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...

Son of Kidnapped Burkina Faso Missionaries Pleads for Their Release

January 21, 2016 — ICC Note: Islamist terrorists from Al Qaeda of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) have abducted an octogenarian missionary couple from northern Burkina Faso and now, their son is calling for their...

The ‘Lost’ Chibok Girls

January 21, 2016 — ICC Note: More than 600 days after Boko Haram abducted nearly 300 mostly Christian girls in April 2014, the majority remain missing with little hope that they will ever be...

Crackdown Intensifies as more Christian Activists are Arrested in China

January 21, 2016 — ICC NOTE: What is being called the "709 Crackdown" began July 9, 2015 as Chinese authorities have been detaining and incarcerating human rights lawyers and Christian activists. Between July and...

The Divisions and Connections Between Chinese Christians

January 21, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Christianity in China is already very difficult to operate within its borders due to the massive amount of pressure placed upon it by the Communist government. Once one...

Unprecedented Crackdown on Religious Freedom in Cuba

January 21, 2016 — ICC Note: According to reports by Christian Solidarity Worldwide, 2015 saw a sharp increase in religious freedom violations in Cuba in 2015. This past year included 2,300 incidents while 2014...

Cameroon’s Muslims and Christians Unite Against Boko Haram

January 20, 2016 — ICC Note: In the fight against Boko Haram, sometimes there's good news. The Nigeria-based Islamist terror organization has ravaged northeast Nigeria, the Lake Chad region, and northern Cameroon for the...

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...

School Is Back in Session in Garissa, for Now

January 20, 2016 — ICC Note: Now that Garissa University is open for classes in northeast Kenya, security moving forward has become the primary concern in the region. On the surface, the region and...

North Korea Worst Country to be a Christian for 14th Straight Year

January 20, 2016 — ICC NOTE: For the 14th consecutive year, North Korea holds the top spot for the most dangerous places to be a Christian. According to Open Doors USA, a persecution watchdog...

Christian Leaders in Pakistan Condemn Terrorist Attack on Bacha Khan University

January 20, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian leaders in Pakistan have strongly condemned today's terrorist attack on the Bacha Khan University located in Charsadda in Pakistan's KPK Province. According to reports, at least 19...

Vietnamese Nuns Fear Government Takeover of Schools and Convent

January 20, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Sisters of the Holy Cross Lovers have been serving and evangelizing Vietnamese communities for 176 years. Their convent has been blessed to serve three primary schools and...

Questions Must be Asked After Fourth Pakistani Christian Dies in Police Custody in Pakistan

January 20, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian human rights group concerned with Pakistan is demanding questions be asked of Pakistan's notoriously brutal police forced after a fourth Christian man has died in their...

USCIRF: Release Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch Abune Antonios

January 19, 2016 — ICC Note: Tomorrow marks the ten-year anniversary of Eritrea's house arrest of Orthodox Patriarch Abune Antonios. According to reports, the government removed Antonios because he refused to excommunicate thousands of...

One Year Later: Niger’s Christian Community Still Rebuilding After Riots That Rocked the Nation

January 19, 2016 — 1/19/15 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - This weekend marks the anniversary of shocking riots that blazed across Niger in January 2015 when radicalized Muslim mobs targeted Christian property, burned...