ICC Report Exposes Hidden Cost of Sanctions on Persecuted ChristiansJune 23, 2025 — 6/23/2025 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — International sanctions cripple more than just governments, they’re also crushing vulnerable Christian communities. In a new report released today, “Sanctioned and Silenced:...
Christian Persecution Pervades Christian-Majority Nations in Africa, Latin America June 20, 2025 — 6/20/2025 Africa/Latin America (International Christian Concern) — Many Christians across Africa and Latin America continue to suffer for their faith because of Islamic oppression, dictatorial paranoia, and criminal cartel organizations. ...
U.S. Missionary Rescued in South Africa Following Shootout with KidnappersApril 16, 2025 — 4/16/2025 South Africa (International Christian Concern) — Following an intense gun battle, South African police have rescued U.S. missionary and pastor Josh Sullivan from his kidnappers. His rescue comes less...
U.S. Missionary Abducted at Gunpoint While Preaching in South AfricaApril 11, 2025 — 4/11/2025 South Africa (International Christian Concern) — Josh Sullivan, a U.S. Baptist missionary, was kidnapped at gunpoint as he preached Thursday evening at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, South Africa....
ICC Releases 2025 Global Persecution IndexJanuary 3, 2025 — 1/3/2025 Washington (International Christian Concern) — International Christian Concern (ICC) has released its renamed and revamped annual report for the new year. Download the 2025 Global Persecution Index for...
Christian Imprisoned in Algeria Released After 3 Years December 6, 2024 — 12/5/2024 Algeria (International Christian Concern) — Suleiman Bouhafs, an Algerian Christian convert, gained his freedom from prison on Sept. 1 after serving three years for blasphemy against Islam and alleged...
University Adds Trigger Warning to Materials Containing ‘Expressions of Christian Faith’ October 18, 2024 — 10/18/2024 United Kingdom (International Christian Concern) — The University of Nottingham in England has issued a “trigger warning” to students studying various medieval literature, in part because of Christian themes...
13 Mountain Gateway-Affiliated Personnel Released after Nearly 9 Months in Prison September 5, 2024 — 9/5/2024 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — After months of diplomatic negotiations between the United States and Nicaraguan governments, 13 Nicaraguan pastors and attorneys affiliated with Mountain Gateway, a Texas-based ministry,...
NGOs Struggle Against Foreign Funding Laws, ICC Report RevealsSeptember 4, 2024 — 9/4/2024 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — International Christian Concern released its latest report focusing on the challenges faced by non-governmental and Christian organizations due to financial laws and regulations in...
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...
ADF Militants Kill 11 Christians, Kidnap Others in DRC’s Ituri ProvinceMay 15, 2024 — 5/14/2024 DRC (International Christian Concern) — At about 8 p.m. on Monday, May 13, members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) carried out a brutal attack in Ndimo village, Ituri province,...
Two Underground Church Leaders Face Serious Health Issues in Chinese PrisonMay 8, 2024 — 5/8/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — Since two leaders of Ganquan Church in Hefei, Anhui, were arrested last fall, their wives and members of their church family have pleaded for...
Al-Shabab Kills Christians During Multiple Attacks in KenyaApril 10, 2024 — 4/10/2024 Kenya (International Christian Concern) – During the morning of Tuesday, April 9, suspected al-Shabab members killed a farmer in Bobo, Hindi, a Christian village in Kenya that the Islamic...
India Begins Implementation of Discriminatory Citizenship Amendment Act March 12, 2024 — 03/12/2024 India (International Christian Concern) — Four years after being passed by Parliament and signed into law, India’s controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will now be implemented, according to a...
ICC Contributes to USCIRF Report on Anti-Conversion LawsNovember 29, 2023 — 11/29/2023 Washington (International Christian Concern – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released a report on anti-conversion laws prepared by International Christian Concern (ICC). ICC researchers...
U.S. Dept. of State Releases 2022 International Religious Freedom ReportMay 16, 2023 — 5/16/2023 United States (International Christian Concern)—The U.S. Department of State released its 2022 Report on International Religious Freedom (IRF). The report, which analyzes the status of religious freedom in every country, is...
