Korean-American Pastor Detained in North Korea on Charges of Spying

January 14, 2016 — 1/14/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – According to Reuters and CNN, the most recent North Korean prisoner to be presented to the public has been identified as a Korean-American...

Christians in Pakistan Welcome New Year Only to Have Church Damaged in Arson Attack

January 14, 2016 — By ICC’s Pakistan Correspondent 1/14/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that unidentified assailants have set fire to a temporary structure used by a...

30 Evangelical Protestants Expelled, Homes Destroyed in Mexico

January 6, 2016 — Calls for Help Ignored by Government Officials 1/5/2016 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that 30 Evangelical Protestants in Chiapas, Mexico were expelled by...

Three Bombs Rip Through Christian Quarter of Syrian City

December 31, 2015 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE More than a dozen people were killed as suicide bombers struck three restaurants in the Assyrian and Syriac Christian quarter of Qamishli, Syria during the evening Christmas...

Christians Still Suffering at the Hands of Boko Haram Despite Promises of Relief

December 30, 2015 — 12/30/15 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - Since Christmas Day, hardline Islamist terrorists from Boko Haram (BH) have murdered nearly 100 people in attacks ranging from Maiduguri and its surrounding towns...

Church in Upper Egypt Attacked While Under Construction

December 30, 2015 — by Todd Daniels and ICC's Egypt Representative 12/23/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – A church under construction in central Egypt was attacked on Thursday evening, December 10, by a...

Pastor Farshid Fatih Released from Iranian Prison

December 22, 2015 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/22/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Pastor Farshid Fatih was released from prison in Iran on Monday, December 21,...

Seven Evangelicals Jailed after Refusing to Convert to Catholicism in Mexico

December 18, 2015 — Calls for Help Ignored by State, Federal Government 12/16/2015 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that seven Evangelical Christians in Chiapas, Mexico were incarcerated...

Canadian Pastor Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Following 90-Minute Trial in North Korea

December 17, 2015 — Pastor Lim Hyeon-soo is One of Many Foreign Nationals in Recent Years to be Imprisoned in North Korea 12/16/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has...

Christian Persecution Reaches New Heights in India’s Telangana State as Country Debates Rise in Intolerance

December 17, 2015 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 12/17/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Christians in India continue to face immense pressure at the hands of Hindu radical groups even as the country...

House Church Forced to Close by Chinese Authorities under ‘Anti-Cult’ Campaign

December 11, 2015 — 12/11/2015 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – Another church has been shut down in China by local police under the guise of the communist regime's ‘anti-cults’ campaign. Interaction between local...

Two Egyptian Christian Brothers Executed in Libya

November 28, 2015 — Islamic militants abducted and shot and killed two more Egyptian Christians in the desert in Western Libya. Dozens of Christians remain trapped in Libya without a safe way to return...

More than 150 Christians Face Imminent Expulsion in Mexico

November 25, 2015 — Local Police Authorities Refuse to Respond to Threat 11/23/2015 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on November 15, local government officials and community...

Pregnant Christian Woman Loses Child after Beating by Hindu Radicals in India

November 20, 2015 — Assailants Released by Police Only Hours after Arrest 11/20/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a pregnant Christian woman, along with 40 other...

Large-Scale Islamic Terrorist Attacks in Paris Kill at Least 128

November 14, 2015 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In coordinated attacks at six sites across Paris, ISIS-linked terrorists used machine guns and suicide belts in the worst act of violence in France since World War...

New Raid On Iranian Christians, 14 Arrested, One Christian Released

November 13, 2015 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/13/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Iranian authorities have continued to demonstrate their disregard for basic religious freedom as...