Iran: Christian Prisoner Faces New Charges

January 14, 2016 — ICC Note: In the same week Iran is granted sanctions relief under the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, an Iranian Christian, who was imprisoned after converting to Christianity, was sentenced to...

Prince of Wales Donates Money to Persecuted Christians

January 14, 2016 — ICC Note: The severity of Christian persecution in Syria and Iraq grows more dire with the onset of winter and continuing violence against them. News of their plight reached the...

Eastern Christmas and Egypt’s President

January 12, 2016 — ICC Note: As Egypt's Christians celebrated Christmas, President Sisi attended the Christmas Eve mass at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo. He was once again greeted to many cheers and well-wishes,...

Plight of Iraqi Christians: Bishops Highlight Harsh Situation of Refugees from ISIS

January 12, 2016 — ICC Note: More than 18 months have passed since the attack of ISIS jihadists in Iraq sent hundreds of thousands of fleeing for their lives. As they fight to survive...

The Death Knell of Iraq’s Christian Community

January 11, 2016 — ICC Note: Iraq's Christian community is fighting for its survival. The fight is taking place not so much on the front lines of the battle where coalition forces are bombing...

Syrian Christian Perspectives on the War

January 11, 2016 — ICC Note: Since the conflict in Syria started in March 2011, more than 40 percent of Syria's Christian population has fled. Nearly all of them have faced violence of some...

Christians in the Middle East Have Been ‘Abandoned’

January 9, 2016 — ICC Note: The Christian communities of the Middle East have found themselves in a situation where their very existence in the lands that have been their homes for nearly two...

Egypt’s Sisi Attends Coptic Christmas Mass for Second Straight Year

January 8, 2016 — ICC Note: President Sisi visited the Christmas celebration at the Saint Mark's Cathedral in Cairo again this year. His visit carries much symbolic weight in a country that remains deeply...

Genocide: Christians Pay the Price for Inaction and Apathy

January 7, 2016 — ICC Note: As a slaughter of religious minorities - in many cases especially Christians - are being slaughtered by extremists organizations. The world is aware of the atrocities and yet...

Egypt Christians Celebrate Christmas Amid Tight Security

January 7, 2016 — ICC Note: As Coptic Christians in Egypt celebrate Christmas, the reality of persecution and violence against the community forms a worrying backdrop. Continued violence against Christians, kidnappings, and attacks on...

Iran Moves to Convert Confiscated Church Ground into Mosque

January 6, 2016 — ICC Note: An Assyrian Christian owned property that has been seized by the Iranian government is now likely to be converted into a mosque in Tehran. Traditionally, Iran has been...

Egypt’s Broad Blasphemy Law Gives Rise to Abuse

January 6, 2016 — ICC Note: Despite the changes implemented by President Sisi blasphemy remains a critical problem especially for Egyptian Christians. Even something as innocent as sharing a video of Islamic scholars debating...

Syria: Priest Released by Islamist Militants Two Weeks after Kidnapping

January 5, 2016 — ICC Note: Father Dhyia Aziz was abducted in Syria while attempting to return home just before Christmas. It was not made public who exactly had abducted the priest or what...

Persecution of Christian Converts Continues under Rouhani

January 5, 2016 — ICC Note: Despite being elected under promises of reform, the situation for Christians under President Hassan Rouhani has not improved. Christians are still regularly arrested and imprisoned for nothing more...

Inhuman Treatment of Christian Prisoner in Iran’s Notorious Gulag

January 4, 2016 — ICC Note: New reports have documented the abuse of a Christian prisoner being held in Iran's Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj, Iran. The deprivation of basic medical care has allowed...

Bleak Christmas for Christian Syrians in historic Turkish town

January 4, 2016 — ICC Note: The small number of Christians still living in the historic Christian town of Mardin mark Christmas with a sense of fear and uncertainty. The population has grown in...