‘Convert or Die’: In a caliphate-ridden Iraq, Christians face ultimate choiceOctober 24, 2015 — ICC Note: Christians in Syria continue to face incredible hardships as they attempt to survive in a a country devastated by war for more than four years. In a war...
Christians Almost Completely Destroyed By ISIS Fanatics In Syria, Says Aleppo ArchbishopOctober 22, 2015 — ICC Note: In the midst of the Syrian conflict, Christians have come under extreme threat and in many parts of the country have been wiped out altogether. In Aleppo, Syria’s...
Priest’s Remarkable Escape From ISOctober 20, 2015 — ICC Note: A Syrian priest held for nearly six months by ISIS was able to escape with help from someone he had served before. The church’s love for those in...
A Future for Minorities in the Middle East?October 19, 2015 — ICC Note: This article puts into stark relief the reality that Christians in Iraq and Syria are facing. Oftentimes, it feels as if the geographic distance minimizes the realities of...
ISIS Barbarity: How 100,000 Christians Fled Mosul In ONE NIGHTOctober 19, 2015 — ICC Note: A priest who has been one of the leading figures in caring for the displaced people of Iraq shares how overnight 100,000 people fled their homes. As ISIS...
It’s Official: Terrorists Are Now the Persecuted Church’s Greatest ThreatOctober 17, 2015 — ICC Note: The latest International Religious Freedom report prepared by the U.S. State Department has highlighted that terrorist groups – non-State actors – are now the greatest threat to Christians...
ISIS Executes 3 Assyrian Christians But Apparently No One CaresOctober 15, 2015 — ICC Note: An ISIS video released last week showed the cold blooded execution of three Assyrian Christians who along with more than 200 others had been held hostage since February....
ISIS Release 50 Assyrians Captured in Qaryatain, SyriaOctober 15, 2015 — ICC Note: Fifty Christians previously held by ISIS militants in a central Syrian town have been released according to new reports. The reason for this release is not yet known,...
Why Don’t Our Leaders Care? ISIS Threatens To Execute 250 Assyrian ChristiansOctober 13, 2015 — ICC Note: As ISIS has executed three Christians on camera and called for the payment of a ransom or nearly 200 more will be killed, leaders still remain unable to...
Three Assyrian Christian Hostages Executed by ISIS in SyriaOctober 8, 2015 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New video released on Wednesday, October 7, shows ISIS militants executing three Assyrian Christian men, believed to be among more than 250 captives taken hostage by ISIS...
Fleeing Iraqi Christians Find New Life In FranceOctober 7, 2015 — ICC Note: More than 150,000 Iraqi Christians have been driven from their homes in the past year and a half. Violence by ISIS extremists made it impossible to remain in...
Fresh Call For Egypt To Release Christian Convert Journalist Bishoy BoulosOctober 7, 2015 — ICC Note: There are continued concerns about basic rights in Egypt. Even as a number of prisoners were released, including two prominent journalists, a Christian convert who was arrested on...
Turkey’s Non-Muslims Demand Apology From AnkaraOctober 1, 2015 — ICC Note: Remembering what happened 60 years ago, Turkey’s small religious minority community has pushed the Turkish government to apologize for the killing and injuries of Christians. The riots led...
Will You Help End Genocide of Christians In Middle East?September 28, 2015 — ICC Note: The reality of persecution in the Middle East has forced many in the church to wake up. Finally hearing their stories has been a reminder of the cost...
Religious Freedom In The Arabian Peninsula?September 27, 2015 — ICC Note: The Arab Gulf countries boast a large percentage of Christians relatively speaking and some point to them as having protected religious freedom. While some permissions are allowed, they...
Chopping up Christians in the Middle EastSeptember 24, 2015 — ICC Note: Christians across the Middle East are facing persecution and threats that have the potential to rid countries of their Christian population for the first time in nearly 2000...
