Pastor in Eritrea Released After Decade in PrisonJune 18, 2018 — First Senior Pastor to Be Arrested After 2002 Crackdown Released 06/18/2018 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Pastor Oqbamichel Haiminot has been released...
ICC Provides Food for Persecuted Syrian RefugeesJune 14, 2018 — 06/14/2018 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Syrian Christians who have escaped their war-torn country face incredibly trying circumstances to survive. Like all escapees, they apply for immigration status to...
Telskuf’s Christians: Rebuilding through ResilienceJune 11, 2018 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Claire Evans" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1528727167011{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="99674" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 06/11/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In a country filled with numerous competing militias and anonymous terrorists, Iraq’s...
Pakistan’s Justice System Fails a Christian Father Seeking Justice for His DaughterJune 7, 2018 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By ICC’s Pakistan Correspondent" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1524746114971{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="99704" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 06/07/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Due to widespread discrimination, Pakistani Christians are both socially and economically...
Surviving a Deadly Al-Shabaab Attack by a WhiskerJune 7, 2018 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Nathan Johnson" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1528394850655{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="99599" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 06/07/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – “We heard gunshots from the nearby quarry and started fleeing for our...
ICC Helps the Families of Al-Shabaab’s Latest Victims in KenyaJune 6, 2018 — 06/07/2018 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - On February 16, al-Shabaab militants attacked a school in Wajir County, located in northeastern Kenya. Seth Odada and Kevin Shari, both of whom...
Nigeria’s Middle Belt Report: May Sees Largest Attack in 2018 and Growing International Recognition of CrisisJune 6, 2018 — By Nathan Johnson 06/06/2018 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – May continued to be a month of devastation and death for Nigeria’s Middle Belt region. During the month of May,...
Two Men Assault Clergyman in BethlehemJune 4, 2018 — Assailants Were Harassing Christian Pilgrims Attempting To Enter Church 06/04/18 International Christian Concern (Washington, DC) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on June 1, 2018, a Franciscan friar...
On Tiananmen Anniversary, China Detains Dozens of Christians in SichuanJune 4, 2018 — 06/04/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on June 4 at 3:30 pm, local authorities raided Autumn Rain Covenant Church in Sichuan, China to...
Evin Prison in Iran Sanctioned by U.S. TreasuryJune 1, 2018 — Christians Imprisoned in Evin Tortured for Their Faith 06/01/18 International Christian Concern (Washington D.C.) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that effective May 30, 2018 the U.S. Treasury imposed...
Iraq’s Interior Ministry Tightens Ramadan RestrictionsMay 31, 2018 — Statement by authorities threatens judicial action against those who break the Fast 05/31/18 Washington, DC – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the Interior Ministry of Iraq’s Central Government...
Indian Christians Continue to Suffer as Modi and the BJP Mark 4th Year in PowerMay 25, 2018 — Attacks on Christians Rise 232% Under BJP-Led Government 05/26/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) marks the fourth anniversary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the...
The Slow Exodus from Baghdad To Escape ViolenceMay 25, 2018 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Claire Evans" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1527273842238{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="96321" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 05/25/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The threat of violence defines everything in Iraq. Whether it is the...
No Justice for Florence, Case Continues To Go UnheardMay 25, 2018 — By Nathan Johnson 05/25/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – “My name is Florence Hosea, 15 years of age. I am [the oldest of six siblings]. On the 23rd day of March, 2018, an...
ICC Helps Christians Displaced by ISIS Obtain Necessary MedicineMay 24, 2018 — By Linda Jones 05/24/2018 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – After ISIS invaded Iraq in 2014, thousands of Christians, some already internally displaced, were forced to flee their homes for...
A Holistic Look at the Rohingya Crisis in MyanmarMay 23, 2018 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By ICC’s Myanmar Correspondent" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1527083044441{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="96388" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 05/23/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In recent months, news outlets around the world have extensively covered...
