Relief and Heartbreak: The Painful Realities Still Facing Syria’s ChristiansNovember 13, 2015 — After more than ten months in captivity, thirty-seven hostages were safely returned following extensive negotiations by the Assyrian Church of the East on their behalf, yet hundreds still remain in...
China: Where Does the Church Stand under Communism?November 11, 2015 — By Andrew Kerr 11/11/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Imagine you are going to your church on Sunday morning. It is a warm sunny day and you are looking...
Pakistan’s Christian Community Commemorates Anniversary of Brutal Brick Kiln MurdersNovember 3, 2015 — Justice for Murdered Christian Couple Remains Illusive 11/03/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Pakistan’s Christian community has commemorated the first anniversary of...
Priest Calls On President Sisi to Save St. Mary Church In Rashid, Egypt From DemolitionOctober 30, 2015 — By ICC’s Egypt Representative 10/28/2015 Egypt (International Christian Concern) - The archaeological Greek Orthodox church of Virgin Mary in Rashid city, Beheira governorate has been attacked by a judge named...
Human Rights Activists and Christians Hail Pakistan’s Supreme Court Progressive JudgementOctober 29, 2015 — Court Opens Door to Reforming Country’s Notorious Blasphemy Laws 10/29/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that human rights activists and Christians in Pakistan...
Abducted in Egypt: Five Year Old Taken, Family Presses Authorities to Do MoreOctober 28, 2015 — Held for a Ransom, Coptic Christian Child Kidnapped in Upper Egypt was Released after his Family Paid a Ransom of 45,000 EGP to the Kidnappers By ICC’s Egypt Representative 10/28/2015...
Christian Leaders in India Hail Chhattisgarh High Court’s Order but Still Await JusticeOctober 21, 2015 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 10/21/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Christian leaders across India have hailed a recent high court order that has clamped down on village resolutions passed...
Christian Headmaster Assaulted by Muslim Teachers for Refusing to Write Illegal LetterOctober 20, 2015 — By ICC’s Pakistan Correspondent 10/20/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Earlier this month, a school headmaster from Pakistan’s Christian minority was beaten by his Muslim colleagues in Phool Nagar,...
A New Church and New Attacks for Christians in Upper EgyptOctober 12, 2015 — The Coptic Christians of Al-Galaa village in Minya, Egypt Have Been Repeatedly Attacked Because of the Construction of a Village Church By ICC’s Egypt Representative with Todd Daniels 2015-10-12 Egypt...
Remembering the Maspero Massacre of Egyptian Christians Four Years LaterOctober 9, 2015 — October 9, 2011 28 Egyptian Christians Were Killed by the Egyptian Military. Four Years Later the Community is Still Shaken and Families Are Pressing for Justice to Be Done Todd...
Displaced Christians in Chiapas Demand Justice from Mexico’s Federal GovernmentOctober 8, 2015 — 10/08/2015 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on October 1, representatives from a displaced Christian Community from Chiapas, along with the Coordination of...
At least 7 Christians Injured in Attack on Christians in Upper EgyptOctober 8, 2015 — An estimated 200 men attacked two Christian homes, injuring seven in the latest incident of violence against Christians in the villages of Samalout, Minya, Egypt. 10/08/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian...
Three Assyrian Christian Hostages Executed by ISIS in SyriaOctober 8, 2015 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New video released on Wednesday, October 7, shows ISIS militants executing three Assyrian Christian men, believed to be among more than 250 captives taken hostage by ISIS...
Mosul Churches Used as ISIS Slaughter Houses During Muslim HolidayOctober 2, 2015 — By Todd Daniels 10/02/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Historic Christian churches in Mosul, Iraq were turned into slaughterhouses for ISIS jihadists during the Islamic Festival of Sacrifice. This...
Coptic Christian Community Still in Hiding as Violence Continues Over Land Confiscated by Muslim FamilyOctober 1, 2015 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE By ICC’s Egypt Representative 10/01/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The situation remains dangerous for Coptic Christians in the Nahda area in the Amreya District of...
Democracy Derailed – Religious Freedom Denied to Chhattisgarh’s ChristiansSeptember 29, 2015 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 9/29/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - When I was thirteen, sitting on a carpet, listening attentively to my pastor at church, I remember a particular...
