Jailed Pakistani Believer Set Free after False Blasphemy Charge

February 23, 2024 — 02/23/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) -- Over the last two weeks, a case played out that, at first, might sound all too familiar to anyone following the struggle facing Christians...

Religious Freedom Concerns Remain for Christians After Election in Bhutan

February 23, 2024 — 02/23/2024 Bhutan (International Christian Concern) – The small Himalayan country of Bhutan held elections for Prime Minister last month. Boasting a population of less than a million people, Bhutan has...

Seeing Truth and Justice through National and International Law in Nigeria

February 21, 2024 — By Greg Cochran, Ph.D., ICC Fellow Currently perched at the pinnacle of technological hype for 2024, the Apple Vision Pro has made its debut. Apple CEO Tim Cook dubbed the...

Global Report Shows 415 Million Christians in Asia

February 7, 2024 — 02/07/2024 Southeast Asia Region (International Christian Concern) -- The Center for the Study of Global Christianity recently reported that Asia has one of the fastest growing Christian populations, with more...

Hindu Flags Forcibly Installed on Church Rooftops in India

February 6, 2024 — 02/06/2024 India (International Christian Concern) – Hindus in India are still celebrating and enthralled after the Jan. 22 inauguration of the Ram Mandir Temple believed to be the birthplace of...

Christians in Pakistan Strive for Equality as Elections Near

February 6, 2024 — 02/06/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) -- Christians in Pakistan continue to be considered as second class citizens – a view that is continually reinforced at the highest levels of government....

Vietnamese Christian Convicted for Hosting Prayer Meetings

February 6, 2024 — 02/06/2024 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) -- International Christian Concern and human rights groups are calling for the immediate release of Vietnamese Christian Nay Y Blang after he was recently sentenced...

Nigerian Police Continue to Investigate Killing of Two Monarchs

February 6, 2024 — 02/05/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) -- Nigerian police and government officials continue to investigate the slaying of two Christian monarchs last week who were gunned down returning from a security...

American Missionaries Face Charges in Nicaragua

February 5, 2024 — 02/05/2024 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) – Three American missionaries serving with a U.S.-based nonprofit are facing criminal charges in Nicaragua. The missionaries, identified as Jon Hancock, Jacob Hancock, and Cassandra...

Protestors Target Christian Coffee Shop in Colorado

February 2, 2024 — 02/02/2024 United States (International Christian Concern) – Protestors in Denver, Colorado, are targeting a Christian coffee shop for its faith-based beliefs. For more than seven months, a group known as...

One Australian School Counters Christianity Decline

January 29, 2024 — 01/29/2024 Australia (International Christian Concern) -- Christianity is still the major religion in Australia, but numbers are quickly declining each year. In this new 'post-Christian' environment, Religion Unplugged recently detailed...

Pakistani Christians No Longer Required to Study Islam in School

January 27, 2024 — 01/27/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – The Pakistani government has decided that non-Muslim students will no longer be required to study Islam in school. The Ministry of Federal Education and...

Armenian Christian Prisoner Hakop Gochumyan Trial Result Still Unknown

January 27, 2024 — 01/27/2024 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Armenian Christian Hakop Gochumyan is still being detained in Iran. Last summer Hakop, an Armenian citizen, traveled to Iran to visit his wife Elisa’s...

Behind a Media Wall of Silence

January 27, 2024 — Three Christians in India, Pakistan, and Somalia share challenges of navigating their faith by Matthew Ideally, the media would give suitable attention to human rights crises, no matter what religions...

ICC Spearheads Breakout Track at Upcoming IRF Summit

January 26, 2024 — 01/26/2024 Washington (International Christian Concern) – Hundreds of religious freedom advocates will gather next week in Washington, D.C., for the fourth annual International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit. The IRF Summit...

Hong Kong Leader says Foreigners to Blame for ‘Anti-China’ Rhetoric

January 26, 2024 — 01/26/2024 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) -- In another blow to the rule of law and democracy, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee said this week that foreign actors and...