BREAKING NEWS | Ten Baptist Families Expelled for Refusing to Recant Their FaithJanuary 28, 2016 — ICC has learned that on the afternoon of January 26, 10 Christian families consisting of 18 adults and 10 children were expelled from the community of Tuxpan de...
Ten Baptist Families Expelled for Refusing to Recant Their FaithJanuary 28, 2016 — State and Federal Authorities Continue to Ignore Persecution 1/28/2016 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on the afternoon of January 26, 10 Christian...
NEWS | Minority Students Allowed to Study “Ethics” Instead of Islam in PakistanJanuary 27, 2016 — The Sindh Text Book Board (STBB), has taken steps to add a special book to the syllabus for minority students in Pakistan's Sindh province. Instead of being forced...
NEWS | Government Run Chinese Church Removes Pastor for Opposing Cross RemovalsJanuary 25, 2016 — Zhejiang province has been the epicenter of China's new crackdown on the rise of Christianity. Thousands of crosses and hundreds of churches have been demolished in the province...
NEWS | Egyptian Christians Released from ISIS: Greeted by President El-SisiJanuary 22, 2016 — ISIS released 20 Christian Egyptians from intense captivity in Libya. They were greeted by Egyptian President El-Sisi when they arrived back in Egypt, as the Egyptian government has repeatedly...
NEWS | Pastor Saeed Abedini and Three Other Americans Released from Iranian PrisonJanuary 21, 2016 — US citizen and Christian pastor Saeed Abedini, was freed late Friday night after the United States and Iran announced a prisoner swap in continuance of the landmark nuclear deal...
Historic Christian Monastery Demolished by ISISJanuary 21, 2016 — 01/21/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) -The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) completely destroyed the St. Elijah Monastery-a 1400 year old Christian Monastery in Iraq. The Associated...
Pastor Saeed Abedini and Three Other Americans Released from Iranian PrisonJanuary 20, 2016 — 01/19/2016 - Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – UPDATE - US citizen and Christian pastor Saeed Abedini, was freed late Friday night after the United States and Iran announced a prisoner swap in...
One Year Later: Niger’s Christian Community Still Rebuilding After Riots That Rocked the NationJanuary 20, 2016 — This weekend marked the anniversary of shocking riots that blazed across Niger in January 2014 when radicalized Muslim mobs targeted Christian property, burned churches, looted pastors’ homes, and...
NEWS | 12 Arrested in India for “Converting” to Christianity Without Government ApprovalJanuary 19, 2016 — 12 people have been arrested and sent to jail after being accused of illegally converting to Christianity from Hinduism in India's Madhya Pradesh state. In Madhya Pradesh, it...
One Year Later: Niger’s Christian Community Still Rebuilding After Riots That Rocked the NationJanuary 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 MinoritiesJanuary 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 AmericansJanuary 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 AttackJanuary 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 ChristiansJanuary 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 SpyingJanuary 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...
