NEWS | Female Christian Prisoner Faces Health Issues in Iranian PrisonMay 24, 2016 — Christian prisoner, Maryam Zargaran, is suffering from vast physical ailments in her Iranian cell, while the prison officials refuse to provide her with proper medical care. Maryam is imprisoned because...
Egypt Arrests Human Rights Activist in Cairo Without WarningMay 23, 2016 — Activist for Egypt’s Coptic Christian Minority Faces a Myriad of Charges 5/23/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern): International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Mina Thabet, a well-known human rights...
Disabled, but Forgiving: Kenyan Christian Learns Grace through SufferingMay 23, 2016 — By Troy Augustine, Sandra Elliot and James Kake Several quarry workers from central Kenya knew they were choosing dangerous work traveling to Mandera, Kenya, for a lucrative job in a...
Wave of Kidnappings Rock Upper Egypt’s Christian Community – Part 1May 23, 2016 — By Sandra Elliot 5/23/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - The following is the first of six different accounts in which Christian women and girls have been kidnapped and brutally...
May 23, 2016 — NEWS | A Documented 634 Cases of Religious Persecution Occurred in China During 2015 According to China Aid, a documented 634 cases of religious persecution occurred in China during the...
NEWS | Another Christian Dies of Wounds Received in Pakistan’s Easter BombingMay 19, 2016 — Another Christian wounded in the Easter bombing in Lahore, Pakistan has died from the wounds she sustained over a month ago. On Easter, a suicide bomber from the Pakistani Taliban...
NEWS | 80 Muslim Refugees Convert to Christianity and are BaptizedMay 18, 2016 — While Christian converts suffer in great measures at the hands of their Muslim neighbors in Germany, around 80 refugees were recently baptized into Christianity. Pastor Albert Babajan conducted the mass...
U.S. House Unanimously Approves Upgrade of International Religious Freedom Act of 1998May 18, 2016 — Bill Would Ensure that Religious Freedom is a Larger Element of U.S. Foreign Policy 5/17/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) is pleased to announce that...
NEWS | Top Religious Leaders Start Outreach Program in Egypt to End Female Genital MutilationMay 17, 2016 — The Islamic University of AL Azhar is joining Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Egypt to fight against child abuse and, in particular, female genital mutilation. As many as 92% of married...
Following God’s Will, Egyptian Christian Finds Joy in Prison for ChristMay 17, 2016 — By Sandra Elliot “I spent three years and two months in prison,” Bishoy explained to ICC, “But I thank God for everything.” It was on July 28, 2012 that Bishoy...
NEWS | 600,000 Refugees Will Go Where? Kenya Plans to Shut Down Camps, Including World’s LargestMay 16, 2016 — Kenya reportedly plans to close refugee camps in its northeast region, home to some 600,000 displaced from Somalia, including the world's largest refugee camp. Kenya claims residents of camps in...
Local Christians in India Claim Lutheran Minister Murdered by Hindu RadicalsMay 16, 2016 — Christian Community Calls for Impartial Probe into Brutal Killing 5/13/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that local Christians in India’s northeastern state of...
NEWS | Christian Boy in Pakistan On The Run After Being Accused of BlasphemyMay 13, 2016 — A Christian boy in Pakistan is currently on the run after being accused of blasphemy for watching an "un-Islamic" video on his phone. Following the initial accusation, local religious leaders...
NEWS | Sudan Releases One Church Leader While One Remains ImprisonedMay 12, 2016 — Sudanese authorities released Telahoon “Telal” Nogossi Kassa Rata on May 10, according to sources close to the case. Rata never faced charges and remained in solitary confinement for nearly five...
NEWS | Sudan Releases One Church Leader While One Remains ImprisonedMay 12, 2016 — Sudanese authorities released Telahoon “Telal” Nogossi Kassa Rata on May 10, according to sources close to the case. Rata never faced charges and remained in solitary confinement for nearly five...
Sudan Releases One Church Leader While One Remains ImprisonedMay 11, 2016 — Pastors Rejoice and Reflect on their own Incarceration in Sudan for their Christian Faith 5/11/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - Sudanese Christians rejoice at the news of the release of...
