Morning Star News’ Top 10 Persecution Stories of 2015

January 9, 2016 — ICC Note: 2015 was a year marked by horrific persecution, especially in Africa. The following Morning Star News report details top persecution stories of the year, many of which happened in...

Christians in the Middle East Have Been ‘Abandoned’

January 9, 2016 — ICC Note: The Christian communities of the Middle East have found themselves in a situation where their very existence in the lands that have been their homes for nearly two...

Philippine Christians in Danger as Islamic Radicalism Rises

January 9, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The rise of Islamic radicalism throughout the globe has placed religious minorities in dire situations as they have become the prime target for many. Most would view the...

Ethnic Somalis Are Dying in Kenya, and Some Say the Government is to Blame

January 8, 2016 — ICC Note: The Washington Post reports from the Somali-border town in Mandera Kenya that dozens of ethnic Somalis are mysteriously disappearing from Kenya's northeast in the fight against terror group...

Boko Haram, ISIS, Al-Shabab: Christians Must Pray Without Ceasing, Pastor Says

January 8, 2016 — ICC Note: The global media have hammered Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari for his statements on Christmas Eve saying that Boko Haram is "technically defeated." One Nigerian pastor says the only...

Egypt’s Sisi Attends Coptic Christmas Mass for Second Straight Year

January 8, 2016 — ICC Note: President Sisi visited the Christmas celebration at the Saint Mark's Cathedral in Cairo again this year. His visit carries much symbolic weight in a country that remains deeply...

Chinese Authorities Investigate University Staff and Students for Religious Beliefs

January 8, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Chinese authorities in Beijing and the coastal province of Anhui are launching an investigation into the religious beliefs of university students, faculty, and staff through the use of...

Two Charged in Attack on Priest and Temple Bombing in Bangladesh

January 8, 2016 — ICC Note: Two members of an Islamic militant group in Bangladesh have been charged with the attempted murder of a priest and the bombing of a Hindu temple in Bangladesh....

Christians in One of Pakistan’s Most Dangerous Regions Enjoy Religious Freedom

January 8, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians in Pakistan continue to face one of the worst persecution situations on the planet. But in Pakistan South Waziristan Agency, where government forces are battling the Taliban...

Sharia Police in Aceh, Indonesia Order Removal of Church Tents

January 8, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The province of Aceh, Indonesia has been given special freedoms by the central government to be ruled under Islamic Sharia law. Since the province follows said law, religious...

Surviving Nigeria’s Boko Haram

January 7, 2016 — ICC Note: Do you ever wonder what it's like to survive a Boko Haram attack? The following report tells of this experience in harrowing detail. Dalori is a displacement camp...

Counting Buhari’s Boko Haram Successes and Failres

January 7, 2016 — ICC Note: Since his December 24 comments asserting Boko Haram's defeat, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari continues to weather criticism from Nigerian and international media alike. That's because Boko Haram's terrorist...

Genocide: Christians Pay the Price for Inaction and Apathy

January 7, 2016 — ICC Note: As a slaughter of religious minorities - in many cases especially Christians - are being slaughtered by extremists organizations. The world is aware of the atrocities and yet...

Ex-Prison Head Charged Lightly Compared to Torture Ordered on Falun Gong

January 7, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The deputy head of a provincial public security department in Xinjiang province was arrested for bribery and abuse of power by the Communist Party in China. However, in...

Egypt Christians Celebrate Christmas Amid Tight Security

January 7, 2016 — ICC Note: As Coptic Christians in Egypt celebrate Christmas, the reality of persecution and violence against the community forms a worrying backdrop. Continued violence against Christians, kidnappings, and attacks on...

Christians in Northeast India Call for Greater Protection from Hindu Hardliners

January 7, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian leaders in India's northeastern state of Odisha have called on the government to provide greater protection to Christians being persecuted by Hindu hardliners. Odisha State is no...