43 Hostages Released by ISIS in Syria Following Ransom Payment

February 22, 2016 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 02/22/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - At approximately 7:00 this morning, International Christian Concern (ICC) received word that ISIS released the last group of Assyrian Christians...

Inside a Fulani Herder Attack: Keys to Surviving Nigerian Genocide

February 22, 2016 — By Troy Augustine 2/22/16 Jos, Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - Residents of Ude village in Plateau State, central Nigeria were resting in their homes peacefully on Sunday night, February 14,...

BREAKING: Bombing in Turkey-Death Toll Still Rising

February 17, 2016 — ICC Note: A powerful explosion has rocked Turkey's capital, Ankara, near their military base. The Turkish government is calling it a terrorist attack but no one has claimed responsibility yet....

On Morning of Pope’s Arrival, Christian Church Set Ablaze in Chiapas, Mexico

February 16, 2016 — Arson Leaves Hundreds without Place of Worship 2/16/2016 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that in the early morning hours of February 15, the...

Six Christians Hospitalized, Including 4-Year-Old Girl, Following Brutal Attack by Hindu Radicals

February 16, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 2/16/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - India’s Christian community continues to suffer intense persecution as Hindu radicals unleashed another brutal assault on a Christian gathering...

Their Bloodline Continues to Ignite the Fire, Awakening the Church: Remembering the 21 Martyrs – One Year On

February 16, 2016 — By: Emma Lane, Regional Manager for the Middle East 2/15/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - One year ago today, the world was instantaneously subject to the most gruesome display...

How a Persecuted Christian Brought to the Edge of Death in Kenya Can Forgive Her Persecutors

February 12, 2016 — By Troy Augustine and James Kake Gunshots rang out early in the morning of April 2, 2015, and Anatstaciah Mikwa’s mind raced as she wondered what was happening. “That was...

Ceasefire Agreed Upon In Syrian Civil War

February 12, 2016 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 02/11/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Six hours after Russia submitted a ceasefire proposal, world leaders in Geneva announced that they agreed to a ceasefire in...

Obama Invites ASEAN Religious Persecution Hall of Famers for Summit in California

February 11, 2016 — 2/5/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – As the ASEAN summit is set to take place February 15-16, International Christian Concern (ICC) is greatly concerned that President Obama will neglect...

Christian Leaders Horrified by Assault in Tamil Nadu, India

February 5, 2016 — Indian Government Remains Unwilling to Protect Religious Minorities 2/5/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) was greatly concerned to learn of a priest and three Christian...

Ten Baptist Families Expelled for Refusing to Recant Their Faith

January 28, 2016 — State and Federal Authorities Continue to Ignore Persecution 1/28/2016 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on the afternoon of January 26, 10 Christian...

Historic Christian Monastery Demolished by ISIS

January 21, 2016 — 01/21/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) -The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) completely destroyed the St. Elijah Monastery-a 1400 year old Christian Monastery in Iraq. The Associated...

Pastor Saeed Abedini and Three Other Americans Released from Iranian Prison

January 20, 2016 — 01/19/2016 - Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – UPDATE - US citizen and Christian pastor Saeed Abedini, was freed late Friday night after the United States and Iran announced a prisoner swap in...

One Year Later: Niger’s Christian Community Still Rebuilding After Riots That Rocked the Nation

January 19, 2016 — 1/19/15 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - This weekend marks the anniversary of shocking riots that blazed across Niger in January 2015 when radicalized Muslim mobs targeted Christian property, burned...

Pastor Saeed Abedini Freed From Prison in Iran Along with Three Other Americans

January 16, 2016 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE American Pastor Saeed Abedini was among four Americans released by Iranian officials at the same time as sanctions were released as part of the nuclear agreement 01/16/2016...

Islamic State Attacks Indonesian Capital, Adding Peril to Already Persecuted Christians

January 14, 2016 — 1/14/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Islamic State-inspired terrorists attacked a shopping area early Thursday morning in the heavily populated Indonesian capital of Jakarta killing seven and injuring 19...