ICC Releases 2026 Global Persecution IndexJuly 7, 2026 — International Christian Concern (ICC) has released its 2026 Global Persecution Index (GPI), offering an in-depth analysis of the persecution Christians face in more than 20 countries, including personal testimonies from...
RSS Whitewashes Record Amid Growing Scrutiny Over Persecution in IndiaMay 27, 2026 — The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Hindu nationalist organization widely regarded as the ideological backbone of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has launched an international outreach campaign aimed at...
Fighting to SurviveApril 30, 2026 — In 2024, in Elwak, a town on the Kenya-Somalia border in Kenya’s northeastern region, where survival relies on daily work, David Nzyima, a husband and father of four, experienced an...
ICC President Shares Vision with Christian Leaders at RLPApril 27, 2026 — International Christian Concern (ICC) President Shawn Wright recently shared his vision with more than 70 ministry leaders on ways to work together to serve the more than 388 million persecuted...
Dozens Killed in Easter Attacks Across NigeriaApril 6, 2026 — Days after the Palm Sunday massacre in Jos left at least 30 Christians dead, coordinated Easter weekend attacks across central Nigeria claimed dozens more lives, with multiple communities in Benue,...
Hundreds of Churches Destroyed by Russian Forces in UkraineMarch 6, 2026 — According to a report published earlier this year by Mission Eurasia, a parachurch ministry dedicated to equipping churches in and around Ukraine, Russian forces have damaged or destroyed at least...
ICC Supports Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution ActFebruary 5, 2026 — On behalf of International Christian Concern (ICC), I want to express my strong and unequivocal support for the Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution Act, recently introduced by Senators James Lankford...
More than 300 Students and Staff Abducted in Nigeria; ICC President Issues Call to ActionNovember 22, 2025 — More than 300 students and staff were abducted from a Catholic School in the Northern Region of Nigeria on Friday. International Christian Concern (ICC) President Shawn Wright issued a statement,...
Ministry Voice: ICC Among Most Trusted Nonprofits November 17, 2025 — International Christian Concern (ICC) was one of 72 nonprofits out of 1.5 million to earn the notable 2025 Most Trusted Nonprofit Award by Ministry Voice. Ministry Voice, which equips churches and...
Spanish Priest Acquitted in Legal Battle Over Criticism of IslamOctober 24, 2025 — A court in Spain acquitted a priest, the Rev. Custodio Ballester of Barcelona, last week after the man endured a legal battle lasting eight years for making comments against Islam...
ICC Report Exposes Hidden Cost of Sanctions on Persecuted ChristiansJune 23, 2025 — 6/23/2025 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — International sanctions cripple more than just governments, they’re also crushing vulnerable Christian communities. In a new report released today, “Sanctioned and Silenced:...
Christian Persecution Pervades Christian-Majority Nations in Africa, Latin America June 20, 2025 — 6/20/2025 Africa/Latin America (International Christian Concern) — Many Christians across Africa and Latin America continue to suffer for their faith because of Islamic oppression, dictatorial paranoia, and criminal cartel organizations. ...
U.S. Missionary Rescued in South Africa Following Shootout with KidnappersApril 16, 2025 — 4/16/2025 South Africa (International Christian Concern) — Following an intense gun battle, South African police have rescued U.S. missionary and pastor Josh Sullivan from his kidnappers. His rescue comes less...
U.S. Missionary Abducted at Gunpoint While Preaching in South AfricaApril 11, 2025 — 4/11/2025 South Africa (International Christian Concern) — Josh Sullivan, a U.S. Baptist missionary, was kidnapped at gunpoint as he preached Thursday evening at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, South Africa....
Christian Imprisoned in Algeria Released After 3 Years December 6, 2024 — 12/5/2024 Algeria (International Christian Concern) — Suleiman Bouhafs, an Algerian Christian convert, gained his freedom from prison on Sept. 1 after serving three years for blasphemy against Islam and alleged...
University Adds Trigger Warning to Materials Containing ‘Expressions of Christian Faith’ October 18, 2024 — 10/18/2024 United Kingdom (International Christian Concern) — The University of Nottingham in England has issued a “trigger warning” to students studying various medieval literature, in part because of Christian themes...
