U.S. Military: Africa Failing in War Vs. Al-ShabaabMarch 10, 2016 — ICC Note: A top U.S. military commander says Kenyan and Somali forces are failing in the war against East Africa's primary persecutor of the Church: al- Shabaab. The militant Islamist...
Twice Displaced: Benue Fulani Attack Survivors Evicted from Palace Grounds Where They Were Taking RefugeMarch 10, 2016 — ICC Note: Imagine being forced from your home because gangs of radical Islamist thugs wielding machetes, gasoline, and deadly rifles were systematically destroying villages and your own town was the...
Will India Actually Provide Justice to Victims of Raipur Church Attack?March 10, 2016 — ICC Note: Will India actually provide justice to the Christian victims of the recent Raipur church attack? This is now the question being asked by Christians in India who often...
Church Attacked as India Continues to Deny USCIRF Entry to CountryMarch 10, 2016 — ICC Note: A church in India's Chhattisgarh state was attacked over the weekend by a gang of Hindu radicals. According to reports, 60 Christians who had gathered at the church...
Islamic rebel groups and Christian Persecution Converge in the PhilippinesMarch 10, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Philippine island of Mindanao is embroiled in corruption, political games, and Islamic terrorism. as a result over 150,000 people have been killed in the last half century...
Indonesia Accused of Alleged “Slow-motion Genocide” on PapuaMarch 10, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Indigenous peoples of the Indonesian portion of the Papuan Island have had little international attention as they have faced intimidation, beatings, torture, kidnappings, and murder. Papua boasts a...
Muslim Man Arraigned in Nigerian Court for Abduction, Sexual Abuse of Christian GirlMarch 9, 2016 — ICC Note: The Muslim man accused of abducting a 14-year-old Christian girl from Bayelsa State, Nigeria and harboring her in Kano State in northern Nigeria has been charged with five...
ISIS Stronghold in Libya is Spilling Over Into Tunisia-Great Concern for Egypt, AlgeriaMarch 9, 2016 — ICC Note: Weak and failing governments in the Middle East and North Africa are the perfect breeding grounds for new ISIS strongholds. One such example has been in Libya. As...
Dead Man’s Market and the Boy Gangs of Niger; Hotbed of Boko Haram RecruitmentMarch 9, 2016 — ICC Note: Zinder, Niger has become a hotbed of recruitment for Boko Haram. Poverty and social exclusion compels disenfranchised youth into a life of crime as gangs loot, rape, and...
China Forcibly Removes more Crosses in Zhejiang, Raising Number to 49 in 2016March 9, 2016 — ICC NOTE: 49 crosses have been removed in Zhejiang province since the beginning of 2016 as the Chinese government continues to eliminate the power of Christianity. Churches which have fought...
Philippine Activists call on United Nations to Intercede on Behalf of Indigenous ChristiansMarch 9, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A formal complaint was filed to the United Nations against the Philippine government as there has been little effort to quell the violence against the indigenous people of...
Pakistani Christians Have Mixed Reaction to Release of Shahbaz TaseerMarch 9, 2016 — ICC Note: In 2011, Shahbaz Taseer, the son of the then governor of Punjab Salman Taseer, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen and held for ransom. Yesterday, Taseer was finally released....
Pakistani Christians in Joseph Colony Remain Scared on 3rd Anniversary of Neighborhood’s RazingMarch 9, 2016 — Justice for Christian Victims Remains Doubtful in Pakistan 3/9/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Pakistani Christians living in Joseph Colony, a majority...
Central African Republic: First Violence Since Election Kills 12March 8, 2016 — ICC Note: Twelve people are reported to have been killed in Bambari, Central African Republic (CAR), the first deaths since the February 14 runoff election, which saw Faustin Archange Touadera emerge...
Why Obama’s Nuclear Deal with Iran Has Not Stopped Persecution of MinoritiesMarch 8, 2016 — ICC Note: During the debates regarding the controversial Iran Nuclear Deal in Washington (called the "Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action" or JCPOA), the Obama Administration and its allies in Congress...
Syrian Christian City Still Recovering from Islamist OccupationMarch 8, 2016 — ICC Note: Maaloula, a Christian city in Syria, is unlikely to find total restoration following the radical Islamic takeover that terrorized its residents over 2 years ago. The Al-Nusra Front...
