Inadequate aid for Marawi victims upsets UN agency

January 11, 2018 — ICC Note: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is upset by the fact that tens of thousands of people affected by the Marawi siege in Philippines last...

Christianity on the rise despite persecution in S.E. Asia

January 11, 2018 — ICC Note: According to Evangelical Focus, evangelicalism in Muslim-majority countries in Southeast Asia including Malaysia and Indonesia is on the rise, with about 10 percent of the population being Christians....

Fear and Tension in Garissa Remain After al-Shabaab Attack

January 11, 2018 — By Nathan Johnson 01/11/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Churches in Ijara, Kenya, part of Garissa County, have remained closed for the past two Sundays due to the constant...

Seven Ethiopian Christians Arrested for Prayer Meeting

January 11, 2018 — ICC Note Seven Ethiopian Christians were arrested and have been denied bail for praying against the government in Ethiopia. The seven men, members of the Meserete Kiristos church, were travelling...

Indian Christians Seek to Influence State Elections Following Day of Protest

January 11, 2018 — ICC Note: Last Sunday, Christians from India's Meghalaya state held a "Day of Protest" against the growing number of attacks on the Christian community across India. One of the desired...

Iraqi Family Recounts the Dangers of Making a Home in the Nineveh Plains

January 11, 2018 — ICC Note: The Yousifs are an Iraqi family who were forced to flee to Lebanon in 2015 because of persecution. Life has been full of sorrows since their escape, overall...

Egypt Facing Unprecedented Levels of Persecution, According to New Report

January 11, 2018 — ICC Note: According to a new report by Open Doors, Christians in Egypt are facing “unprecedented levels of persecution.” Egypt is home to the largest Christian community in the Middle...

Holiday Insecurity Highlights Difficult Situation Faced by Pakistani Christians

January 11, 2018 — ICC Note: The widespread insecurity felt by Pakistani Christians over the Christmas holiday highlighted the difficult situation the religious minority community finds themselves in in Pakistan. A week before Christmas, terrorist...

Chinese priest in Zhejiang province goes missing after Christmas

January 11, 2018 — ICC Note: Chinese priest Lu Danhua of Lishui Diocese in Zhejiang was taken away by local authorities after Christmas from his dormitory, claiming that he was going for a brief...

Chinese authorities demolished well-known Shanxi Christian Church

January 11, 2018 — ICC Note: The Golden Lampstand Church in the Shanxi Province city of Linfen was demolished by local authorities on 1/10. Members of the church were pressured to stay silent about...

Boko Haram Triple Suicide Bombing Stopped By Nigerian Military

January 10, 2018 — ICC Note The Nigerian Army stopped a triple suicide bombing from taking place in Borno State recently. Sadly, the suicide bombers involved were all young girls who were said to...

Six Nigerian Nuns Regained Freedom in Nigeria After Two Months

January 10, 2018 — ICC Note Six Nigerian nuns who had been kidnapped two months ago, were finally released on January 7. This news was joyful for the Sisters of the Eucharistic Heart of...

Gideons No Longer Allowed to Offer Bibles at Kansas Elementary School Following Complaint

January 10, 2018 — ICC Note: Following a letter of complaint from the American Humanist Association (AHA), a Kansas school district has decided that Gideon International may no longer offer Bibles to students at...

Hindu Nationalist Leader in India Calls on Followers to Buy Guns to Protect Hinduism

January 10, 2018 — ICC Note: A Hindu nationalist leader in western Uttar Pradesh has called on his followers to purchase guns and not mobile phones to protect Hinduism against "evil forces". The leader...

Christians in India Hold Day of Prayer and Protest Against Rising Intolerance

January 10, 2018 — ICC Note: Thousands of Christians in Garo Hills in India participated in a day of prayer and protest against rising religious intolerance in India. The event took place on January...

By Dropping Arson Charges, Egyptian Christians Now Allowed to Build New Church

January 10, 2018 — ICC Note: By dropping charges against radical Muslims who singled out Christians for attack, burning homes and inflicting injuries, the Christians in the Egyptian village of Kom El-Loufy have now...