Listen to the Cries from Darfur

November 4, 2025 — What does survival mean when everyone you love and everything you know has been erased by hatred, violence, and destruction? These are the questions that remain elusive to those who have watched their homes burn, seen their families fall, and had their lives...

Trump Issues Warning as 17 Christians Killed in Fulani Attacks on Plateau–Kaduna Border

November 3, 2025 — Hours after President Donald Trump announced that Nigeria had been designated a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for ongoing violations of religious freedom, at least 17 Christians were killed in...

Pastor Remains in Medical Unit of Kyrgyzstan Prison

November 3, 2025 — On Sept. 25, an imprisoned Kyrgyzstan pastor was transferred to the medical unit of the prison to receive treatment for injuries from his arrest 10 months earlier. The transfer delayed his court date to appeal his sentence. Pavel Shreider,...

ICC Report Highlights the Faith, Struggle of Armenians Displaced from Artsakh

November 3, 2025 — A new report by International Christian Concern (ICC) documents the continuing hardship and resilience of Armenia’s displaced Christian population nearly two years after the fall of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). “Hope and the Wandering Souls from...

Trump Announces CPC Designation for Nigeria

October 31, 2025 — On Friday, President Donald Trump did something Christians around the world have been urging him to do since he took office. In a message on social media, Trump acknowledged the...

A New Season of Leadership at ICC

October 31, 2025 — I’m writing to you with deep gratitude and excitement as I begin my first day as President of International Christian Concern (ICC). For nearly three decades, ICC has stood as...

Trump-Xi Meeting Came Amid Heightened Religious Persecution in China

October 31, 2025 — Meeting for the first time in six years this week in Busan, South Korea, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping conducted a closely watched meeting on a wide...

From Hopeless to Hopeful

October 30, 2025 — For a while, 9-year-old Badal had little interest in going to school. Coming from an economically challenged and socially discriminated community in India, Badal had lost hope of ever improving...

Religious Freedom Advocate Asks Why the Church Remains Silent on Persecution in Africa

October 30, 2025 — Joshua Williams, a religious freedom advocate with Open Doors International, spoke at the World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly on Oct. 28, urging U.S. churches to raise awareness of the plight...

Jihadists Abduct US Missionary in Niger

October 29, 2025 — Three armed men abducted American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout from his home in the middle of the night last week in Niamey, Niger. The suspected Islamic jihadists kidnapped 48-year-old Rideout,...

Iranian Christian Convert Released from Prison

October 28, 2025 — Mina Khajavi, a 61-year-old Christian convert, was released from Iran’s Evin Prison on Oct. 20 after serving nearly two years in jail for activities related to her Christian faith. Khajavi,...

Christian Missionaries Attacked in Jammu, India

October 27, 2025 — Eight police officers in India’s Jammu and Kashmir state were suspended for their failure to stop an attack on Christian missionaries by Hindu nationalists on Oct. 23. A group of...

Nigeria’s Clergy Appeals to the U.S. Government to Intervene Amid Ongoing Attacks on Christians

October 27, 2025 — The Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, a respected clergyman with the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), has issued an urgent appeal to the United States government and the international community to...

Spanish Priest Acquitted in Legal Battle Over Criticism of Islam

October 24, 2025 — A court in Spain acquitted a priest, the Rev. Custodio Ballester of Barcelona, last week after the man endured a legal battle lasting eight years for making comments against Islam...

Türkiye Faces Legal Challenges for Deporting Christians

October 24, 2025 — Türkiye, formerly known as Turkey, is facing legal challenges after deporting foreign Christians and labeling them “national security threats.” Kenneth Wiest, an American Protestant, had lived in Türkiye with his...

Christians in Kenya Find Help Healing from Persecution Trauma

October 23, 2025 — Grace Mwangi, a displaced mother of seven, lost her home, husband, and community when militants attacked her village in Lamu, Kenya. For months, she battled fear and nightmares. “I used...