Faces of the Persecuted | The Shenzhen Holy Reformed ChurchMay 19, 2025 — Throughout the month of May, you will come face to face with the reality of persecution through the stories of seven courageous believers ICC helped rescue. They are not just...
Investigations of ‘Forced Conversions’ in Madhya Pradesh Spark Concern Among ChristiansMay 15, 2025 — 5/15/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Police in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) on May 6 to probe allegations of forced religious...
Faces of the Persecuted | PranathiMay 15, 2025 — Throughout the month of May, you will come face to face with the reality of persecution through the stories of seven courageous believers ICC helped rescue. They are not just...
60 Years Later, Complete Bible Translated in Contentious Indonesian Province May 14, 2025 — Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After 60 years of faithful work across two generations of one family in missions, the Bible has been fully translated into the Ngalik language in...
ICC Releases Report Highlighting Mauritania’s Complex Religious Freedom May 14, 2025 — 5/14/2025 Mauritania (International Christian Concern) — In a newly released country brief, International Christian Concern (ICC) explores the nuanced and often overlooked reality of religious freedom in Mauritania, one of...
Pope Leo XIV Inherits Tense State of Affairs for the Catholic Church in China May 13, 2025 — 5/13/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — Much has been written about Pope Leo XIV’s role in restoring unity to a Catholic church globally divided along theological and political lines. From...
Iranian Christian Refugee in Panama Faces Deadline to Find AsylumMay 13, 2025 — 5/13/2025 Panama (International Christian Concern) — After spending three months in Panama, a 27-year-old Iranian woman is still praying and searching for a safe country to accept her. And her...
Faces of the Persecuted | YasminMay 12, 2025 — Throughout the month of May, you will come face to face with the reality of persecution through the stories of seven courageous believers ICC helped rescue. They are not just...
After Waiting 45 Years, Church Building Permit Rejected Again May 9, 2025 — 5/9/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After an astounding 45 years of waiting for a building permit, Catholics in Bulukumba Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, were told yet again that they...
Global Executions on the Rise in a Trend Led by the World’s Top Persecutors May 9, 2025 — 5/9/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Amnesty International, a human rights watchdog group, last month released its annual report on global executions. The report documented 1,518 executions in 2024...
Chinese Christian Media Ordered to Include More Communist PropagandaMay 9, 2025 — 5/9/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — China’s only legal church, the Communist Party-controlled Three Self Patriotic Movement (TPSM), has been ordered to publish more communist propaganda in its “Christian" media....
Word Wrangling in the Sahel Region May 8, 2025 — By Dr. Greg Cochran, ICC Fellow One of the greatest half-truths ever unleashed on humanity was the pithy encouragement parents commonly passed down to their children: “Sticks and stones may...
Faces of the Persecuted | Pastor OjihMay 8, 2025 — Throughout the month of May, you will come face to face with the reality of persecution through the stories of seven courageous believers ICC helped rescue. They are not just...
DRC, Rwanda Reportedly Near Peace Deal May 6, 2025 — 5/6/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — Massad Boulos, a senior official in the U.S. Department of State focused on Africa affairs, announced this week that the DRC and Rwanda have...
Indian Christians Observe Second Anniversary of Manipur Violence May 5, 2025 — 5/5/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Christians in northeast India marked the second anniversary of violence that struck Manipur in 2023. As the anniversary passed, a lasting peaceful solution to...
Faces of the Persecuted | Sarie AuduMay 5, 2025 — Throughout the month of May, you will come face to face with the reality of persecution through the stories of seven courageous believers ICC helped rescue. They are not just...
