India’s Modi is Trampling Over Religious Minorities on His Way to a Third Term

April 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-Qaeda

April 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...

Creating a Path Toward Education

April 5, 2024 — 4/5/2024 Sudan/Kenya (International Christian Concern) – Reverend Ibrahim, a priest in the Anglican Church and dedicated husband and father of two, shared with International Christian Concern (ICC) how he fled...

Martyr of Love: Father Frans’ Sacrifice in War-Torn Syria

April 4, 2024 — 4/4/2024 Syria (International Christian Concern) — Father Frans van der Lugt, a Dutch Christian, embodied Christ’s commandment to “Love one another as I have loved you.” He fully lived out...

Connected by Trauma and Redemption

April 3, 2024 — 4/3/2024 Kenya (International Christian Concern) – Although Mary and Joan do not know each other, they share similar stories of loss and restoration. Both women lost their husbands to Muslim...

Pastor’s Letter on the Front Lines in Sudan

May 17, 2023 — 5/17/2023 Sudan (International Christian Concern)—Sudan has been engulfed in a series of conflict and unrest in the last month. International Christian Concern (ICC) has been closely following the situation in...

Heavily Persecuted Mayflower Church Granted Asylum in Texas

May 16, 2023 — 5/16/2023 USA (International Christian Concern)—The heavily persecuted Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, often called the “Mayflower Church,” was granted asylum in the United States and made their final voyage to Texas...

Libyan Security Agency Arrests Christians Accused of Proselytizing

April 19, 2023 — 04/19/2023 Libya (International Christian Concern) – Two American school teachers accused of being “missionaries inviting Muslim Libyans to convert to Christianity” were detained and deported to Tunisia last week by...

The Plight of Christian Converts During Ramadan

April 4, 2023 — Celine Sawiris, ICC's Advocacy Intern For many people across the Muslim world, the month of Ramadan is a joyful time of celebration and community. It is a time of fasting,...

Israel at a Political Crossroads

March 30, 2023 — 03/30/2023 Israel (International Christian Concern) – Israel has been shaken by days of protests by tens of thousands of Israelis taking to the streets to protest controversial proposed judicial reforms....

Proposed Law in Israeli Knesset Against Religious Conversion

March 28, 2023 — 03/28/2023 Israel (International Christian Concern) – Two members of Israeli’s party, United Torah Judaism (UTJ), Moshe Gafni and Yaakov Asher have proposed to the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) new legislation to...

China Brokers Deal Restoring Diplomatic Relations Between Iran, Saudi Arabia

March 22, 2023 — United States (International Christian Concern) – China recently brokered a diplomatic agreement to normalize relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, two historic rivals. The deal marks a significant shift in...

Two Decades of Persecution Leaves Iraqi Christians with an Uncertain Future

March 21, 2023 — 03/21/2023 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – This week marks the 20th anniversary of the launching of the U.S.-led coalition’s invasion of Iraq and the subsequent toppling of Iraqi dictator Saddam...

Gaza Churches Struggle to Survive

March 8, 2023 — 03/08/2023 The Gaza Strip (International Christian Concern) – Gaza’s Christian community is struggling to survive after years of steady decline in numbers. Only an estimated 1,000 Christian remain in the...

Iran Pardons Two Imprisoned Christian Converts

February 21, 2023 — 02/21/2023 Iran (International Christian Concern) – The Iranian government has pardoned and released two imprisoned Christian converts this past week as a part of the annual tradition of pardoning prisoners...

Jordan’s Monarchy Seeks to Protect a Legacy of Religious Co-Existence

February 17, 2023 — 02/17/2023 Jordan (International Christian Concern) – Last month, a statue of Jesus Christ erected on a major road of Jordan’s majority Christian town of Fuheis not only initially sparked a...