NEWS | Iranian Christian Prisoner Physically Abused by Prison GuardsJuly 20, 2016 — Christian prisoner Ebrahim Firouzi in Iran has suffered physical abuse at the hands of prison guards when forced to attend his appeal hearing. Firouzi was arrested in 2013 for his...
Angry Muslim Mob Kills Young Christian and Wounds Three OthersJuly 20, 2016 — Latest Attack Comes, Again, after Rumors Spread of Christian-Owned Property Being Turned into a Church in Minya, Egypt 07/19/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern): International Christian Concern (ICC) has...
Christian Sanitary Worker Beaten and Accused of Blasphemy Against Islam in Hyderabad, PakistanJuly 19, 2016 — 7/19/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Yaqoob Masih, 56, a Christian sanitary worker, was accused of committing blasphemy against Islam in Hyderabad,...
NEWS | Pakistani Christians Finds Little Support in ThailandJuly 18, 2016 — Aside from the grave crisis of developing an asylum network for displaced Syrians and Iraqis, there is likewise an absence of sufficient support in Thailand for those fleeing persecution...
Top Advocacy Priority Gets Major Push on Capitol HillJuly 18, 2016 — The term “blasphemy” strikes fear into many of the world’s religious minorities, including Christians. Nearly a quarter of the world still has blasphemy laws on the books (22%). Countries like...
NEWS | New Govt To Defend ‘Race And Religion’ Laws At UN MeetingJuly 15, 2016 — The government of Myanmar is defending legislation that in essence squanders the rights of women along with Muslims, which are the minority. This legislation deliberately discriminates against Muslims and violates...
NEWS | Another Christian Accused of Committing Blasphemy in PakistanJuly 14, 2016 — ICC has learned that another Christian youth was booked under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws in Gujrat, an ancient city of Pakistan on July 10, 2016. A 27-year-old, Nadeem James, resident...
NEWS | Female Christian Prisoner Goes on Hunger Strike AgainJuly 13, 2016 — Christian convert and Iranian prisoner, Maryam Zargaran has gone on another hunger strike in Evin prison to contest Iran’s refusal to allow her proper medical attention. Zargaran’s last hunger strike...
NEWS | Christians Concerned as Russian President Signs Law Requiring Government Permission to Share FaithJuly 12, 2016 — A new law has been created in Russia which has many Christians concerned over their right to share the Gospel freely. The law which is intended to combat terrorism also...
Another Christian Accused of Committing Blasphemy in PakistanJuly 12, 2016 — 7/12/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that another Christian youth was booked under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws in Gujrat, an ancient city of...
Nigerian Christian Farmers’ Growing Apprehension on Fulani Grazing Reserve BillJuly 11, 2016 — 7/11/16 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Radical Islamist Fulani militants continue to raze and displace Christian farming villages from the far north of Nigeria through the “Middle Belt” and...
NEWS | Kansas Police Department Removes Bible Decal Following Complaint from Atheist ActivistsJuly 11, 2016 — Kansas’ Harper Police Department recently received a complaint from the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) regarding a decal on one of its patrol cars. The decal referenced Romans 13:4, but...
Christians in Eastern Kenya Still Feel Unsafe, Under Threat from Radical Islam Two Years After Bloody MassacreJuly 8, 2016 — By Troy Augustine and James Kake Two years following deadly mass terror attacks in coastal Kenya, Christians still live in fear. “Grief and sadness cover our faces and hearts whenever...
REVEALED: The City Where ISIS Now Occupies ALL Churches as Christians Face WIPE OUTJuly 7, 2016 — After more than a decade of sectarian bloodshed and the rise of jihadi terror groups, Christians and other minorities in Iraq are facing total extinction. In the Islamic State’s biggest...
NEWS | Human Rights Commission Finds Police in Pakistan are Doing Little to Protect ChristiansJuly 6, 2016 — The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has recently released a statement that police in Pakistan are doing little to protect a Christian community in Pakistan following a blasphemy accusation. According...
NEWS | ISIS Kill 22 Non-Muslims and Foreigners in Restaurant Attack in BangladeshJuly 5, 2016 — ISIS militants attacked and killed 22 non-Muslims and foreigners in an attack on a restaurant in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The restaurant was retaken by Bangladeshi forces after a 10-hour siege. During...
