Wave of Kidnappings Rock Upper Egypt’s Christian Community – Part 5

June 30, 2016 — By Sandra Elliot 6/30/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - In the recent wave of kidnappings that are plaguing Upper Egypt, Christian women and girls are being taken off the...

Christians Fear for Children Attending Children Bible Clubs in India

June 29, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 6/29/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took power in India in 2014, Christians have experienced an increasing amount of...

Five Killed and Dozens Wounded as Suicide Bombers Hit Christian Village in Lebanon

June 28, 2016 — Middle Eastern Christians Fear Spread of ISIS Violence 06/28/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern): International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that four suicide bombers blew themselves up in the Christian...

Outbreak of Persecution Faced by Christian Community in Hyderabad, Pakistan

June 28, 2016 — By ICC’s Pakistan Correspondent 6/28/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - As the month of June comes to a close, International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned of two incidents of...

Muslim Mob in Egypt Attacks Christian Homes after Rumors of Church Construction

June 20, 2016 — Enraged Mob Yells, “Egypt Will Remain Islamic!” 06/20/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a Muslim mob looted and torched Christian property and...

Christians in Vietnam Endure Heavy Crackdown Following US Delegation’s Visit

June 16, 2016 — 06/16/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a series of government crackdowns on Christians in Vietnam has taken place, including the arrest and...

Nepalese Authorities Arrest Seven Christians for Distributing Religious Handbooks

June 15, 2016 — Constitutional Amendment Used to Punish Christians for Sharing their Faith 06/15/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that seven Christians in Nepal were arrested...

Wave of Kidnappings Rock Upper Egypt’s Christian Community – Part 4

June 12, 2016 — By Sandra Elliot 6/12/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - A recent wave of kidnappings in Upper Egypt has paralyzed the local Christian community. International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned...

Training India’s Rural Pastors to be on the Frontlines of Justice

June 11, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 6/11/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - It is all too common for rural pastors in India to turn the other cheek in the face of...

Iraq’s Second Largest City Marks Second Year under ISIS Control

June 10, 2016 — Christians Refuse to Return to Mosul Fearing ISIS’s Ideological Impact 6/10/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has recognized that two years ago, on June 10,...

“Untouchable” Christian Beaten for Selling Ice-Cream in Pakistan

June 9, 2016 — By ICC Pakistan Correspondent 6/9/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In Pakistan, many Christians have faced the dehumanizing experience of being treated as untouchables by the country’s Muslim majority...

Wave of Kidnappings Rock Upper Egypt’s Christian Community – Part 3

June 7, 2016 — By Sandra Elliot 6/7/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - A new wave of kidnappings has come to plague Upper Egypt as Christian women and girls are being abducted and...

The Persecution of Nigeria’s Christians Continues as President Buhari Marks His First Year in Office

June 3, 2016 — By ICC’s Nigeria Correspondent May 29 marked the first anniversary of President Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration into the Nigerian presidential seat. Muhammadu Buhari was the first opposing candidate to ever win...

Hindu Radicals in India React to USCIRF Report on Deteriorating Religious Freedom

May 28, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 5/27/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - A fresh wave of violence against India’s Christian community broke out in the days following the US Commission for...

Another Christian Pastor and Convert from Islam Detained in Sudan

May 27, 2016 — 5/27/2016 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Sudanese intelligence officials have arrested another Christian church leader, handing him over to the prosecutor’s office...

Muslim Mob Burns Christian Homes and Beats Elderly Christian Woman in Upper Egypt

May 27, 2016 — Local Police Fail to Respond to Plight of Christian Neighborhood 5/27/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern): International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a Muslim mob looted and torched seven...