Two Years Since Chibok Abduction, Suffering Parents Grip Fading HopeApril 14, 2016 — 04/14/16 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) remembers the second anniversary of the now-infamous Boko Haram kidnapping of the Chibok girls on April 14, 2014 with...
BREAKING: Christian Woman Tried and Punished by Caning under Sharia Law in IndonesiaApril 13, 2016 — In an unprecedented move, the conservative Islamic region of Indonesia known as Aceh has publicly caned a 60-year-old Christian woman for selling alcohol. Aceh is unique as it is the only...
IS group Killed 21 Christians in al-Qaryatain, Says PatriarchApril 12, 2016 — Reports have emerged from the recently liberated town of al-Qaryatain showing that some 21 Christians have been murdered. al-Qaryatain was captured by IS last August, trapping approximately 300 Syrian Christians...
Laotian Military Making Incursions into Christian Hmong Territory Furthering Historic PersecutionApril 11, 2016 — Reports from Laos indicate that the country's military, with the assistance of Vietnam, is conducting a sustained incursion into the Hmong ChaoFa indigenous community’s territory, isolated areas where many Hmong...
Church Parishioners Attacked by Vietnamese Police After U.S. Ambassador VisitApril 8, 2016 — Following Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom David Saperstein's visit to Vietnam, Church parishioners of the Huong Phuong church were attacked by local authorities. It is not the first time church...
Syria War: ISIS “Seizes Dozens of Factory Workers”April 7, 2016 — According to reports, dozens of workers from a cement factory in Syria were abducted by ISIS on April 4. The estimated number of captives varies greatly, but the factory administrator...
Turkey Seizes Six Churches as State Property in Volatile SoutheastApril 6, 2016 — The government of Turkey recently seized six churches as state property in the war-torn southwestern portion of the country. These churches, one dating back 1,700 years ago, are now property...
ICC FEATURE | Forever Scarred by Persecution – Victim of Forced Conversion in Pakistan Shares Her TestimonyApril 5, 2016 — "I do not remember the exact date, but it was almost [the] middle of June, the hottest month of 2015, when my misery started," Komal*, a Christin teenager in Pakistan,...
Forever Scarred by Persecution – Victim of Forced Conversion in Pakistan Shares Her TestimonyApril 5, 2016 — By ICC’s Pakistan Correspondent 04/05/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - “I do not remember the exact date, but it was almost [the] middle of June, the hottest month of...
One Kidnapped Pastor in Nigeria Dead, Two Others ReleasedApril 4, 2016 — One pastor has died, while two return home safely after kidnappers released to ministers from Kaduna, Nigeria in a saga that began with their abduction during Easter week. Armed assailants...
Christians Still Suffering Fear, Fighting for Hope One Year After University Attack in KenyaApril 4, 2016 — 04/04/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - Today, International Christian Concern (ICC) marks the anniversary of the deadly al-Shabaab terror attack on Garissa University in northeastern Kenya, which killed 148...
ICC Feature: Kenyan Widow, Children Stand in Hope After Losing Father to PersecutionApril 1, 2016 — When he left his home in Nakuru County, Kenya for Mandera near the Somali border on December 19, Meshack Otieno had no idea that his journey would mark the start...
Kenyan Widow, Children Stand in Hope After Losing Father to PersecutionMarch 31, 2016 — By Troy Augustine and James Kake When he left his home in Nakuru County, Kenya for Mandera near the Somali border on December 19, Meshack Otieno had no idea that...
Broken Arrow Town Not Backing Down on Water Tower SignMarch 31, 2016 — The town of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma is facing legal trouble over a local water tower following a letter of complaint from the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF). The letter addressed...
ICC FEATURE: Kenyan Christians Feel Betrayed After Court Rules to Release Persecution Attack SuspectsMarch 30, 2016 — Kenyan Christians are demanding justice after a Mombasa court acquitted two suspects who had been charged in the 2014 Mpeketoni massacre that killed 60 people in eastern Kenya, and two...
Expelled Christian Minority Brutally Beaten by Mob and Incarcerated While Returning to Visit Family in Oaxaca, MexicoMarch 29, 2016 — The Latest Instance in a Long Trend of Persecution in Oaxaca 03/29/2016 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned of yet another violent attack against...
