Report: Religious Suppression in ChinaJuly 22, 2020 — Executive Summary This report seeks to provide an overview of religious persecution against Chinese Christians in recent years. With this report, we hope to piece together the various facets of...
Factsheet: Religious Freedom in Nigeria Q2 2020July 21, 2020 — The situation in Nigeria during the second quarter of 2020 was greatly complicated by the continued COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the most violent areas stayed in near constant lockdown during...
North Korea’s Secret ChristiansJuly 20, 2020 — By Linda Burkle, PhD Several years ago, on two different occasions, I had the opportunity to worship at Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea. With about 480,000 members,...
The Institutionalization of International Religious FreedomJune 12, 2020 — On June 2, 2020, President Trump signed a historic Executive Order (EO) on Advancing International Religious Freedom.[1] The EO takes significant steps towards institutionalizing the momentum in international religious freedom...
Report: Pandemic and Persecution in the Middle EastMay 29, 2020 — The COVID-19 pandemic has initiated global lockdowns, slowing down societies but not religious persecution. In the Middle East, where persecution was once defined by ISIS, the pandemic exposed a transformation...
India: Cows, Converts, and PersecutionApril 24, 2020 — By Linda Burkle, PhD Several years ago, I had the privilege of participating in the dedication ceremony of a new building for a Christian Bible college in Hyderabad, a city...
International Religious Freedom Review | Volume 1 Issue 1April 23, 2020 — In 2019, International Christian Concern hosted its first ever cohort of nonresident fellows. Each took on the challenge to advance international religious freedom by engaging with it at an academic level. These...
Brief: Religious Freedom in AlgeriaApril 22, 2020 — Introduction Algeria sits on the brink of change as it comes out from twenty years under the reign of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The new administration has the rare opportunity to...
The Rise of an InsurgencyApril 21, 2020 — By Benjamin Harbaugh On June 6th, 2019, Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi spoke to constituents in the coastal city of Beira. He was there to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the traditional Muslim...
Factsheet: Religious Freedom in Nigeria Q1 2020April 21, 2020 — The first three months of 2020 clearly demonstrate that the Nigerian government’s actions have been insufficient to curb the tide of violence, killings, and abductions caused by militant groups in...
We Have Them in Our HeartsApril 5, 2020 — By Guest Contributor Bradley Lacey I was recently called upon to deliver lunches and dinners, courtesy of Meals-on-Wheels, to some elderly ladies who might otherwise go without a decently-prepared meal....
Pluralism in Danger: Northern IraqMarch 23, 2020 — By Benjamin Harbaugh Iraq is home to one of the oldest Christian communities in the world. Before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003 there were around 1.5 million Christians...
Religious Freedom: An Essential Tool of StatecraftMarch 13, 2020 — 03/13/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Earlier this year, International Christian Concern convened a group of Washington D.C.-based experts to discuss the role of international religious freedom in U.S. foreign...
Religious Freedom in the Trump EraFebruary 21, 2020 — By Benjamin Harbaugh “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”[1] When James Madison penned these words over 200 years ago they...
The Rise of Buddhist Ethnonationalism and Military Impunity in MyanmarFebruary 7, 2020 — By John Cosenza I: Introduction In recent years, Southeast Asia’s Theravada Buddhist community has demonstrated a rise in extremist behavior. Buddhist majority countries experiencing insular ultra-nationalism, which promotes Buddhism...
Persecution Does Not Go UnnoticedJanuary 17, 2020 — By Benjamin Harbaugh On December 18th, 2019, the U.S. Department of State released its annual list of countries that engage in “systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom,”[1] called...
