Persecution in Kenya Destroys Lives, Tears Families ApartApril 28, 2016 — By Troy Augustine and James Kake 4/28/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - Patrick Macharia knows what it means to suffer for bearing the Name of Christ. In July 2015,...
Injustice for the Just in MexicoApril 27, 2016 — By Rosalie Thompson 4/25/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - For Lauro Nunez, life in rural Mexico hasn’t always been easy. As an impoverished farmer from a small religious village...
ISIS Militants Destroy Iconic Clock Church in MosulApril 26, 2016 — Church Built in 1873 Demolished as ISIS Continues to Erase Iraq’s Christian History 4/26/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Islamic State militants,...
Fulani Herders Expanding into Southern Nigeria With Latest Attack on Christian VillagesApril 26, 2016 — 4/26/16 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Fulani herders have murdered at least 45 people from communities in Enugu State, southeast Nigeria, destroying...
Pakistan’s Christian Community Continues to Suffer Loss One Month after Easter BombingApril 25, 2016 — By ICC’s Pakistan Correspondent 04/25/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - This past Easter, all eyes were on Lahore, Pakistan as more than 70 people died in a suicide bombing...
Christians in Nizamabad Suffer as Absolute Impunity is Enjoyed by Hindu RadicalsApril 19, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 4/19/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - “The actual volume of violent persecution is not known,” explained Dr. John Dayal, spokesman of the United Christian Forum....
Two Years Since Chibok Abduction, Suffering Parents Grip Fading HopeApril 14, 2016 — 04/14/16 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) remembers the second anniversary of the now-infamous Boko Haram kidnapping of the Chibok girls on April 14, 2014 with...
Forever Scarred by Persecution – Victim of Forced Conversion in Pakistan Shares Her TestimonyApril 5, 2016 — By ICC’s Pakistan Correspondent 04/05/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - “I do not remember the exact date, but it was almost [the] middle of June, the hottest month of...
Christians Still Suffering Fear, Fighting for Hope One Year After University Attack in KenyaApril 4, 2016 — 04/04/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - Today, International Christian Concern (ICC) marks the anniversary of the deadly al-Shabaab terror attack on Garissa University in northeastern Kenya, which killed 148...
Kenyan Widow, Children Stand in Hope After Losing Father to PersecutionMarch 31, 2016 — By Troy Augustine and James Kake When he left his home in Nakuru County, Kenya for Mandera near the Somali border on December 19, Meshack Otieno had no idea that...
Expelled Christian Minority Brutally Beaten by Mob and Incarcerated While Returning to Visit Family in Oaxaca, MexicoMarch 29, 2016 — The Latest Instance in a Long Trend of Persecution in Oaxaca 03/29/2016 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned of yet another violent attack against...
Attacks on Christians in India Continue Despite Congressional Letter Sent to Prime Minister ModiMarch 29, 2016 — Congressman Expresses Disappointment in India’s Evasive Behavior 3/29/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) –India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, continues to remain silent on the issue of rising religious intolerance in...
At Least 70 Killed and Over 300 Wounded in Easter Bombing in PakistanMarch 28, 2016 — Terrorist Group Claims Pakistan’s Christians Were Intentionally Targeted 3/28/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that at least 70 people have been killed and...
GENOCIDE: The Label Our Leaders FearMarch 17, 2016 — Unwrapping the “G” Word Controversy: Why Government Officials Fear the Label of Genocide By: Emma Lane, Regional Manager for the Middle East 3/16/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - In...
Thousands of Christians in Pakistan Gather to Remember the Youhanabad Church BombingsMarch 15, 2016 — Church Leaders Report Renewed Faith in Spite of Persecution and Insecurity 3/15/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that thousands of Christians in Pakistan...
66 Years of Oppression and India Continues to Fail to Recognize Realities Faced by Millions of Low Caste ChristiansMarch 11, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 3/11/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - For the past 66 years, India’s government has openly discriminated against Christians and Muslims from low caste backgrounds, more...
