Hamami had their court hearing back one month and will now appeal their two-year prison...

Pastor and Wife in Eastern India Attacked and Beaten with Sticks

April 28, 2021 — 04/28/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a pastor, his wife, and a congregant in eastern India were attacked and severely beaten by radical Hindu...

Christians in Lebanon May Have No Place Left to Go

April 27, 2021 — 04/27/2021 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – Government corruption, currency destabilization, and recent events such as the Beirut blasts are pushing Lebanon further into financial uncertainty and potential for collapse and state...

Bishop Targeted, Shot in South Sudan

April 27, 2021 — 04/27/2021 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Christian Carlassare, the new Catholic bishop of Lakes state church in South Sudan, was attacked by two gunmen on Sunday night when they broke into his...