Radical Hindu Rhetoric Intensifies Following US Congressional Letter Criticizing India’s Religious Freedom RecordMarch 4, 2016 — Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Official Claims Indian Christians are Part of American Conspiracy 3/2/2016 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – Following the delivery of a bicameral, bipartisan letter from the...
Body Counts Climb into the Hundreds from Fulani Assaults in Benue, NigeriaMarch 3, 2016 — Radical Fulani Attacks Continue Despite Launch of Government Investigation 3/3/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - For the past two weeks, the Christian farming community in Agatu Local Government Area...
Bombed, Burned, and Urinated On: Christianity & Churches Under IslamMarch 3, 2016 — ICC Note: By Emma Lane, Regional Manager for the Middle East: In a brilliant piece from the Gates Institute Website, scholar, Raymond Ibrahim made a very brief chronicling of Muslim Persecution of...
UN: Syrian Ceasefire Holding Despite Minor SetbacksMarch 2, 2016 — The much talked-about Syrian ceasefire is seeming to hold up which will allow for desperately needed aid to go to the millions of people trapped in Syrian war zone. Our...
Bi-Cameral, Bi Partisan Congressional Letter Condemning India’s Religious Freedom Track Record Finds Traction in Indian Press and International MediaMarch 2, 2016 — India’s Leading News Outlets Report on US Congressional Letter to Prime Minister Modi 3/1/2016 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – A bi-cameral, bi-partisan, US Congressional letter addressed to Prime Minister...
Pakistani Christians Want Shahbaz Bhatti Confirmed as “Martyr of the Church” on Fifth Anniversary of AssassinationMarch 1, 2016 — Bhatti Remains a National Hero for Pakistan’s Christian Community 3/2/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Christians in Pakistan want to see Shahbaz...
Families of Christians Killed in 2008 Orissa Riots Gather Together to RememberMarch 1, 2016 — The families of Christians killed in the 2008 anti-Christian riots that swept across the Kandhamal District of India's Odisha, then known as Orissa State, gathered together in February to remember...
Sharia Law and Constitutional Contradictions in Northern NigeriaMarch 1, 2016 — Destruction of Church Facilities in Zamfara State By Troy Augustine and ICC’s Nigeria Staffer On January 19, the bulldozer rolled swiftly, accompanied by officials of the Urban and Regional Planning...
Christians in Benue, Nigeria Suffering Spike in Brutal Fulani Attacks While Government Opens InvestigationFebruary 29, 2016 — 2/29/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into a recent upsurge in radical Fulani attacks on Christian communities in Benue State, Nigeria,...
ISIS Double Bombing of Baghdad Market Kills at Least 73February 29, 2016 — Nearly 200 civilians have either been killed or hospitalized following twin bombings by ISIS in Baghdad, Iraq. Most Christians and other religious minorities have fled Baghdad finding refuge in...
Reports Calls on UK to Recognize Suffering of Christians in PakistanFebruary 26, 2016 — A report in the UK Parliament has called on their government to recognize the suffering of persecuted Christians in Pakistan and re-evaluate the way the country deals with Pakistani Christian...
2016 Begins with a Fresh Outburst of Anti-Christian Violence in IndiaFebruary 26, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 2/26/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - The first six weeks of 2016 have seen a fresh outbreak of anti-Christian violence in India. Widespread reports of...
Northern Mali Christians Forced to Abandon their Homes as They Flee Threats and Daily Attacks from Islamic JihadistsFebruary 26, 2016 — By Troy Augustine and ICC’s Mali Staffer Christians in northern Mali face a barrage of threats from radical Islamists forcing them with little choice, but to leave their homes for...
Rise of Religious Persecution in India Sparks Groundbreaking Congressional ResponseFebruary 26, 2016 — Congressional Letter Requests Prime Minister Address Persecution of Religious Minorities in India 2/26/2016 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) is elated to report that a bipartisan...
NEWS | Boko Haram Leaves 6.500 Children Malnourished in Northeast NigeriaFebruary 25, 2016 — Newsweek reports Boko Haram has left more than 6,500 children malnourished in northern Nigeria who now reside in displacement camps. That represents just a percentage of a reported 54,000 people...
The Weak Carry the Heavy Burden of Honor Killings in EgyptFebruary 24, 2016 — Honor killings are foreign to many in the west as the concept of murdering someone over the families standing in the community seems preposterous. Yet in the Muslim world...
