ICC Helps Build a “Miraculous” Church in IndonesiaDecember 2, 2016 — By ICC’s Indonesia Correspondent 12/02/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - On December 8, 2013, seven churches in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia were forced to close by government officials. For...
Mob in Egypt Attacks and Destroys Christian Properties Following Rumor of Church ConstructionNovember 29, 2016 — Christian Community in Upper Egypt Remains Vulnerable to Mob Violence 11/29/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern): International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on November 25, 2016, a mob of...
Social and Judicial Persecution against Malian ChristiansNovember 28, 2016 — By Sara Solomon 11/28/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Christian persecutors continually adapt methods of persecution to avoid detection. More modern persecution methods can be social and legal in...
Boko Haram Continues Persecution in Chibok AreaNovember 21, 2016 — 11/21/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Boko Haram has launched yet another attack in the Chibok area. On Saturday, November 19, militants burned the homes and crops of villagers...
Demolition of Church in Telangana Leaves Christian Community with Little HopeNovember 19, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 11/19/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Hindu radical forces motivated government officials to demolish the Shalem Prayer House, an independent church, in Telangana, India on...
Over 34 People Killed by Fulani Herdsmen Militia in Southern KadunaNovember 17, 2016 — Villagers Plead for Government Protection after Series of Attacks 11/17/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on Sunday, November 13, Fulani militants, reportedly...
Christian-Chinese Governor Listed as a Suspect in Blasphemy Trial in IndonesiaNovember 16, 2016 — Rise of Radical Islamists Threatens Rights of Minorities 11/16/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Jakarta’s first Chinese-Christian governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (also...
Churches in Aceh Remain Piles of Rubble as Religious Intolerance Grows in IndonesiaNovember 16, 2016 — By Daniel Harris 11/16/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - The once white sign of the Huria Kristen Indonesia Church (HKI) now stands as a half-charred reminder of the violence...
Family Members Disappear as Kidnappings Continue to Plague Egypt’s Christian CommunityNovember 15, 2016 — By Sandra Elliot 11/15/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Over the summer, International Christian Concern (ICC) published a series of stories covering the persistent and devastating string of kidnappings...
Child Killed and Four Injured in Church Bombing in IndonesiaNovember 14, 2016 — Ethnic and Religious Minorities Fear Increased Religious Violence 11/14/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on Sunday, November 13, the Oikumene Church in...
Slaughtered in the NightNovember 4, 2016 — A Glimpse into the Lives of the Christians who were Killed by Al-Shabaab in Mandera, Kenya By Sara Solomon 11/04/2016 Washington, D.C. David Munene was killed when he was shot...
A Miracle Amidst the Struggle to Liberate MosulNovember 3, 2016 — By Sandra Elliot 11/03/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - October 16 marked the beginning of what could easily be considered one of the most anticipated military operations in recent...
Christian Family in India’s Bastar District Brutally Beaten by Suspected Hindu RadicalsNovember 2, 2016 — Pregnant Woman and Elderly Couple Not Spared from Assault 11/02/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that four Christians, including an elderly couple and a pregnant woman,...
Just 18 Days Later, the Ghost of Terrorism Hits Mandera AgainOctober 31, 2016 — Just 18 Days Later, the Ghost of Terrorism Hits Mandera Again By ICC’s Kenya Correspondent 10/31/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - On October 25at 2:30 a.m., the Somali Islamic...
Iran’s Persecuted Christians Endure New Wave of Government CrackdownsOctober 28, 2016 — By Sandra Elliot 10/28/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Currently, the Islamic Republic of Iran is ninth on Open Door’s World Watch List, a list that ranks the world’s...
President of Cairo University Takes Steps to End Religious Discrimination on CampusOctober 20, 2016 — ICC’s Egypt Correspondent 10/20/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Gaber Nassar, president of Cairo University, has taken action to end religious discrimination at his institution for good. In a...
