NEWS | Church in India Begins Collecting Data on 2008 Anti-Christian Violence in Odisha

January 14, 2016 — The Church in India has begun to collect data regarding Christians killed in the 2008 anti-Christian violence that swept across districts in India's Odisha state. Besides those murdered...

Reimagining the Refugee Camp

January 13, 2016 — The world's refugee camps are a mess. Fraught with insecurity, they often serve as the recruiting base for extremist terrorism where residents lack an autonomous voice and tend...

Syrian Christian Perspectives on the War

January 12, 2016 — Since the conflict in Syria started in March 2011, more than 40 percent of Syria's Christian population has fled. Nearly all of them have faced violence of some...

NEWS | Human Rights Groups Plea for Release of Christian Lawyer in Vietnam

January 11, 2016 — Christian human rights lawyer Nquyen Van Dai was arrested December 16th while attempting to join with European Union diplomats after the conclusion to a human rights meeting with...

NEWS | Sharia Police in Aceh, Indonesia Order Removal of Church Tents

January 8, 2016 — The province of Aceh, Indonesia has been given special freedoms by the central government to be ruled under Islamic Sharia law. In October of 2015, 10 churches were...

NEWS | 30 Evangelical Protestants Expelled, Homes Destroyed in Mexico

January 7, 2016 — ICC has learned that 30 Evangelical Protestants in Chiapas, Mexico were expelled by local community leaders and saw their homes and property destroyed on January 4. This...

NEWS | Christian Woman Fleeing Persecution in Pakistan Dies in Prison in Thailand

January 6, 2016 — Due to intense persecution faced by Christians in Pakistan, thousands of Christians choose to sell their possessions and flee to Thailand as asylum seekers. Unfortunately, Thailand does...

30 Evangelical Protestants Expelled, Homes Destroyed in Mexico

January 6, 2016 — Calls for Help Ignored by Government Officials 1/5/2016 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that 30 Evangelical Protestants in Chiapas, Mexico were expelled by...

NEWS | Bleak Christmas for Christian Syrians in historic Turkish town

January 5, 2016 — The small number of Christians still living in the historic Christian town of Mardin mark Christmas with a sense of fear and uncertainty. The population has grown in recent...

More than 55,000 died in Syria in 2015 as ISIL claims twin attacks in Syrian Christian neighbourhood

January 4, 2016 — More than 55,000 were killed in Syria during 2015, the fifth year of the conflict. The grim figure comes as Christmas celebrations were rocked in the NE...

NEWS | Nigerian President Offers Talks with Boko Haram Over Chibok Girls

January 1, 2016 — Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari says he's willing to negotiate with Boko Haram for the more than 200 Chibok girls that remain captive. In April 2014, the militant Islamist...