NEWS | About 49,000 children will die without humanitarian aid in NigeriaAugust 29, 2016 — Thousands of children in Nigeria face severe malnutrition as a result of the drought and the insurgence of Boko Haram. According to reports from the United Nations, scores of these...
NEWS | Christianity belongs in the Middle EastAugust 26, 2016 — Prince Hassan of Jordan and Jewish scholar have written together an explanation as to why Christianity belongs in the Middle East. Below they explain that to lose Christianity from their...
Fulani Militant Threat Continues to Expand in Nigeria While Government Fails to ReactAugust 26, 2016 — By Troy Augustine and Sandra Elliot 8/26/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - While north-central Nigeria teeters on the brink of sectarian violence, the government continues to ignore mass murder...
NEWS | ISIS Used Child as Suicide Bomber to Kill 51, Mostly Children, at Turkish WeddingAugust 25, 2016 — The Islamic State has hit Turkey once again, this time using a child suicide bomber to target a wedding. At least 51 people, mostly children, were reported dead on Saturday...
Mass Riots Follow Attack on Christian College Student Beaten Near Death in Alleged BlasphemyAugust 24, 2016 — 8/24/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that radical Muslims have vandalized multiple churches in northern Nigeria after a Christian university student was hospitalized,...
Christians in India Mark 8th Anniversary of Country’s Worst Anti-Christian ViolenceAugust 24, 2016 — Many Victims Remain Refugees in Their own Country 08/23/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) and India’s Christian community are marking the eighth anniversary of the 2008 anti-Christian Orissa...
How Reconciliation Sessions Lead to PersecutionAugust 23, 2016 — By Sandra Elliot and ICC Egypt Representative If you’ve followed the recent spate of attacks in Egypt, you have likely heard the term “reconciliation sessions.” These are not kindhearted and...
Women’s Struggles in Nigeria – Chibok Girls Just One ExampleAugust 23, 2016 — The release of a video by Boko Haram featuring the still captive Chibok girls has re-sparked the conversation about their rescue and given it more urgency. The Chibok girls, however,...
Another Christian woman sold as sex slave and forced to convert to Islam escapes from Islamic StateAugust 23, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians are always exposed to greater dangers and challenges when searching for peace and freedom. Captured women and children are more vulnerable to the threats of the terrorist...
Pakistan’s Supreme Court Sets Appeal Date for Christian Mother Facing Gallows for BlasphemyAugust 22, 2016 — Asia Bibi’s Appeal to Be Heard by Pakistan’s Highest Court 08/22/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Asia Bibi, a Christian mother sentenced...
Church in Nepal in Need of Prayers as Government Bans EvangelismAugust 19, 2016 — The Christian Church in Nepal is facing increasing persecution as the government continues their crack-down on religious freedom. Evangelism of any kind was recently banned under the country’s new constitution....
NEWS | Egyptian Christians Demand Equal Rights in Rare ProtestAugust 17, 2016 — Egyptian Christians joined in a rare protest this Saturday in downtown Cairo to demand equal rights as Egyptian citizens. This comes after a summer full of sectarian attacks against Egyptian...
PRAISE REPORT | Nigerian Troops Rescue 88 from Boko Haram and Kill 3 MilitantsAugust 16, 2016 — Troops from the Nigerian Army recently reported that they rescued 88 people kidnapped by #BokoHaram while carrying out a clearing operation in the northeast area of Borno State. These people...
Boko Haram Releases Footage of the Infamous Missing Chibok Girls in New Demands VideoAugust 16, 2016 — The 11 Minute Video Shows Approximately 50 of the Remaining 218 Missing Girls 08/04/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern): International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned of a video released...
NEWS | Christians Stand Firm Despite Extremist Threats in IndonesiaAugust 15, 2016 — A group of Indonesian Christians have been standing firm despite threats from extremist elements of the majority Islamic nation. Threats with machetes and photos for future identification led a group...
NEWS | China Blasted for Treatment of House Church Leaders and Human Rights ActivistsAugust 12, 2016 — It's positive news that leaders are speaking out against China's ridiculous sequence of skewed "trials" of political prisoners. Bob Fu of China Aid continues to be a leading advocate for...
