One Year Later: Niger’s Christian Community Still Rebuilding After Riots That Rocked the Nation

January 19, 2016 — 1/19/15 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - This weekend marks the anniversary of shocking riots that blazed across Niger in January 2015 when radicalized Muslim mobs targeted Christian property, burned...

NEWS | Stricter Islam in Malaysia could Spell Trouble for Religious Minorities

January 18, 2016 — Malaysia is a Muslim majority country in southeast Asia which has been rather tolerant of religious minorities in the past. However, recently there has been a shift in Islamic...

Pastor Saeed Abedini Freed From Prison in Iran Along with Three Other Americans

January 16, 2016 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE American Pastor Saeed Abedini was among four Americans released by Iranian officials at the same time as sanctions were released as part of the nuclear agreement 01/16/2016...

NEWS | Christians in Pakistan Welcome New Year Only to Have Church Damaged in Arson Attack

January 16, 2016 — ICC has learned that unidentified assailants have set fire to a temporary structure used by a church in Pakistan for an annual New Year’s prayer service. According to...

Islamic State Attacks Indonesian Capital, Adding Peril to Already Persecuted Christians

January 14, 2016 — 1/14/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Islamic State-inspired terrorists attacked a shopping area early Thursday morning in the heavily populated Indonesian capital of Jakarta killing seven and injuring 19...

Korean-American Pastor Detained in North Korea on Charges of Spying

January 14, 2016 — 1/14/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – According to Reuters and CNN, the most recent North Korean prisoner to be presented to the public has been identified as a Korean-American...

Christians in Pakistan Welcome New Year Only to Have Church Damaged in Arson Attack

January 14, 2016 — By ICC’s Pakistan Correspondent 1/14/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that unidentified assailants have set fire to a temporary structure used by a...

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...