ICC Rebuilds the Lives of Three Iraqi Families Destroyed by ISISSeptember 13, 2016 — In 2014, ISIS captured Iraq's largest Christian city, Qeraqosh. Their arrival forced Christian families to leave behind their homes, jobs, and the tools necessary for their livelihoods. Hakim, Amira, and...
In Historic First, 13 Members of Congress Write Mexico Attorney General to Protest Intolerance Towards Religious MinoritiesSeptember 12, 2016 — Letter cites hundreds of victims in more than 150 cases of religious persecution in six states, calls for violators to be prosecuted 9/12/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – This...
Appeals Hearing Set for American Pastor Charged Under Yarovaya LawSeptember 9, 2016 — Pastor Charged and Fined for Conducting Worship Service in Home 9/9/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Independent Baptist Pastor Donald Ossewaarde has...
Christians in India Face Fresh Outbreak of Persecution in Northern TelanganaSeptember 3, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 09/03/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Christians in northern Telangana state are under assault as ultra-Hindu nationalists groups are unleashing a fresh dose of violence...
Terrorists Kill One Christian and Damage Dozens of Houses in Suicide Attack in PakistanSeptember 2, 2016 — Leaders Claim Christian Community Continues to Be a Soft Target 09/02/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that four heavily armed terrorists attacked a...
Iran Arrests Five Christian Men Away on a Fishing TripSeptember 2, 2016 — Iran Arrests 43 Christians in the Last Month 09/02/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that five Iranian Christian men were arrested on Friday,...
ISIS-Inspired Teenager Attacks Church with Explosives and Axe in IndonesiaSeptember 2, 2016 — Church Leaders Concerned About Increased ISIS Attacks in Indonesia 09/02/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on August 28, 18-year-old Ivan Armadi Hasugian...
Egyptian Christians Critical of Parliament’s New Church Construction LawSeptember 1, 2016 — Local Leader Claims New Law Maintains Unreasonable Restrictions on Christian Community 09/01/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern): International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the Egyptian Parliament has approved the...
Walking Through Persecution, Sudanese Pastors’ Case Exposes Legal ContradictionsAugust 31, 2016 — By Troy Augustine 8/30/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - Sudanese Christian pastors Hassan Abduraheem Taour and Kuwa Shamaal are walking by faith down a path through persecution that countless...
First American Citizen Charged under Russia’s Anti-Missionary LawAugust 30, 2016 — Pastor Conducted Religious Meeting in the Privacy of his Home 8/26/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – ICC has learned that the first American citizen has been charged under Russia’s...
Fulani Militant Threat Continues to Expand in Nigeria While Government Fails to ReactAugust 26, 2016 — By Troy Augustine and Sandra Elliot 8/26/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - While north-central Nigeria teeters on the brink of sectarian violence, the government continues to ignore mass murder...
Mass Riots Follow Attack on Christian College Student Beaten Near Death in Alleged BlasphemyAugust 24, 2016 — 8/24/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that radical Muslims have vandalized multiple churches in northern Nigeria after a Christian university student was hospitalized,...
Christians in India Mark 8th Anniversary of Country’s Worst Anti-Christian ViolenceAugust 24, 2016 — Many Victims Remain Refugees in Their own Country 08/23/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) and India’s Christian community are marking the eighth anniversary of the 2008 anti-Christian Orissa...
How Reconciliation Sessions Lead to PersecutionAugust 23, 2016 — By Sandra Elliot and ICC Egypt Representative If you’ve followed the recent spate of attacks in Egypt, you have likely heard the term “reconciliation sessions.” These are not kindhearted and...
Pakistan’s Supreme Court Sets Appeal Date for Christian Mother Facing Gallows for BlasphemyAugust 22, 2016 — Asia Bibi’s Appeal to Be Heard by Pakistan’s Highest Court 08/22/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Asia Bibi, a Christian mother sentenced...
Boko Haram Releases Footage of the Infamous Missing Chibok Girls in New Demands VideoAugust 16, 2016 — The 11 Minute Video Shows Approximately 50 of the Remaining 218 Missing Girls 08/04/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern): International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned of a video released...
