Another Church Burned to the Ground by the Mapuche Resistance in ChileAugust 11, 2016 — Iglesia La Batalla (The Battle Church) in Collipulli, Chile Reduced to Rubble and Ashes by Arson Fire 08/11/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern): International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that...
PRAISE REPORT | Christians in India blooming despite persecutionAugust 10, 2016 — A recent broadcast by an international radio ministry claimed that while persecution in India has intensified, the Christians are seeing a renewed hunger for truth. While many would see...
NEWS | Egyptian Christian Convert Declares Return to Islam After 2 Years in PrisonAugust 9, 2016 — Mohamed Hegazy, also known as Bishoy, was the first ever Egyptian citizen who tried to have his religion changed on his ID card. After serving over two-and-a-half years in prison,...
NEWS | Female Christian Prisoner Ended Her Hunger StrikeAugust 8, 2016 — Maryam Naghash Zargaran, A Christian prisoner in Iran, has ended her hunger strike that lasted for over three weeks. Zargaran is serving four years in prison for her faith and...
NEWS | New Boko Haram Leader is Targeting Christians rather than MuslimsAugust 5, 2016 — Boko Haram has been a fearful enemy of all of Nigeria since its inception. But this report of its new leader's ambitions is very concerning because Christians have now been...
The Aftermath of One Mob Attack in EgyptAugust 5, 2016 — Sandra Elliot, Program Coordinator, and ICC Egypt Representative Only in Egypt does the reconstruction and renovation of your home mean the possible destruction and loss of it. It was early...
Boko Haram Shifts Focus to Attacking More Christians and Churches in NigeriaAugust 5, 2016 — ISIS Publication States Reorganization and Targets for Boko Haram in Nigeria 08/04/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern): International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Boko Haram has gained new leadership...
NEWS | Evangelicals Resist Imposition of Sharia Law in MalaysiaAugust 4, 2016 — While so much energy has been put forth in America over the past several decades to remove any Christian influence from government, a reversed but highly threatening trend is ongoing...
NEWS | Mother of Rescued Chibok Girl Fears for Daughter’s FutureAugust 3, 2016 — The mother of Amina Ali, one of the Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014, is concerned for her daughter’s future, despite the girl’s rescue a few months ago....
NEWS | Commission Finds Pakistan’s Education System is Teaching HateAugust 2, 2016 — The National Commission for Justice and Peace in Pakistan has released a report claiming that the state approved textbooks and curricula is actually teaching students to hate religious minorities.Christians, Hindus,...
GOOD NEWS | The Japanese Church that Withstood Centuries of Persecution May Now Become a World Heritage SiteAugust 1, 2016 — The earliest church in Japan, built on a site where 26 Christians were martyred by crucifixion in 1597, is a candidate to become a World Heritage Site by 2018. It...
NEWS | Christians Killed in 2016 So Far Almost Equal to Entire 2015 in NigeriaJuly 29, 2016 — The Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans (CANAN) has reported that the number of Nigerian Christians killed so far in 2016 is almost equal to the number killed in the entire year...
NEWS | Grief-Stricken Father of Christian Rape Victim Sees “No Hope for Justice”July 28, 2016 — Nasar Masih, the father of a 16-year-old Christian girl who was raped by a Muslim man says that he has no hope for justice in this situation. The authorities will...
Iran: Three Azerbaijani Pastors Arrested without ChargeJuly 28, 2016 — Families of Imprisoned Pastors Are Left Fearing for Loved Ones 07/28/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that three Azerbaijani pastors were arrested in...
NEWS | ISIS-Affiliated Militants Murder 86-Year-Old Priest in FranceJuly 27, 2016 — On Tuesday, July 26, two ISIS-affiliated militants attacked a Catholic church in Normandy, France, brutally murdering the 86-year-old priest. Shortly after, police were able to secure the situation and fatally...
NEWS | Out of All Nations, China has Yielded the 7th Largest Number of Citizens who have Joined ISISJuly 26, 2016 — Given Beijing's lack of serious involvement in the worldwide coalition against ISIS and in global counter-terrorism in general, China seems like an especially strange entry into this conversation until it...
