Chengdu Police Raided ERCC’s Home School ProgramApril 27, 2021 — 04/27/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – On April 21, police in Chengdu raided a residence where students from the heavily persecuted Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) were being homeschooled. A...
Thai Christians Provide Aid to Refugees Fleeing MyanmarApril 27, 2021 — 04/27/2021 Thailand (International Christian Concern) – As the military takeover of Myanmar approaches three months, Christians in neighboring Thailand are providing relief for those fleeing the conflict, including Christians from the...
Biden Appoints Special Envoy for Horn of AfricaApril 27, 2021 — 04/27/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Friday the appointment of Jeffrey Feltman to the position of Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa....
An Alliance for ChangeApril 26, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="As an ally of Turkey through NATO, the United States is in an ideal position to curb Turkey’s aggressions against Christians. But will it act soon enough?" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By...
Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association Celebrates Founding of CCPApril 26, 2021 — 04/26/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – One hundred years ago, Mao Zedong and two other men founded the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Early celebrations have started this week, and religious...
US Secretary of State to Meet Nigerian President BuhariApril 26, 2021 — 04/26/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In a press release, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced today that he will be meeting the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, virtually...
One Killed, Four Abducted in Kaduna Church Attack April 26, 2021 — 04/26/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – One person was killed, and four others were abducted on Sunday morning in an attack on Haske Baptist Church at Manini village, the Chikun Local...
ASEAN Summit Fails to Confront Myanmar’s TatmadawApril 26, 2021 — 04/26/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Held on Saturday, a special gathering of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) concluded without condemning Myanmar’s military, officially called the Tatmadaw. The Tatmadaw...
Religious Freedom Conditions in Pakistan Continue to WorsenApril 26, 2021 — 04/26/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released their 2021 report last Wednesday making their official recommendations to the Department of State...
Islamist Party Forcefully Converts Mentally Ill Man in PakistanApril 26, 2021 — 04/26/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, a mentally ill Christian man was forcefully converted to Islam by members of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), an Islamic...
Turkish-Iranian Tensions Rise in IraqApril 26, 2021 — 04/26/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – A Turkish soldier was killed at a remote military base just outside of Mosul by a supposed Iranian-backed militia airstrike in early April. The base...
Boko Haram Attacks Town in Borno StateApril 25, 2021 — 04/25/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) –Boko Haram terrorists attacked the community of Mainok in Borno state on Sunday, seizing control of the town. "Their motorcade moved straight to the location of...
Mainland Asia Religious Freedom 2021 ReportApril 25, 2021 — 04/25/2021 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) – Recently, Aid to the Church in Need International (ACNI) published their 2021 report for Mainland Asia Religious Freedoms. Mainland Asia accounts for East...
Pakistani Christians Concerned Political Unrest Could Lead to PersecutionApril 25, 2021 — 04/25/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Mission Network News, Christians in Pakistan are concerned they will be the targets of religiously motivated violence following days of protest by...
One Iranian Christian Released, 4 More ArrestedApril 25, 2021 — 04/25/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iranian Christian convert Majidreza Souzanchi was released from Greater Tehran Penitentiary on April 8, four months early from his prison sentence after testing positive for...
President Biden Affirms Armenian Genocide of 1915April 24, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] Joe Biden Becomes First President Since Reagan to Designate Armenian Massacre as a Genocide 04/24/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern has learned that President...
