Pastor’s Letter on the Front Lines in SudanMay 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 TexasMay 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 ProselytizingApril 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 RamadanApril 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 CrossroadsMarch 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 ConversionMarch 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 ArabiaMarch 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 FutureMarch 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 SurviveMarch 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 ConvertsFebruary 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-ExistenceFebruary 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...
Iran Will Pardon Thousands, Will Christians be Included?February 8, 2023 — 02/08/2023 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iran has a tradition of pardoning a large number of detainees on the anniversary of its 1979 revolution. This year it will take place...
ICC fights for Protestant Leaders in TurkeyFebruary 3, 2023 — 02/03/2023 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkish government authorities and its MIT (The state intelligence agency of Turkey) continue their issuing and application of N-82 codes to foreign Protestant Christian...
Christian Establishments Vandalized Amid Escalation in JerusalemFebruary 2, 2023 — 02/02/2023 (International Christian Concern) – Christians in the city of Jerusalem were targeted in several incidents in January. On January 4th more than 30 graves were vandalized by two young...
Iranian Christians Persevere Under Intense PersecutionJanuary 27, 2023 — 01/27/2023 (International Christian Concern) – Christians continue to face increased pressure and persecution as the Iranian authorities tighten their grip on the nation in response to nationwide protests since September...
Terrorist Threat on the Rise in TanzaniaJanuary 26, 2023 — 1/26/2023 Tanzania (International Christian Concern)—The U.S. Embassy in Tanzania issued a security alert to all Westerners and the general public on Jan. 25, following intelligence of a possible terrorist attack. ...
