Despite Persecution in India, “I will live for Him alone”September 18, 2017 — ICC’s India Representative 09/18/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – It started as a normal Tuesday morning for Pastor Gunsingh and his friend, Mansingh. Every Tuesday, Pastor Gunsingh would visit...
Two Churches Reopen in Minya with Full Support of Local CommunitySeptember 13, 2017 — 09/13/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on Sunday, September 10, local authorities in Egypt’s Minya Governorate reopened St. Mary and St. Michael...
Fulani Militants Attack and Kill 20 Christian FarmersSeptember 13, 2017 — 09/11/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on September 7, 2017, the Christian village of Ancha in Plateau State in north-central Nigeria was...
ICC Helps Provide Food to Those Living in North KoreaSeptember 12, 2017 — By Linda Jones 09/07/2017 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - The country of North Korea is ruled by the brutal Kim regime. People in North Korea not only experience the...
More Christians in India’s Chhattisgarh State Displaced Following Threats from Hindu RadicalsSeptember 9, 2017 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 09/08/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - “Leave Jesus or leave the village,” is the slogan of Hindu hardline groups in Chhattisgarh’s Kankher District. There is...
The Days After a Night Visit from Al-ShabaabSeptember 7, 2017 — 09/07/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - The horrors of the attack on Jima didn’t end with that night. After the shooting stopped and the militants left, villagers returned to find out...
Al-Shabaab Kills Four More Christian Men in Lamu, KenyaSeptember 6, 2017 — Militants Launch Third Set of Executions in Past Two Months 09/06/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on September 6, 2017, four Christians...
China Continues to Hold and Presumably Torture Nobel Nominee Gao ZhishengSeptember 6, 2017 — 09/06/2017 Washington D.C. – Nearly a month has passed since Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng was presumably taken by state security from his home near Shaanxi's Yulin city...
ICC Assists 200 Families that Were Attacked by Fulani MilitantsAugust 31, 2017 — By Linda Jones 8/31/2017 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - In November 2016, the Christian villages of Kigam, Angwan, Magaii, Kikpene and Kiziti suffered massive attacks by Fulani militants in...
Christians in Madhya Pradesh Remain Under Pressure Despite Six Prisoners Being Released on BailAugust 29, 2017 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 08/29/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - “This is an answer to prayer and my heart is filled with gratitude to God and to Christians everywhere,”...
The Horrors of a Night Visit from Al-ShabaabAugust 29, 2017 — By Nathan Johnson 08/16/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – “I heard food steps entering the compound and asked my husband if anyone was coming to see him. Suddenly they...
Christians in India Mark 9th Anniversary of Country’s Worst Anti-Christian ViolenceAugust 25, 2017 — Many Christian Victims Remain Afraid Nearly a Decade Later 08/25/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) and India’s Christian community are marking the ninth anniversary of the 2008 anti-Christian...
ICC Supports Families of Christians Imprisoned for Taking Children to Summer CampAugust 24, 2017 — By Amy Penn 8/24/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – For many children, church summer camps are a fun and memorable way to meet new friends, learn about God, and...
Local Authorities in Upper Egypt Prevent Christians from Holding Sunday WorshipAugust 23, 2017 — Church Building Regulations Continue to Be Used to Persecute Egypt’s Christians 08/23/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on Sunday, August 20, police...
Militants Kill Four Men in Eastern Kenya for Their Christian FaithAugust 21, 2017 — 08/21/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on August 17, 2017, al-Shabaab militants perpetrated another attack in Kenya’s Lamu County where four Christian...
ICC Supports Survivors from Church Bombings in EgyptAugust 17, 2017 — By Amy Penn 8/17/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On Sunday morning, men knelt on one side of St. Peter’s Church and women worshipped on the other. Suddenly, an...