Are Modi’s Words on Religious Freedom in India Just Empty Promises?July 6, 2015 — 7/6/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - “That was only a promise,” said Cardinal Toppo, commenting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s lack of action in protecting Christians under the increasing...
Nearly 100 Sunday Services Outside Indonesia’s Presidential PalaceJuly 6, 2015 — Locked Out of Their Churches, Two Congregations Protest Government Delays 7/06/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Two Christian churches in Jakarta, Indonesia, are protesting the wrongful closing of their...
Lawyer for Pastors Facing Death Sentence in Sudan to Defend Them Without Access to ClientsJuly 2, 2015 — 7/2/15 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Mohaned Mustafa, the lawyer for the two South Sudanese pastors targeted for opposing the destruction of...
Attorney for Pastors Facing Death Penalty Arrested in SudanJuly 2, 2015 — 7/2/15 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - Attorney Mohaned Mustafa continues his defense of two South Sudanese Christian pastors, just one day after he was arrested, International Christian Concern (ICC)...
Hindu Radicals Threaten to Wipe Out Local Christians Following Church AttackJune 26, 2015 — By ICC’s India Correspondent, 6/26/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Christians in India continue to face the brunt of Hindu extremism. A fresh outburst of violence against Christians was...
A Milestone Passes as Saeed Abedini Still Awaits Release in Iranian PrisonJune 25, 2015 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE American citizen and Iranian pastor, Saeed Abedini, has been in prison for over 1,000 days now for his faith in Jesus and activities as a Christian. 06/25/2015...
Modi’s First Year in Power Marks a Tough Year for India’s ChristiansJune 25, 2015 — By ICC’s India Correspondent, 6/24/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - The first year of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rule has been a difficult one for Christians. Increased levels of...
Progress in Human Rights: Chinese Fiction?June 19, 2015 — Dramatic Increase in Christian Persecution Missing from Chinese Government’s 2014 Report on Human Rights 6/16/15 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On June 8, China’s government released a glowing report...
Forgotten in Libya: Christians Abducted by Islamic Extremists Still MissingJune 18, 2015 — By Todd Daniels, Sandra Elliot and ICC's Egypt Representative 06/18/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) February 15, 2015. The world was shocked as a video entitled “A Message Signed with...
South Sudanese Pastors Facing Death Penalty for Christian Faith Scheduled to Appear in CourtJune 15, 2015 — 6/15/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Court proceedings were scheduled to resume today in Khartoum, Sudan in the trial of two South Sudanese Christian pastors who could face the...
“I Am Not Afraid of You…” One Eritrean Christian’s Story of Torture and Triumph by Faith Imprisoned for ChristJune 12, 2015 — By Troy Augustine 6/12/15 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - For three days, “Yohan’s” joints throbbed as the muscles in his arms and legs had stretched in directions human limbs...
Celebrating Diversity in the Midst of Persecution in North AfricaJune 12, 2015 — By Todd Daniels and Sandra Elliot 06/10/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - "After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every...
One Year On: ISIS “Remaining and Expanding,” Christians Desperate to SurviveJune 10, 2015 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2014, Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city fell, since then more than 100,000 Christians have been driven from their homes 06/10/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern)...
Egyptian Christian Teen Released on Bail after 62 DaysJune 9, 2015 — The last of four students held on charges of defaming Islam in a video mocking ISIS was released on bail 06/09/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – After sixty-two days...
Christians Told to Give Up Church or Face False Blasphemy Accusation in PakistanJune 9, 2015 — By ICC’s Pakistan Correspondent, 6/9/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Last month, a Christian community in southern Pakistan began receiving deadly threats from local Muslim criminals seeking to seize...
100 Eritrean Christians Kidnapped by ISIS, Rashaida in the Past WeekJune 8, 2015 — By Troy Augustine 6/8/15 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) – Muslim groups have reportedly abducted 100 Eritrean Christians, including women and children, in two separate kidnappings this past week in Libya...
