Updated Report: The Voiceless Victims of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws

October 6, 2021 — | Updated September 24, 2021 | According to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF) 2018 Factsheet on Blasphemy, roughly one-third of the world’s nations maintain a law,...

Secular Sharia?

September 16, 2021 — The notion that Nigeria is a well-intentioned but under-resourced country struggling to contain sectarian violence is woefully incomplete. The Nigerian government may be under-resourced, but it is not blameless in...

Persecution Incident Report: China

September 15, 2021 — International Christian Concern (ICC) works vigorously to track persecution all around the world. In 2020, ICC published a report on China and the restrictions that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)...

Turkey’s Overflowing Influence: Religious Freedom Impact

September 1, 2021 — The 2016 coup attempt in Turkey ushered the nation into a new chapter, one which includes a significant emphasis on foreign policy and military expansionism. Countries previously part of Turkey’s...

Factsheet: Christian Persecution in Pakistan Q2 2021

August 5, 2021 — Over the months of April, May, and June of 2021, International Christian Concern (ICC) documented 27 incidents of persecution against the Christian community of Pakistan. These incidents included false blasphemy...

India’s Anti-Conversion Laws and Their Effects on the Christian Community

July 12, 2021 — Religious freedom is a fundamental right guaranteed to all Indian citizens by the country’s constitution and laws. However, the religious freedom rights of India’s religious minorities, including Christians, have been...

Brief: Religious Freedom in Algeria

July 7, 2021 — Although the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in 2019 provided an unparalleled opportunity for Algeria to improve its human rights and religious freedom record, the nation has only succeeded in...

Caught in the Crossfire: Myanmar’s Christian Minorities Under Tatmadaw Rule

June 14, 2021 — When the Burmese military overthrew Myanmar’s civilian government in February, the international community responded with swift condemnation of the Tatmadaw and vocal support for Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement. The preservation of...

Nagorno-Karabakh: A Humanitarian Perspective

June 10, 2021 — ICC urges the international humanitarian and religious freedom community to further investigate this situation. Awareness, assistance, and advocacy are the three greatest needs. ICC makes the following humanitarian observations: International,...

Factsheet: Christian Persecution in Pakistan Q1 2021

May 17, 2021 — The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recently published its 2021 Annual Report. In this report, USCIRF once again recommended Pakistan be designated a “Country of Particular Concern”...

Factsheet: Religious Freedom in Nigeria – Q4 2020

March 30, 2021 — With at least 73 incidents of militant violence in the final quarter of 2020, Nigeria continues be one of the most violent nations in the world. The two main aggressors,...

Updated Report: The Voiceless Victims of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws

February 19, 2021 — | Updated February 19, 2021 | According to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF) 2018 Factsheet on Blasphemy, roughly one-third of the world’s nations maintain a law,...

Report: The Anatomy of Genocide – Karabakh’s Forty-Four Day War

January 21, 2021 — From the Introduction: "War erupted in the South Caucasus on 27 September 2020 when Azerbaijan and Turkey launched a joint military operation named Operation Iron Fist into the disputed territory...

Fellows Brief: Religious Freedom Under President-elect Biden

December 8, 2020 — On November 13, 2020 International Christian Concern convened a group of Washington, D.C.-based experts to discuss how best to advance international religious freedom (IRF) in the upcoming Biden administration. The...

Report: Turkey – Challenges Facing Christians 2016-2020

December 7, 2020 — From the Introduction: "TURKEY: Challenges Facing Christians 2016-2020 reviews the period between 2016 – 2020. It analyzes how the dynamics of historical revisionism and legal status have impacted Turkey’s Christian...

Factsheet: Religious Freedom in Nigeria – Q3 2020

October 21, 2020 — Through the first half of 2020, Nigeria suffered a steady number of terrorist attacks and deaths. Nearly every day of the first six months, there was at least one attack...

Updated Report: The Voiceless Victims of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws

Secular Sharia?

Persecution Incident Report: China

Turkey’s Overflowing Influence: Religious Freedom Impact

Factsheet: Christian Persecution in Pakistan Q2 2021

India’s Anti-Conversion Laws and Their Effects on the Christian Community

Brief: Religious Freedom in Algeria

Caught in the Crossfire: Myanmar’s Christian Minorities Under Tatmadaw Rule

Nagorno-Karabakh: A Humanitarian Perspective

Factsheet: Christian Persecution in Pakistan Q1 2021

Factsheet: Religious Freedom in Nigeria – Q4 2020

Updated Report: The Voiceless Victims of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws

Report: The Anatomy of Genocide – Karabakh’s Forty-Four Day War

Fellows Brief: Religious Freedom Under President-elect Biden

Report: Turkey – Challenges Facing Christians 2016-2020

Factsheet: Religious Freedom in Nigeria – Q3 2020

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