Senior Boko Haram Commander Escapes Police Custody

November 11, 2012 — ICC Note: A senior Boko Haram commander escaped police custody on Thursday in Nigeria. Boko Haram has already killed 3,000 people in its quest to create an Islamic state in...

Christian Communities Fall Under Sharia Law in Philippines Peace Deal

November 11, 2012 — Christian Communities Cautious on Philippines Peace Deal (UPDATED) ICC Note: A new peace agreement in the Philippines with a radical Islamist militia group in the countries southern island of Mindanao...

Will Legislation Pass Asking Turkey to Return Churches to Christians?

November 11, 2012 — Return of Churches ICC Note: There are many different views of Turkey’s religious freedom beliefs. The country says that they support religious freedom, but their actions do not always support...

Jihadists Infiltrating Syria’s Civil War; Christians Threatened

November 11, 2012 — Jihadists’ Rise in Syria Complicates Options for Israel and the West ICC Note: “They wanted to kill us because we were Christians. They were calling us Kaffirs [infidels], even little...

President of EU Urged to Raise Religious Freedom Issues with Vietnam

November 11, 2012 — ICC Note: An upcoming visit by the president of the European Union to Vietnam has provided another opportunity for Western governments to bring up the issue of Vietnam’s treatment of...

Bishops Urge Government to Protect Christians in Iraq

November 11, 2012 — Iraqi bishops to Christians: we need your commitment to rebuild the country ICC Note: Iraqi Catholic bishops met in Erbil last week to urge political leaders to stop the exodus...

Prayer for Persecuted Christians in Nigeria

November 10, 2012 — ICC Note: Nigerian Christians are asking for Christians around the world to pray for the violence to stop in Nigeria's middle belt region. Thousands have been killed in attacks by...

Militia May Have Been Behind Assassination of Italian Priest in the Philippines

November 10, 2012 — Militiamen ‘behind Italian priest’s killing’ ICC Note: A new breakthrough in the case of the murder of an Italian priest in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao is pointing the...

Christians Struggle to Find Places to Worship in Tanzania

November 10, 2012 — ICC Note: Christians struggle to find places to worship after churches were attacked in burnt down in Tanzania. Many still fear future attacks as extremist spreads in the East African...

Persecuted Beijing Church Meets in the Snow As Police Detain Believers

November 10, 2012 — Beijing Shouwang Church Announcement on Outdoor Worship Service on November 4, 2012 ICC Note: The following is a regular announcement made by the Shouwang Church of Beijing, which has been...

Christians in Bangladesh Denied Fresh Water

November 10, 2012 — Relief for Bangladesh Christian Barred from Community Well ICC Note: Though it is not illegal to be a Christian in Bangladesh, they are a minority, so there is a lot...

Christians Plan Protest After Islamists Invade Church in Egypt

November 10, 2012 — Copts plan protest after Salafis invade church in Egypt ICC Note: On November 5, Salafis—who follow the radical Wahhabi doctrines of Islam found in Saudi Arabia—broke into a church in...

Violence Targeting Christians Increasing In Syria

November 10, 2012 — ICC Note: In Syria’s civil war, people from every political, ethnic, and religious background are suffering. Christians, however, have found themselves in a very unique and frightening situation, having widely...

Pakistani Christians Demand Equal Rights, Constitution Reform

November 10, 2012 — Pakistani Christians demand fundamental rights and equal status ICC Note: In Pakistan’s constitution, Article 2 states that human rights are protected, including the “freedom of thought, expression, belief, and worship.”...

We Will Never Forgive the Christians for Not Being Muslims

November 9, 2012 — By William Stark 11/9/2012 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – A Bible school opens its doors for the first time in months as a declaration is made over loudspeakers at...

U.S. Election Results Mean Little Hope for Religious Freedom Bill

November 9, 2012 — US: Little change on Capitol Hill spells death knoll for religious freedom bill ICC Note: A bill that would appoint a special envoy from the U.S. to monitor the plight...