Angry Mob of Radical Muslims Burns the Houses of Four Christian BrothersJuly 1, 2016 — Rumored Church Construction Again Incites Religious Hatred 7/1/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on June 30, 2016, a mob of radical Muslims...
BREAKING NEWS | Coptic Priest in Egypt Gunned Down by ISIS in Sinai PeninsulaJuly 1, 2016 — ICC has learned that Raphael Moussa, age 46, was shot in the head on June 30 in El Arish, the capital of North Sinai. The attack came as Egypt marked...
Madhya Pradesh’s Christian Community Endures Wave of Intense PersecutionJuly 1, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 7/1/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Madhya Pradesh, a state in central India, is becoming notorious for the persecution of religious minorities, especially Christians. International...
Coptic Priest in Egypt Gunned Down by ISIS in Sinai PeninsulaJuly 1, 2016 — Priest’s Murder Comes on Third Anniversary of Morsi’s Ousting 6/30/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern): International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Raphael Moussa, age 46, was shot in the...
NEWS| Thousands of Pregnant Women Displaced by Boko Haram in NigerJune 30, 2016 — In early June, Boko Haram led attacks in southeastern Niger, which displaced roughly 75,000 people, including 3,000 pregnant girls and women. These women are now in dire need of maternal...
Wave of Kidnappings Rock Upper Egypt’s Christian Community – Part 5June 30, 2016 — By Sandra Elliot 6/30/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - In the recent wave of kidnappings that are plaguing Upper Egypt, Christian women and girls are being taken off the...
PRAISE REPORT | Cave Church in Egypt Attracts 70,000 Christians Weekly to Worship JesusJune 29, 2016 — With the Middle East in turmoil and the threat of Islamic insurgency in Egypt, many Christians have left the country. Despite this tragedy and Egypt’s unfortunate human right’s conditions, Coptic...
Christians Fear for Children Attending Children Bible Clubs in IndiaJune 29, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 6/29/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took power in India in 2014, Christians have experienced an increasing amount of...
NEWS | Bishop demands action against anti-Mother Teresa MPJune 28, 2016 — Bishop Mascarenhas has demanded that the government take action against Yogi Adityanath, a parliamentarian and member of the BJP party, for his inflammatory remarks against Mother Teresa. Adityanath recently accused...
Five Killed and Dozens Wounded as Suicide Bombers Hit Christian Village in LebanonJune 28, 2016 — Middle Eastern Christians Fear Spread of ISIS Violence 06/28/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern): International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that four suicide bombers blew themselves up in the Christian...
Outbreak of Persecution Faced by Christian Community in Hyderabad, PakistanJune 28, 2016 — By ICC’s Pakistan Correspondent 6/28/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - As the month of June comes to a close, International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned of two incidents of...
NEWS | Proposal to Expand Sharia Alarms Malaysia’s ChristiansJune 27, 2016 — In the past, Malaysia has maintained the reputation of being a dominantly Muslim country who is tolerant of minority religions, such as Christianity. Recently, however, there has been a notable...
Helping Boko Haram’s Abandoned HaremsJune 24, 2016 — Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram is known for kidnapping, raping, and forcing girls into marriages with their fighters, the most well-known instance being the kidnap of the 276 Chibok girls...
NEWS | Pakistan Christians flee persecution only to encounter more problems in place of refugeJune 23, 2016 — Christians that seek asylum in Thailand from the persecution they face in Pakistan continue to suffer – this time at the hands of government officials in Thailand. Mustaq Faisal, a...
WORTHY NEWS: Government in Egypt Fights Efforts to Repeal Controversial ‘Blasphemy Law’June 22, 2016 — Parliamentary efforts to repeal Egypt’s blasphemy law are facing opposition from the Ministry of Justice. Supporters of repealing the law have expressed concern that the law is too vague and...
Christian Pastor in Pakistan Beaten by Police OfficerJune 21, 2016 — Last week, a pastor in Lahore, Pakistan was beaten by a police officer after a Muslim neighbor complained about the noise produced by the church's worship service. When the police...
