Christian Governor of Jakarta Given Jail Sentence for “Blasphemy”May 9, 2017 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Christian Governor of Jakarta Given Jail Sentence for “Blasphemy” 05/09/2017 Washington DC (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama,...
Boko Haram Militants Release Eighty-Two Captured Chibok GirlsMay 7, 2017 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE By Daniel Harris 05/07/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that 82 of the “Chibok girls” were released by Boko Haram...
Another Christian in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula Murdered by Suspected ISIS MilitantsMay 7, 2017 — Eighth Killing Follows Expanded Operations by ISIS in Egypt 05/07/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern): International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on Saturday, May 6, a Christian man in...
ICC Helps Victims of an Al-Shabaab Attack Start Their Own BusinessesMay 4, 2017 — By Daniel Harris 05/03/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On March 23, 2014, at 10:30 a.m., an al-Shabaab gunman entered a church service at Joy in Jesus Church in...
Christians in Uttar Pradesh Endure Spike in Persecution Following BJP VictoryMay 3, 2017 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 05/03/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Uttar Pradesh (UP), a state located in northeastern India, has witnessed a spike in attacks on religious minorities following...
More Than 1.5 Million Have Been Displaced by Muslim Militants in Northern NigeriaApril 27, 2017 — By Daniel Harris 04/27/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - On April 15, around 7:30 p.m., while villagers were gathered to worship, Fulani militants entered Asso village in Kaduna State...
“Don’t Ever Think of Coming Back”April 26, 2017 — Families in Indonesia Are Turning Against Their Own For Turning to Christ By Daniel Harris 04/26/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Like many in Indonesia, Risma moved to Jakarta...
ICC Helps ISIS Victim Start a Business in IraqApril 20, 2017 — By Linda Jones 04/20/2017 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) – Samir and his family fled their home in Qeraqosh, Iraq, after ISIS attacked their town on August 6, 2014. To...
The Pakistani School System Teaches Aspects of Christian PersecutionApril 19, 2017 — By Debora Timmer 04/19/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – From a young age, Pakistani schools teach their children to hate Christians and other religious minorities. World Watch Monitor reported...
A Daughter Is Forced Out of Her Home for Becoming a ChristianApril 18, 2017 — By Daniel Harris 04/18/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - A few decades ago, Nisa and Daniel wanted to get married, but there was major problem: Daniel was a Christian....
Three Homes Burned and Eight Injured As Christian Villagers in Upper Egypt are AttackedApril 14, 2017 — Attacks on Egypt’s Christians Continue Despite Declared State of Emergency 04/14/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a mob of radical Muslims burned...
ICC Helps Widows Piece Their Lives Back TogetherApril 13, 2017 — By Daniel Harris 04/11/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On July 7, 2015, gunmen from the Islamic extremist group al-Shabaab, which operates in Somalia, carried out an attack on...
At Least 32 Killed and Dozens Injured as Two Palm Sunday Services in Egypt are BombedApril 9, 2017 — ISIS Attacks on Christians in Egypt Continue to Escalate 04/09/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that at least 32 Christians celebrating Palm Sunday...
ICC Provides Food Aid for Persecuted Christian IDPs in IndiaApril 6, 2017 — By Amy Penn 04/06/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In 2008, anti-Christian riots swept across the Kandhamal district of India’s northeastern state of Odisha, then called Orissa. The riots...
Pakistan’s Christian Leadership Condemns Government’s Blackmail of Christian PrisonersApril 3, 2017 — ICC’s Pakistan Representative 04/03/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Last week, a public prosecutor, Syed Anees Shah, offered 42 Christian prisoners acquittal of murder charges in exchange for the...
ICC Assists Displaced Families in the Kachin MountainsMarch 30, 2017 — By Daniel Harris 03/30/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Civilians in Burma’s Kachin State have fled the violence initiated by a conflict between the Burma Army (BA) and the...
