Pastor Saeed Abedini Reveals the ‘Hardest Thing’ He Faced While Detained in Iran

January 28, 2016 — ICC Note: Pastor Saeed, finally in the US with his family, revealed that the 'hardest thing' he faced in Iranian prison was the months and months of solitary confinement with...

Christian Refugees in Turkey Find No Rest from Radical Muslim Persecution, Terror

January 27, 2016 — ICC Note: Despite escaping the Christian Genocide and forced displacement in Iraq and Syria, Christian refugees in Turkey still feel the intense discrimination from Muslim populations. Christian refugee children cannot...

ISIS Attacks Christian Neighborhood in Syria, Killing Three

January 27, 2016 — ICC Note: ISIS bombed a Christian neighborhood on January 24, adding to a never-ending list of target attacks against Christian populations in Iraq and Syria. The attack occurred in a Kurdish city,...

Algeria Detains Suspected Islamic Extremists Headed to Join ISIS in Libya

January 25, 2016 — ICC Note: Algeria has detained many Moroccan nationals allegedly attempting to cross through Algeria en route to Libya as ISIS recruits. Libya has become an ISIS stronghold in Northern Africa,...

Christian Persecution at Record Levels

January 24, 2016 — ICC Note: The latest research on Christian persecution has shown that 2015 was one of the worst years in modern history. The persecution stretches from West to East, driven by...

ISIS Blows Up Homes and Churches to Punish Christians and Dissenters

January 22, 2016 — ICC Note: In addition to slavery, murder, and forced displacement, ISIS punishes Christians in Iraq by leveling their homes, villages, schools, and residential communities. The United Nations has stated that...

Egyptian Released from ISIS: Greeted by President El-Sisi

January 22, 2016 — ICC Note: ISIS released 20 Egyptians from intense captivity in Libya. They were greeted by Egyptian President El-Sisi when they arrived back in Egypt, as the Egyptian government has repeatedly...

Historic Christian Monastery Demolished by ISIS

January 21, 2016 — 01/21/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) -The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) completely destroyed the St. Elijah Monastery-a 1400 year old Christian Monastery in Iraq. The Associated...

Pastor Saeed Abedini and Three Other Americans Released from Iranian Prison

January 20, 2016 — 01/19/2016 - Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – UPDATE - US citizen and Christian pastor Saeed Abedini, was freed late Friday night after the United States and Iran announced a prisoner swap in...

Christians Among Those Held as Slaves by ISIS

January 19, 2016 — ICC Note: The United Nations released a Joint Report providing details of ISIS’s 3,500 slaves being held under tortuous conditions. Among the slaves are Christians from Northern Iraq, and many...

Turkish Jets Strike Christian Village in North Iraq

January 19, 2016 — ICC Note: Turkish military jets bombed a majority Christian village in Iraq—Upper Sharanish—causing 25 Assyrian families to flee their homes in escape before they were destroyed. Although Turkey claimed it...

2015 Was the Worst Year for Christian Persecution

January 15, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian persecution in Libya has risen significantly with the rise in extremist violence over the past two years with include ISIS influence. Remaining among the most dangerous and...

ISIS Releases 16 Assyrian Christian Hostages

January 15, 2016 — ICC Note: 16 Christian hostages were released following the ISIS abduction of more than 200 Christians from northern Syria earlier this year. The release followed an ISIS video execution of...

Iran: Christian Prisoner Faces New Charges

January 14, 2016 — ICC Note: In the same week Iran is granted sanctions relief under the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, an Iranian Christian, who was imprisoned after converting to Christianity, was sentenced to...

Prince of Wales Donates Money to Persecuted Christians

January 14, 2016 — ICC Note: The severity of Christian persecution in Syria and Iraq grows more dire with the onset of winter and continuing violence against them. News of their plight reached the...

Eastern Christmas and Egypt’s President

January 12, 2016 — ICC Note: As Egypt's Christians celebrated Christmas, President Sisi attended the Christmas Eve mass at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo. He was once again greeted to many cheers and well-wishes,...