Ceasefire Agreed Upon In Syrian Civil WarFebruary 12, 2016 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 02/11/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Six hours after Russia submitted a ceasefire proposal, world leaders in Geneva announced that they agreed to a ceasefire in...
BREAKING NEWS | Boko Haram Insurgency: Suicide Bombers Kill 56 in Nigeria CampFebruary 11, 2016 — Boko Haram strikes again in northeast Nigeria, this time killing nearly 60 people in a displacement camp near Maiduguri. Eyewitnesses reported twin suicide bombers detonated explosives while camp residents waited...
NEWS | EU is Unaninmous: “What ISIS is Doing is Genocide”February 10, 2016 — When a governing body labels violence as “genocide,” this actually creates an international legal obligation for Member States of the United Nations to defend and protect the victims. This is...
NEWS | Burkina Faso: Al Qaeda Frees Kidnapped Missionary Jocelyn Elliott, But Husband Ken Still HeldFebruary 9, 2016 — Jocelyn Elliot, an Australian missionary, has been released after being kidnapped in Burkina Faso by an Al Qaeda-affiliated organization. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) stated in a video...
PRAISE REPORT | China Releases Pastor Huang Yizi after 5 Months in Black JailFebruary 8, 2016 — A Chinese pastor, Pastor Huang Yizi, was released over the weekend after spending more than five months in a black jail which places the prisoner under 24 hour surveillance with...
NEWS | Pope Neglects to Speak of Religious Freedom in First Interview on ChinaFebruary 5, 2016 — An exclusive published by Hong Kong's Asia Times has the Pope expressing his admiration for China in his first ever interview on China. He failed to mention a single...
Christian Leaders Horrified by Assault in Tamil Nadu, IndiaFebruary 5, 2016 — Indian Government Remains Unwilling to Protect Religious Minorities 2/5/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) was greatly concerned to learn of a priest and three Christian...
NEWS | European Parliament Votes to Recognize ISIS Atrocities as GenocideFebruary 4, 2016 — The European Parliament unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday recognizing the atrocities carried out by ISIS towards religious minorities as a genocide. This is the first instance of...
NEWS | 1,700 Assyrian Church Damaged as Christians Caught in the Middle of “War zone”February 2, 2016 — Conflict broke out among Turkish forces and members of the sectarian Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in the Diyarbakir's Sur district of Turkey. As the battle ensued the Virgin Mary...
NEWS | 30 Killed, 40 More Wounded as ISIS Bombs Suburban Neighborhood in SyriaFebruary 1, 2016 — Reports coming in show that ISIS has taken responsibility for bombing a residential neighborhood outside of Damascus Syria. 30 were killed and 40 more people were injured, including women and...
NEWS | Vatican Pleas for Syria Talks to Remember ChristiansJanuary 29, 2016 — As the UN Envoy to Syria prepares for the beginning of peace talks, the Christian community is praying for the eliminationism campaign against Christians and minorities to be addressed...
BREAKING NEWS | Ten Baptist Families Expelled for Refusing to Recant Their FaithJanuary 28, 2016 — ICC has learned that on the afternoon of January 26, 10 Christian families consisting of 18 adults and 10 children were expelled from the community of Tuxpan de...
Ten Baptist Families Expelled for Refusing to Recant Their FaithJanuary 28, 2016 — State and Federal Authorities Continue to Ignore Persecution 1/28/2016 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on the afternoon of January 26, 10 Christian...
NEWS | Minority Students Allowed to Study “Ethics” Instead of Islam in PakistanJanuary 27, 2016 — The Sindh Text Book Board (STBB), has taken steps to add a special book to the syllabus for minority students in Pakistan's Sindh province. Instead of being forced...
NEWS | Government Run Chinese Church Removes Pastor for Opposing Cross RemovalsJanuary 25, 2016 — Zhejiang province has been the epicenter of China's new crackdown on the rise of Christianity. Thousands of crosses and hundreds of churches have been demolished in the province...
NEWS | Egyptian Christians Released from ISIS: Greeted by President El-SisiJanuary 22, 2016 — ISIS released 20 Christian Egyptians from intense captivity in Libya. They were greeted by Egyptian President El-Sisi when they arrived back in Egypt, as the Egyptian government has repeatedly...
