Bleak Christmas for Christian Syrians in historic Turkish town

January 4, 2016 — ICC Note: The small number of Christians still living in the historic Christian town of Mardin mark Christmas with a sense of fear and uncertainty. The population has grown in...

Diyarbakir’s Christians suffer in margins of Turkey-PKK war

January 3, 2016 — ICC Note: As the conflict between Kurds and the central government in Turkey has heated up, the small Christian minority in the Southeast of the country has continued to suffer...

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

January 3, 2016 — ICC Note: 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 city...

Middle East Christians Flee: Populations In Syria, Egypt, Palestine And Iraq Dwindle Amid Strife

January 3, 2016 — ICC Note: The situation for Christians across the Middle East is dire. Entire communities have been nearly wiped out as specific persecution has eliminated Christians in the midst of instability,...

Pastor Hacked to Death, Bible Study Members Poisoned in Eastern Uganda

January 2, 2016 — ICC Note: Throughout isolated pockets of Uganda where Islamic majorities predominate, converts to Christ often face the most difficult brands of persecution. The following Morning Star report tells of the...

NEWS | Nigerian President Offers Talks with Boko Haram Over Chibok Girls

January 1, 2016 — Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari says he's willing to negotiate with Boko Haram for the more than 200 Chibok girls that remain captive. In April 2014, the militant Islamist...

Nigeria: Presidency Denies Plan to Ban Hijab

January 1, 2016 — ICC Notes: After claiming to be open to the possibility of banning hijabs because of suicide attacks, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and his staff are reportedly stepping back from his...

Sudan: Attack Aftermath – Army, RSF Sweep Darfur’s Jebel Marra

January 1, 2016 — ICC News: Sudan's upsurge in attacks on the Darfur region continue to bear horrifying witness accounts of atrocities and attacks on civilians. Darfur is remembered for a brutal genocide President...

Christianity Grows as Persecution Continues in Indonesia

January 1, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Despite persecution, the church in Indonesia continues to grow as population numbers show 20 percent are Christian. Many remain registered as Muslim but are considered to be of...

Guangdong House Church Coerced from their Rental Contract

January 1, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The state of the Chinese house church continues to be in peril as no one seems to be able to defend the presence of their activities. Government officials...