NEWS | Torture of Vietnamese Christian Garners Condemnation from United NationsJune 7, 2016 — Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh has been in prison in Vietnam since 2011 for essentially being Christian in a land who has a history of persecuting religious minorities. His wife, Tran...
NEWS | Unknown Assailants in Pakistan Open Fire on Church in LahoreJune 6, 2016 — Unknown assailants opened fire on a church in Sandha, a neighborhood in the Pakistani city of Lahore. Thankfully, no one was harmed. According to local Christians, the attack took place...
The Persecution of Nigeria’s Christians Continues as President Buhari Marks His First Year in OfficeJune 3, 2016 — By ICC’s Nigeria Correspondent May 29 marked the first anniversary of President Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration into the Nigerian presidential seat. Muhammadu Buhari was the first opposing candidate to ever win...
URGENT PRAYER NEEDED: Chinese Activists Endure over 27 Years of Surveillance; No End in SightJune 3, 2016 — A group of activists marking the 27th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, with a prayer session in the privacy of a participant’s home was arrested by authorities for their...
Sudan: Hundreds of Eritreans Denied the Right to Seek AsylumJune 2, 2016 — 442 Eritreans, 6 of whom were refugees, were deported from Sudan by the authorities in May 2016. According to the Human Rights Watch, this is against international law which states...
A Small Radio Station in S. Korea Spreads the Gospel through the Airwaves into N. KoreaJune 1, 2016 — One North Korean defector is working hard to ensure his people hear the word of God and stay informed of the truth outside of the regime. Kim Chung-seong provides a...
NEWS | Bangladesh’s Image of Tolerance Tarnished by Recent MurdersMay 31, 2016 — The image of Bangladesh as a tolerant nation for people of all religions has been severely tarnished by a string of highly public murders of bloggers, intellectuals, LGBT activists, and...
Hindu Radicals in India React to USCIRF Report on Deteriorating Religious FreedomMay 28, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 5/27/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - A fresh wave of violence against India’s Christian community broke out in the days following the US Commission for...
Another Christian Pastor and Convert from Islam Detained in SudanMay 27, 2016 — 5/27/2016 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Sudanese intelligence officials have arrested another Christian church leader, handing him over to the prosecutor’s office...
NEWS | Infant Boy Killed in Sudanese Air Force Bombing of Christian FamilyMay 27, 2016 — One infant boy from a Christian family has been killed and six other people wounded after the Sudanese Air Force bombed civilian towns in South Sudan on Monday, May 23rd....
Muslim Mob Burns Christian Homes and Beats Elderly Christian Woman in Upper EgyptMay 27, 2016 — Local Police Fail to Respond to Plight of Christian Neighborhood 5/27/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern): International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a Muslim mob looted and torched seven...
NEWS | Wave of Kidnappings Rock Upper Egypt’s Christian CommunityMay 26, 2016 — ICC has recently uncovered a new wave of kidnappings plaguing Upper Egypt as young Christian women are being abducted and forced into Muslim marriages and conversions. ICC details six accounts...
Christians Fearfully Mark the Second Anniversary of Modi’s RuleMay 26, 2016 — Escalating Persecution Becoming a Trend under BJP Government 5/26/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) –International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Christians in India are marking the second anniversary of...
Wave of Kidnappings Rock Upper Egypt’s Christian Community – Part 2May 25, 2016 — By Sandra Elliot 5/26/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has recently uncovered a new wave of kidnappings plaguing Upper Egypt as young Christian women are...
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Sudanese Authorities to Charge Detained Pastor with Crimes That Could Carry Death Penalty, ICC LearnsMay 24, 2016 — 5/24/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a Christian pastor could face the death penalty after his attorney told ICC that the government...
