Kenya’s Garissa University Reopens After Deadly al-Shabab Attack

January 5, 2016 — ICC Note: Kenya's Garissa University College has reopened in northeast Kenya more than nine months after suffering a horrific persecution attack in April where al-Shabaab militants separated Christians and Muslims,...

Possible Ban of Hijab ‘An Affront to Religious Freedom of Muslim Women’

January 5, 2016 — ICC Note: As Nigeria considers the possible of a ban of the hijab in order to fight Boko Haram terrorism, the country's Muslim leaders are seaking out in earnest about...

A Cold Wind Blows for Nigerians Made Homeless By Boko Haram

January 5, 2016 — ICC Note: Surviving a Boko Haram attack rarely ever represents the end of suffering for Nigerians, but merely the beginning, Millions of Nigerians displaced by the Islamist terror insurgency n...

Update: House Church Raided in November has 3 Detained for 27 Days

January 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A house church raided on November 18, 2015 which was 60 Christians detained in China's western Xinjiang region led to three arrests. Later in December two other Christians...

Human Rights Must be a Priority for Indonesia

January 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Indonesia has become unique in its efforts to be a modern inclusive nation within the international community. Yet while the governments rhetoric may tout tolerance, inaction says another....

Activists in Pakistan Hold Candlelight Vigil Remembering Slain Governor

January 5, 2016 — ICC Note: Activists, both Muslim and Christian, in Pakistan held a candlelight vigil yesterday remembering the assassination of Punjab Gov. Salman Taseer. Taseer was killed in 2011 after criticizing Pakistan's...

Christian Woman Fleeing Persecution in Pakistan Dies in Prison in Thailand

January 5, 2016 — ICC Note: Due to intense persecution faced by Christians in Pakistan, thousands of Christians choose to sell their possessions and flee to Thailand as asylum seekers. Unfortunately, Thailand does not recognize...

Syria: Priest Released by Islamist Militants Two Weeks after Kidnapping

January 5, 2016 — ICC Note: Father Dhyia Aziz was abducted in Syria while attempting to return home just before Christmas. It was not made public who exactly had abducted the priest or what...

Persecution of Christian Converts Continues under Rouhani

January 5, 2016 — ICC Note: Despite being elected under promises of reform, the situation for Christians under President Hassan Rouhani has not improved. Christians are still regularly arrested and imprisoned for nothing more...

More than 55,000 died in Syria in 2015 as ISIL claims twin attacks in Syrian Christian neighbourhood

January 4, 2016 — More than 55,000 were killed in Syria during 2015, the fifth year of the conflict. The grim figure comes as Christmas celebrations were rocked in the NE...

CPC Tightens Crackdown on “Superstitions,” but also Targets Religions

January 4, 2016 — ICC Note: The Chinese Communist Party recently enacted stricter regulations to crack down on officials who believe in “feudal superstitions.” These regulations are, in part, being used to target religious...

Two Christians Killed, Others Injured in Assaults in Northeast Kenya, Coast.

January 4, 2016 — ICC Note: December was a tumultuous month for Christians in northeast Kenya. Militants from Somali-based terror group al-Shabaab carried out a variety of attacks from Mandera down the coast to...

7-Year-Old Christian Girl in Pakistan Beaten and Stripped Naked by Muslim Family

January 4, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian girl in the Kasur District of Pakistan's Punjab Province was reportedly kidnapped, beaten, and stripped naked by a Muslim family who were upset about the girl's...

Air Force Academy Upholds Right of Football Team’s Prayer Practice Despite Activist Complaint

January 4, 2016 — ICC Note: As previously reported, the US Air Force Academy received a complaint from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) after it was discovered that the football team would pray...

15 Christians Arrested in India to “Calm Tempers” of Hindu Radicals Surrounding Church

January 4, 2016 — ICC Note: According to reports, 15 Christians in India's Karnataka State were arrested by local police to "calm tempers" of Hindu radicals that had surrounded the church holding a New...

Inhuman Treatment of Christian Prisoner in Iran’s Notorious Gulag

January 4, 2016 — ICC Note: New reports have documented the abuse of a Christian prisoner being held in Iran's Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj, Iran. The deprivation of basic medical care has allowed...