Chinese College Reportedly Forces Students to Identify as Atheists

October 15, 2025 — According to a Sept. 30 report from ChinaAid, a mobile app used by a Chinese vocational school requires students to declare they’re atheists. The app, used by Tianjin Vocational...

Fulani Militias Kill 13 in Latest Attack on Christian Communities in Plateau State

October 15, 2025 — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Armed Fulani militias carried out coordinated attacks on several Christian villages in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau state on Oct. 14, leaving...

AAF and ICC: Congress Must Act to Stop the Genocide of Christians in Nigeria

October 15, 2025 — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — For once, Bill Maher is right. One of the most horrifying yet underreported crises of our time is unfolding in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation,...

Pakistani Pastor Dies Days After Acquittal in Blasphemy Case

October 15, 2025 — After spending 13 years behind bars for a crime he had always denied, Pastor Zafar Bhatti finally walked free, only to die three days later. His death has cast a...

‘Baby Ruth’ Continues to Inspire Nigerian Christians Years after Fulani Attack

October 14, 2025 — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Years after she lived through unspeakable violence, Ruth's smile emerges free from trauma. Five years ago, "Baby Ruth” became a living symbol of hope amid Nigeria’s...

Religious Freedom Advocates Challenge Revival of Dormant Anti-Conversion Law in India

October 14, 2025 — The All-India Catholic Union (AICU) wrote to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, expressing its objection to the revival of the dormant 1978 anti-conversion law known as the Arunachal...

Chinese Authorities Detain 30 in Crackdown on Large Underground Church Network

October 14, 2025 — Chinese authorities on Friday detained a prominent leader of one of China’s largest underground churches, Zion Church, along with at least 30 other leaders of the congregation. Two days later,...

5 Christians in Iran to Spend Several Years in Prison for Their Faith

October 10, 2025 — An Iranian court upheld the prison sentences for five Christian converts on Sept. 17. Each of the five believers will spend more than eight years in jail for activities related...

Azerbaijan Denies Church’s Registration Applications

October 10, 2025 — Armenia (International Christian Concern) — In the city of Sumgait, Azerbaijan, government officials have refused to approve Peace Church’s application for official registration, thereby preventing the congregation from holding gatherings...

Taliban Enjoys Growing International Acceptance Despite Ongoing Persecution

October 10, 2025 — Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) — On Sept. 30, the last day of the U.N. General Assembly’s High-Level Week, the U.N. Security Council temporarily lifted a travel ban on Taliban Foreign...

An Inch Wide and a Mile Deep

October 10, 2025 — At International Christian Concern (ICC), we strive to speak on behalf of our suffering brothers and sisters in Christ. We are their mouthpiece to help the global church hear their...

Philosophy of Ministry

October 9, 2025 — By an ICC Board Member The book of Acts gives us more than a record of church history — it unveils the way God works in and through his people....

ADF Kills 5 in Rizerie Village, DRC

October 9, 2025 — DRC (International Christian Concern) — The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) continue to cause death and destruction in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. On Tuesday morning, Oct....

3 Killed in ADF Attack in Kungubu, Ituri, DRC

October 9, 2025 — DRC (International Christian Concern) — Three people were killed by ADF terrorists on Saturday, Oct. 4, in the village of Kungubu, northwest of Komanda, in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of...

Syria’s Parliamentary Elections a Historic but Limited Step

October 9, 2025 — Syria (International Christian Concern) — In Syria’s first elections since rebel forces deposed longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad in December 2025, 119 new parliamentarians have been announced after voting that began...

Christian Women Among Those Ordered to Meet with Officials in Vietnam

October 9, 2025 — Montagnard Christian communities in Vietnam’s Central Highlands are alarmed this week after at least six church members received orders to meet with government authorities on Wednesday. While these orders are...