Persecution of Christian Converts Continues under RouhaniJanuary 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 neighbourhoodJanuary 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 ReligionsJanuary 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 FamilyJanuary 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 ComplaintJanuary 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 ChurchJanuary 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 GulagJanuary 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...
Bleak Christmas for Christian Syrians in historic Turkish townJanuary 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 warJanuary 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 neighbourhoodJanuary 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 StrifeJanuary 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 UgandaJanuary 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 GirlsJanuary 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 HijabJanuary 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 MarraJanuary 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...
