BREAKING: Retirement Home – Opened by Mother Theresa – Site of Brutal Massacre in Yemen-Four Nuns Among 16 Victims Shot Execution-Style by AttackersMarch 7, 2016 — 3/7/2016 8:30 AM Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – The world is in shock as militant gunmen stormed a Catholic nun-operated retirement home in Aden, Yemen. Officials said the attackers...
Remembering a Brother in Kenya who Died Fighting PersecutorsMarch 7, 2016 — By Troy Augustine and James Kake Richard Mwanzia’s family remembers him as a loving father, a devoted follower of Christ, and a brave soldier who fought the single largest persecution...
Support Shown for Mumtaz Qadri May Delay Asia Bibi’s Appeal in PakistanMarch 7, 2016 — An outpouring of support shown for the recently executed Mumtaz Qadri may delay Asia Bibi's appeal in Pakistan's Supreme Court. Last week, Qadri, the self-confessed killer of Salman Taseer, was...
#PRAYER ALERT: Christians in Benu Nigeria Under AttackMarch 4, 2016 — For the past two weeks, radical Islamist Fulani herder militias have invaded the Christian farming community in Agatu Local Government Area in Benue State Nigeria. ICC sources report that close...
More Questions Arise Regarding Religious Freedom in India: Government Blocks Entry of US Commission on International Religious FreedomMarch 4, 2016 — Latest Visa Denial Disrupts USCIRF’s Ability to Assess Religious Freedom in India 3/4/2016 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the Indian government has...
Radical Hindu Rhetoric Intensifies Following US Congressional Letter Criticizing India’s Religious Freedom RecordMarch 4, 2016 — Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Official Claims Indian Christians are Part of American Conspiracy 3/2/2016 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – Following the delivery of a bicameral, bipartisan letter from the...
Body Counts Climb into the Hundreds from Fulani Assaults in Benue, NigeriaMarch 3, 2016 — Radical Fulani Attacks Continue Despite Launch of Government Investigation 3/3/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - For the past two weeks, the Christian farming community in Agatu Local Government Area...
Bombed, Burned, and Urinated On: Christianity & Churches Under IslamMarch 3, 2016 — ICC Note: By Emma Lane, Regional Manager for the Middle East: In a brilliant piece from the Gates Institute Website, scholar, Raymond Ibrahim made a very brief chronicling of Muslim Persecution of...
UN: Syrian Ceasefire Holding Despite Minor SetbacksMarch 2, 2016 — The much talked-about Syrian ceasefire is seeming to hold up which will allow for desperately needed aid to go to the millions of people trapped in Syrian war zone. Our...
Bi-Cameral, Bi Partisan Congressional Letter Condemning India’s Religious Freedom Track Record Finds Traction in Indian Press and International MediaMarch 2, 2016 — India’s Leading News Outlets Report on US Congressional Letter to Prime Minister Modi 3/1/2016 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – A bi-cameral, bi-partisan, US Congressional letter addressed to Prime Minister...
Pakistani Christians Want Shahbaz Bhatti Confirmed as “Martyr of the Church” on Fifth Anniversary of AssassinationMarch 1, 2016 — Bhatti Remains a National Hero for Pakistan’s Christian Community 3/2/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Christians in Pakistan want to see Shahbaz...
Families of Christians Killed in 2008 Orissa Riots Gather Together to RememberMarch 1, 2016 — The families of Christians killed in the 2008 anti-Christian riots that swept across the Kandhamal District of India's Odisha, then known as Orissa State, gathered together in February to remember...
Sharia Law and Constitutional Contradictions in Northern NigeriaMarch 1, 2016 — Destruction of Church Facilities in Zamfara State By Troy Augustine and ICC’s Nigeria Staffer On January 19, the bulldozer rolled swiftly, accompanied by officials of the Urban and Regional Planning...
Christians in Benue, Nigeria Suffering Spike in Brutal Fulani Attacks While Government Opens InvestigationFebruary 29, 2016 — 2/29/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into a recent upsurge in radical Fulani attacks on Christian communities in Benue State, Nigeria,...
ISIS Double Bombing of Baghdad Market Kills at Least 73February 29, 2016 — Nearly 200 civilians have either been killed or hospitalized following twin bombings by ISIS in Baghdad, Iraq. Most Christians and other religious minorities have fled Baghdad finding refuge in...
Reports Calls on UK to Recognize Suffering of Christians in PakistanFebruary 26, 2016 — A report in the UK Parliament has called on their government to recognize the suffering of persecuted Christians in Pakistan and re-evaluate the way the country deals with Pakistani Christian...
