Muslim Man Arrested for Blasphemy in Pakistan After Allegedly Burning a Bible

January 7, 2016 — ICC Note: According to reports, a Muslim man in the Kasur District of Pakistan's Punjab Province has been arrested and charged with committing blasphemy after he was accused of burning...

Malaysian Mother Denied Custody of Children due to Conversion Laws

January 7, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A mother of three in Malaysia had been divorced by her Muslim ex-husband for reasons unknown at the moment in the past couple of years. During the process...

Ministry Calls for Prayer for Christian Evangelists in Pakistan

January 7, 2016 — ICC Note: Pakistan remains one of the most difficult countries for Christians. For Christian evangelists and church planters, Pakistan is even more hostile. These brave Christians know the risks they...

Christian Mother on Death Row in Pakistan Forgives her Persecutors

January 6, 2016 — ICC Note: Asia Bibi, a Christian mother on death row in Pakistan, has told her family that she has forgiven her persecutors this Christmas. In 2010, Bibi was convicted and...

Sudanese Pastor Acquitted of Obstructing Church Demolition

January 6, 2016 — ICC Note: Sudanese authorities have released a pastor and the lawyer who has defended Christians in high-profile death penalty cases in the last few years. Pastor Hafiz Mengisto and Attorney...

Iran Moves to Convert Confiscated Church Ground into Mosque

January 6, 2016 — ICC Note: An Assyrian Christian owned property that has been seized by the Iranian government is now likely to be converted into a mosque in Tehran. Traditionally, Iran has been...

Egypt’s Broad Blasphemy Law Gives Rise to Abuse

January 6, 2016 — ICC Note: Despite the changes implemented by President Sisi blasphemy remains a critical problem especially for Egyptian Christians. Even something as innocent as sharing a video of Islamic scholars debating...

Nigeria Court in Kano Sentences Cleric to Death for Blasphemy

January 6, 2016 — ICC Note: A Sharia court in Nigeria has sentenced a Sufi Muslim cleric to death by hanging for blasphemy, representing the first such sentencing in Nigeria according to that Islamic...

Church in Guizhou China Ordered for Destruction by Court

January 6, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Guizhou province in China has been very active lately on the house church front. The Huoshi church has been raided, fined, threatened, and seen members detained by authorities...

Chibok Girls Campaigners Slam Buhari for Boko Haram Claim

January 6, 2016 — ICC Note: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari continues to receive flack from all sides after claiming that the Nigerian military has "won the war" against Boko Haram. His latest group of...

30 Evangelical Protestants Expelled, Homes Destroyed in Mexico

January 6, 2016 — Calls for Help Ignored by Government Officials 1/5/2016 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that 30 Evangelical Protestants in Chiapas, Mexico were expelled by...

New Jersey School Stops Saying ‘God Bless America’ after ACLU Threat

January 6, 2016 — ICC Note: Since 2001, New Jersey’s Glenview Elementary School has said “God Bless America” at the end of the Pledge of Allegiance in commemoration of the September 11 attacks. However,...

Peace in Ethnic Myanmar Shaky According to Christian Population

January 6, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Myanmar has waged civil war after civil war since their independence from Britain in 1948. The military controlled government has grappled with many ethnic armies representing the outlying...

Kenya’s Garissa University Reopens After Deadly al-Shabab Attack

January 5, 2016 — ICC Note: Kenya's Garissa University College has reopened in northeast Kenya more than nine months after suffering a horrific persecution attack in April where al-Shabaab militants separated Christians and Muslims,...

Possible Ban of Hijab ‘An Affront to Religious Freedom of Muslim Women’

January 5, 2016 — ICC Note: As Nigeria considers the possible of a ban of the hijab in order to fight Boko Haram terrorism, the country's Muslim leaders are seaking out in earnest about...

A Cold Wind Blows for Nigerians Made Homeless By Boko Haram

January 5, 2016 — ICC Note: Surviving a Boko Haram attack rarely ever represents the end of suffering for Nigerians, but merely the beginning, Millions of Nigerians displaced by the Islamist terror insurgency n...