A Story of Resilience and Hope: Esther Soldiers OnApril 18, 2018 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Nathan Johnson" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1524078222605{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="100950" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 04/18/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In July 2015, al-Shabaab militants stormed a residential estate in Mandera, a...
At Least Two Christians Killed in Drive-By Shooting in PakistanApril 16, 2018 — ISIS Claims Responsibility for Third Attack on Christians in Quetta 04/16/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that at least two Christians were killed...
ICC Signs Letter Advocating for Human Rights in North KoreaApril 12, 2018 — By Linda Jones 04/12/2018 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and world leaders have agreed that North Korea is the most dangerous place for Christians to...
Indian Christians Endure at Least 10 Incidents of Religious Violence over Holy WeekApril 9, 2018 — By ICC’s India Representative 04/09/2018 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The observance of Holy Week in India often highlights the country’s vulnerable Christian community. Prayer services, vigils, and processions...
ICC Pays Rent of Christian Orphanage in MyanmarApril 5, 2018 — By Linda Jones 04/05/2018 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In Myanmar, Christians and churches in the states of Kachin, Karen, and Northern Shan are constantly harassed by Buddhist leaders....
Three Years after the Garissa University Attack, Trauma Still LingersApril 3, 2018 — By Nathan Johnson 04/03/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Three years ago, 145 Christian students, two security guards and a military officer were brazenly and brutally massacred when a...
ICC Helps Persecuted Christian Start Small Grocery BusinessMarch 29, 2018 — By Linda Jones 03/29/2018 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On April 9, 2017, ISIS radicals carried out two church bombings in Egypt on Palm Sunday. At least 44 people...
Al-Arish Families Speak of Marginalization One Year After DisplacementMarch 28, 2018 — By Claire Evans 03/28/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – February 2017 will forever remain seared into the memories of Christians from al-Arish. That month ISIS committed a series of...
Wounds of Pakistani Christians Still Fresh Two Years after Easter BombingMarch 27, 2018 — By ICC’s Pakistan Correspondent 03/27/2018 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Christians in Pakistan still mourn the Gulshan Iqbal park bombing after two years. Thousands of Christians in Lahore were...
Supreme Court Rejects Former Jakarta Governor’s AppealMarch 26, 2018 — 03/26/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on March 26, the Supreme Court in Indonesia announced its decision to reject former Jakarta governor...
Exponential Increase in Attacks Against Christians in Telangana, IndiaMarch 22, 2018 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 03/22/2018 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The southern Indian state of Telangana is no exception to the growing religious intolerance sweeping India. Since January 18,...
Algerians Request Renewed Prayer for the ChurchMarch 21, 2018 — By Claire Evans 03/21/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Algerian Christians are no strangers to persecution. Although the constitution provides for freedom of conscience and worship, Islam is officially...
A Voice Calls Out from the Hermit of AfricaMarch 20, 2018 — By Nathan Johnson 03/20/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – A friend of International Christian Concern (ICC), Joseph*, recently traveled to Eritrea and interviewed David*, one of the many underground...
ICC Buys Motorcycle for Persecuted Pastor in NigeriaMarch 15, 2018 — By Linda Jones 3/15/2018 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) – On September 8, 2017 a group of Muslim Fulani militants carried out an attack in central Nigeria’s Plateau state. The...
“No Light at the End of the Tunnel”: One Pastor’s Escape from PersecutionMarch 15, 2018 — By Amy Penn 03/15/2018 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – He spends his time checking over two shoulders, one for each of his pursuers. Over one shoulder, Pastor Ravil surveils...
Iraq’s Tribes and Christians: The Dangerous Solitude of Rights ErasedMarch 14, 2018 — By Claire Evans 03/14/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Iraq’s Christians have long pointed toward the absence of law as a significant driver of persecution. In the Nineveh Plains,...
