Belarus: Will the Government Force the Church to Close its Doors?November 29, 2012 — BELARUS: One week left for charismatic church? ICC Note: In Belarus, “If a building is not a designated house of worship, advance state permission is needed for religious activity, and...
Swedish Courts Halt Deportation of Iranian ChristianNovember 29, 2012 — Iranian Convert's Grateful Heart ICC Note: Reza Jebbari, an Iranian Christian, was set for deportation from Sweden back to Iran when a news story detailing his case was released. In...
Justice of Christians in India?November 29, 2012 — ICC Note: In August 2008, the worst persecution of Christians in India's recent history took place in Orissa. Around 90 people were killed and over 54,000 people were displaced. On...
Rare Victory for Pakistan with Blasphemy ExonerationNovember 29, 2012 — Rare Victory for Religious Freedom in Pakistan ICC Note: Despite the 600 Christian families beaten, mob violence at the hands of angry Muslims, Christians forced to hide in slums, and...
Egyptian Christians Sentenced to Death for Islam FilmNovember 29, 2012 — ICC Note: Seven Egyptian Christians released an “anti-Islam” YouTube film about the life of Muhammad that sparked mob violence and riots by Muslims around the world. Tried in absentia, the...
Arrests of Christians Spike in IranNovember 29, 2012 — Special Report by ICC 11/29/2012 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Reports of Iranian authorities arresting Christians for their faith are pouring in, indicating that the Islamic nation is running...
Christians in Nigeria Bring Case Against Boko Haram in the ICCNovember 29, 2012 — ICC Note: The Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) has announced that it intends to bring a case against the extremist group Boko Haram in the International Criminal Court of its...
Mob Descends on Churches in Indonesia as Anti-Christian Sentiment GrowsNovember 28, 2012 — 11/28/2012 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that last week a mob composed of hundreds of angry Muslims descended on two churches in Indonesia’s...
Christians in Laos Resist Severe Pressures to Recant FaithNovember 28, 2012 — ICC Note: Laos is one of the five remaining Communist nations on earth and Christians still face regular persecution for their faith. Most of it takes place in rural areas,...
Chinese Christian Who Helped Hundreds of North Koreans Escape Now Trapped in ThailandNovember 28, 2012 — Chinese Christian Who Helped Hundreds of North Koreans Escape Unable to Get Political Refugee Status from UN ICC Note: Along the North Korea/China border there are hundreds of missionaries and...
Calls Intensify to Designate Nigeria’s Boko Haram as Terrorist GroupNovember 28, 2012 — Special Report by ICC 11/28/2012 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Amid what is being termed as "genocide" of Christians by Boko Haram suicide bombers in Nigeria, Christians from this...
Egypt Judges Suspend Work to Protest Morsi DecreesNovember 28, 2012 — ICC Note: Even Judges in Egypt are protesting Morsi’s self-appointed “basically absolute power”. Opponents of Morsi who want democracy, not a continuing dictatorship, have been gathering and protesting these recent...
Pastor Youcef of Iran Thanks His Prayer SupportersNovember 28, 2012 — Iran Pastor Nadarkhani Thanks Supporters For Release From Prison ICC Note: Wrongly accused of “apostasy” and on death row in Iran, Pastor Youcef was released earlier this year. The Church...
Pastor in India Attacked Twice by Same RadicalsNovember 28, 2012 — ICC Note: After receiving medical treatment for injuries sustained in a beating by Hindu radicals, a pastor in India was attacked a second time by the same radicals in the...
International Criminal Court Defines Boko Haram’s Campaign of Terror as Crimes Against HumanityNovember 28, 2012 — ICC Note: The International Criminal Court is beginning to consider Boko Haram's violence in Nigeria as Crimes Against Humanity. This consideration comes on the heels of another suicide bombing of...
Angry Mobs Protest Morsi’s Self-Appointed AuthorityNovember 27, 2012 — Protestors Torch Offices in Egypt After President Morsi Issues Himself Unlimited Powers ICC Note: With Morsi declaring his decrees and decisions un-revocable many are calling him the new Pharaoh and...