9-Year-Old Christian Girl Beaten in Retaliation for Iraq War

May 3, 2003 — International Christian Concern 2020 Pennsylvania Ave. NW #941Washington DC 20006-1846www.www.persecution.orgEmail: icc@www.persecution.org For Immediate Release: 9-Year-Old Christian Girl Beaten in Retaliation for Iraq War You are free to disseminate the following...

Candidate Seeks to Impose Sharia Law

April 15, 2003 — Rights Group Concerned Over Upcoming Nigerian Presidential Elections; Main Opposition Candidate Seeks to Impose Sharia Law (April 15, 2003, 7:45:26 AM) The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern...

Pakistani Christian-Falsely Accused, Tortured and Murdered

April 7, 2003 — Press Release April 7, 2003 Pakistani Christian-Falsely Accused, Tortured and Murdered;Protestors Take His Dead Body To The Streets In Protest (April 9, 2003, 5:43:06 PM) The Washington-DC based human...

Severe Persecution, Only 2 House Churches Remain Open in the Central Highlands

March 18, 2003 — Press Release March 18, 2003 Vietnamese Church Under Severe Persecution, Only Two House Churches Remain Open in the Central Highlands (March 18, 2003) A team from International Christian Concern,...

Hate Campaign Waged Against Christian Minority In Pakistan

March 12, 2003 — Press Release March 12, 2003 Hate Campaign Waged Against Christian Minority In Pakistan (Washington, DC, March 12, 2003) The Washington-DC based human rights group International Christian Concern was informed...

Pastor Damanik Refuses to Attend Hearing of His Case

February 20, 2003 — Press Release February 20, 2003 Pastor Damanik Refuses to Attend Hearing of His Case Rev. Rinaldy Damanik refused to attend the third hearing of his case in Palu, Central...

Rev. Damanik’s Trial Postponed: Indonesian Christian Leader Falsely Accused

February 7, 2003 — Press Release February 7, 2003 Rev. Damanik's Trial Postponed: Indonesian Christian Leader Falsely Accused Rev. Rinaldy Damanik, a vocal spokesman for reconciliation, and a signer of the Malino Peace...

Christians Attacked with Poison Gas: 7 Babies and Children Killed

January 22, 2003 — Press Release January 22, 2003 Christian Worshippers Attacked with Poisonous Gas in Vietnam: 7 Babies and Children Killed It was a Sunday worship service on December 29, 2002 in...

American Missionary Attacked in Southern India

January 16, 2003 — Press Release January 16, 2003 American Missionary Attacked in Southern India (Washington, DC - January 16, 2003) On Monday evening January 13, 2003 an American missionary and several Indian...

Pamphlet Urges Pakistani Muslims to Kill Westerners and Christians

January 14, 2003 — Press Release January 14, 2003 Pamphlet Urges Pakistani Muslims to Kill Westerners and Christians An inflammatory pamphlet being distributed in Pakistan by Islamic fundamentalists calls on Muslims to kill...

Filipino Pastor Imprisoned in United Arab Emirates

December 16, 2002 — Press Release December 16, 2002 UPDATE: As of December 18, 2002, ICC has received word that Rev. Alconga was released from prison on December 17. His current status is...

Tensions Rise for Pakistani Christians After Hard-Line Islamic Party Makes Election Gains

October 18, 2002 — Press Release October 18, 2002 Tensions Rise for Pakistani Christians After Hard-Line Islamic Party Makes Election Gains A hard-line Islamic political party made significant gains during Pakistan's recent parliamentary...

Sudan Reopens Air Space But Escalates War on the South

October 10, 2002 — Press Release October 10, 2002 Sudan Reopens Air Space But Escalates War on the South (Washington, DC - Oct.10) International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the Government of...

Pakistani Christians Brutally Murdered in Karachi Office Building

September 25, 2002 — Press Release September 25, 2002 Pakistani Christians Brutally Murdered in Karachi Office Building (Karachi, Pakistan - September 25, 2002) Today seven Pakistani Christians working for the Adara Aman-o-Insaf (Peace...

International Christian Concern Mourns Loss of Their Leader

August 28, 2002 — Press Release August 28, 2002 International Christian Concern Mourns Loss of Their Leader On August 27, 2002 the founder and president of International Christian Concern (ICC), Rev. Steven Snyder...

High Level Alert: The Massacre of Christians in Indonesia has Begun!

August 16, 2002 — August 16, 2002 HIGH LEVEL ALERT:THE MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS IN INDONESIA HAS BEGUN! After jihad terrorists have attacked and razed to the ground 5 Christian villages in the last 24...