In the Shadow of the CrossMarch 5, 2026 — By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member In much of the Western world, believers are not imprisoned for their faith. They are not dragged before courts or threatened with violence. Yet...
Inside Southeast Asia’s Expanding IslamizationJanuary 16, 2026 — In one part of Southeast Asia, angry mobs constantly threaten a church with physical violence to try to prevent the church from worshipping Jesus. In another country in the region,...
When the Underground Church Is ExposedJanuary 9, 2026 — 01/09/2026 Somalia (International Christian Concern) – In the narrow, sun-baked streets of Mogadishu, faith is a secret kept behind locked doors and whispered prayers. The city hums with the clatter...
AAF and ICC: Congress Must Act to Stop the Genocide of Christians in NigeriaOctober 15, 2025 — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — For once, Bill Maher is right. One of the most horrifying yet underreported crises of our time is unfolding in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation,...
Philosophy of MinistryOctober 9, 2025 — By an ICC Board Member The book of Acts gives us more than a record of church history — it unveils the way God works in and through his people....
Targeted in Chhattisgarh | ICC Exclusive On-the-Ground ReportSeptember 16, 2025 — 09/16/2025 India (International Christian Concern) – After worship ended on Sunday, Aug. 10, in a remote Chhattisgarh village, most of the church members returned home. The few who stayed behind, however,...
Uncovering the Truth in ChhattisgarhSeptember 9, 2025 — 09/09/2025 India (International Christian Concern) – When a church congregation and seven Christian families were brutally attacked because of their Christian faith in Chhattisgarh, India, last month, no major news outlet...
ICC Reports Surge in Attacks on Christians in NigeriaApril 25, 2025 — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Since January, International Christian Concern (ICC) has documented a dramatic rise in attacks against Christian communities in Nigeria. In just over three months, more than...
Supriya’s Hope for a Better Future September 26, 2024 — 9/26/2024 India (International Christian Concern) — Supriya’s Christian parents never imagined their daughter’s life beyond their poor economic circumstances in India. They always believed that poverty was their fate and,...
The Hatred at Home: How a Nigerian Christian Escaped his Family’s Attempt to Kill HimSeptember 23, 2024 — 9/23/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — In Northern Nigeria, where Christian-Muslim tensions run deep, a young man named Salisu Bala made a decision that made his family want to kill...
One Year Later: The Berkadzor Fuel Depot Explosion September 13, 2024 — 9/13/2024 Armenia/Azerbaijan (International Christian Concern) — When 26-year-old Ashot Beglaryan regained consciousness following the explosion of a fuel depot on Sept. 25, 2023, in Berkadzor, near Stepanakert, the capital of...
Christians Worldwide Face Increased CensorshipSeptember 6, 2024 — 9/6/2024 (International Christian Concern) — As more countries begin to censor free speech, an alarming trend is emerging, one where many Christian voices may be drowned out or muted altogether. ...
72 Christians Imprisoned or Missing in 4 Communist Countries July 19, 2024 — 7/19/2024 (International Christian Concern) — According to an International Christian Concern (ICC) analysis, at least 72 Christians are either imprisoned or missing in four of the world’s five communist countries....
The Dangerous Act of Cutting HairMay 1, 2024 — 5/1/2024 (International Christian Concern) — In a well-lit, funky little barbershop in a large city of a predominantly Muslim country, barbers risk their lives every time they cut someone’s hair....
India’s Modi is Trampling Over Religious Minorities on His Way to a Third TermApril 18, 2024 — By Jay Church 4/18/2024 India (International Christian Concern) — A half-finished Hindu temple consecrated to much fanfare, built on the site of a mosque dating back to the 16th century....
Unyielding Faith in the Presence of ISIS and al-QaedaApril 8, 2024 — 4/8/2024 Syria (International Christian Concern) – In 2016, in the region of Wadi al-Nasara in Homs governorate, a tragic incident unfolded, shedding light on the bravery and sacrifice of one...
