Families of the Seven Christian Martyrs in Egypt Rebuild Their LivesJuly 20, 2017 — By Sarah Kearney 07/20/2017 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Armed gangs and lawlessness are unfortunately common in Libya. The rocky political climate that is seen in the instability of the...
Pastor Shot and Killed in Drive-By Shooting at Church in Northern IndiaJuly 17, 2017 — Local Christians Stage Demonstrations Calling for Perpetrators to be Apprehended 07/17/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) –International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Pastor Sultan Masih was shot and killed...
Cuban Pastor Sentenced to One Year of Heavy Labor and House Arrest for Homeschooling ChildrenJuly 13, 2017 — 07/13/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on July 7, Pastor Ramon Rigal, leader of Iglesia de Dios en Cristo, was sentenced to...
ICC’s Front Line Efforts Support Iraqi Christians Targeted by ISISJuly 13, 2017 — By Amy Penn 7/13/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In 2014, ISIS stormed onto the international stage with merciless rage. After three years of fighting, ISIS is slowly crumbling,...
Hindu Radicals Abuse India’s Anti-Conversion Laws to Imprison Innocent ChristiansJuly 13, 2017 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 07/13/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - “We are troubled in every way,” remarked Pastor Haatey Singh from Jhabua, after his son spent a month in...
Bill to Provide Aid to Religious Minorities in Iraq/Syria Stuck in Foreign Relations Committee, NGOs Write to Senate LeadershipJuly 12, 2017 — 35 NGOs Sign Letter to Senate Leadership Asking Them to Prioritize HR 390 7/12/2017 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) is pleased to announce that 35...
An Insane Choice in a Mad World: Coptic Christians Remember the Minya Bus Attacks in EgyptJuly 11, 2017 — By Amy Penn 07/11/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – July 3, 2017 marked the 40-day anniversary of an attack that claimed the lives of at least 35 Coptic Christians...
Iraq’s Prime Minister Declares Victory Over ISIS in MosulJuly 10, 2017 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Despite Victory Iraq's Christians Still Face Uncertain Future 07/09/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Iraq's Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi,...
Hope Washes Up on the Shores of North KoreaJuly 6, 2017 — By Sarah Kearney 07/06/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – As the people of North Korea continue to live under the Kim family’s brutal regime, citizens are left in poverty,...
Christians Arrested After Muslim Doctors Refuse to Treat Dying Christian in PakistanJune 29, 2017 — By Amy Penn 06/27/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – After jumping into a manhole to rescue coworkers exposed to a toxic gas in Pakistan’s sewage system, Irfan Masih himself...
ICC Provides Small Business for the Family of Pakistani Boy Accused of BlasphemyJune 28, 2017 — By Sarah Kearney 06/29/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Pakistan’s blasphemy laws have consistently proven to be a deadly source of persecution for Christians. While blasphemy laws are supposed...
Colombian Government Takes Active Steps in Advancing Religious FreedomJune 26, 2017 — By Rafael Cardona 06/26/2017 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - On June 9, 2017, Colombia’s Minister of the Interior, Guillermo Rivera Florez, signed and issued Resolution 0889 (RES-0889), which outlines...
A New Life for the El-Arish Widows of Executed Coptic ChristiansJune 22, 2017 — By Sarah Kearney 06/22/2017 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Early this year, an Islamic State affiliate in the Sinai Peninsula declared that they would eliminate the Christian minority, claiming that...
Government Raids Church Building in EgyptJune 21, 2017 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Local Police Raid a Church Trying to Obtain Permission to Open Since 2016 06/19/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that...
ICC Provides Sound Equipment to Church Displaced by Muslims in IndonesiaJune 15, 2017 — By Sarah Kearney 06/15/2016 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Historically, Indonesia has been known as a secular country with religious tolerance, but there is growing evidence that Christians are in...
Hindu Radicals Attempt to “Wipe Out Christianity” in India’s Coimbatore DistrictJune 15, 2017 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 06/15/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - “The aim of [the] ‘Hindu Munnani’ is to wipe out Christianity from our region,” Bishop T. Rajkumar recently told...
