Afghan Christians Isolated as Taliban Celebrates 3 Years in Power August 15, 2024 — 8/14/2024 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) — The Taliban celebrated the third anniversary of its takeover of Afghanistan on Wednesday with a military parade at Bagram Airfield, once the largest U.S....
Indonesian Officials Clash over Change in Church Building PermitsAugust 14, 2024 — 8/14/2024 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — After Indonesian Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas told a group of church leaders earlier this month that it would soon be easier for churches...
The Refugee Camp EconomyAugust 13, 2024 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow When conflict and persecution happen, whole populations flee their homes, cross national borders, and end up in refugee camps. By 2030, more than 300 million people...
Interfaith Council Slams Government’s Land Grab ProposalAugust 13, 2024 — 8/13/2024 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) — The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Taoism (MCCBCHST) has vehemently opposed the government's recent proposal to seize a portion of...
Following in the Footsteps of the FallenAugust 13, 2024 — 8/13/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Six years ago, the Fulani extremist violence that had terrorized much of Nigeria’s Kaduna state reached the Wayit family, leaving Josiah Micah Wayit and...
Prime Minister Plans to Expand Islamic Development DepartmentAugust 13, 2024 — 8/12/2024 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim recently announced plans to expand the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) role to enhance the country’s dignity and...
Islamic Rebels Kill More than 30 Christians in Eastern DRCAugust 13, 2024 — 8/12/2024 DRC (International Christian Concern) — The remains of more than 30 people were found on July 24 following yet another brutal attack on a Christian community by Islamic extremist...
Difficulties and Determination: Appealing for Nigeria to Be Called a Country of Particular ConcernAugust 9, 2024 — By Greg Cochran, ICC Fellow Comedian and ventriloquist Edgar Bergen once quipped, “Hard work never killed anybody, but why take the chance?” Most of us probably resonate with the quote, preferring...
Examining the Intergenerational Trauma of PersecutionAugust 9, 2024 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow Intergenerational trauma resulting from Christian persecution refers to the psychological and emotional wounds passed down through successive generations within Christian communities affected by persecution. This form...
ICC Files Human Rights Sanctions Request Against AzerbaijanAugust 9, 2024 — 8/9/2024 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — International Christian Concern (ICC) recently sent U.S. government officials a formal sanctions request against Azerbaijan and prisons where Armenian prisoners of war and...
USCIRF Condemns Taliban Rule in Afghanistan in New ReportAugust 9, 2024 — 8/9/2024 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) — In a report published Wednesday, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) called religious freedom conditions in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan dire, documenting how...
Protests in Bangladesh Lead to Violence Against Hindus, ChristiansAugust 9, 2024 — 8/9/2024 Bangladesh (International Christian Concern) — The violence and destruction that has fueled weeks-long protests in Bangladesh and forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign earlier this week and flee...
Anti-Proselytizing Laws: Christians Persecuted Under the Guise of Religious FreedomAugust 8, 2024 — 8/8/2024 (International Christian Concern) — Many nations claim to uphold religious tolerance, yet they imprison Christians who proclaim their faith to non-believers. Anti-proselytizing laws in these countries produce little more...
Ethnoreligious Minorities in Myanmar Gain Major Victory over Junta August 8, 2024 — 8/8/2024 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — After significant fighting, rebel forces in Myanmar announced this week that they had taken the town of Lashio, on the country’s border with China,...
New Communist Leader Seen as Threat to Vietnamese ChristiansAugust 7, 2024 — 8/7/2024 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) — On Aug. 3, Vietnamese President To Lam was elected as the country’s next Communist Party general secretary, a move that concerns religious freedom advocates....
120 Christians Forced to Reconvert to HinduismAugust 6, 2024 — 8/6/2024 India (International Christian Concern) — Around 120 tribal Christians belonging to two villages in the Koraput district of India’s eastern state of Odisha were forcefully reconverted to Hinduism on...
