Muslim Buhari Defeats Incumbent Christian Jonathan in Nigeria Presidential Election

March 31, 2015 — By Troy Augustine 3/31/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Fulani Muslim Muhammadu Buhari (All Progressive Congress) has unseated Christian incumbent Goodluck Jonathan (People’s Democratic Party) in Nigeria’s presidential election...

Church Vandals Still At Large: Hindu Radicals Destroy Property

March 31, 2015 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 3/30/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern)-On March 5, 2015, church windows were destroyed by a pair of unidentified individuals, believed to be activists of Rashtriya Swayamsevak...

Two Christians Jailed in Ethiopia for Distributing Bibles

March 30, 2015 — By Abebe Kibret and Troy Augustine 3/25/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Two Ethiopian Christian men are now free on bail after being detained for 13 days and 10...

Mob of Muslims Violently Attack Church in Protest Against Memorial for Egyptian Martyrs

March 29, 2015 — At least six Coptic Christians wounded as armed mob storms church in Al-Our village, home to 13 of the martyrs executed by ISIS in Libya by Todd Daniels, with ICC's...

Nigerian Christians Brace for Increased Persecution On the Eve of Presidential Elections

March 27, 2015 — By Troy Augustine 3/27/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Nigerians are preparing to vote for president tomorrow amid heightened tensions between Christians and Muslims in a race that currently stands...

Attacks on Christians Grow Despite Modi’s Vows to Protect Religious Freedom

March 25, 2015 — “Every Indian is a Hindu and Minorities Will Have to learn Their Place in the Country” By ICC's India Correspondent 3/25/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern)-A new wave of attacks...

Christians Expose Persecution During 300 Days of Modi’s Rule in India

March 24, 2015 — By ICC's India Correspondent 3/24/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern)-Christians of all denominations and Civil Society groups came together in New Delhi on March 19, to protest the past 300 days...

Villagers Attack Christian Mourners During Funeral in India

March 22, 2015 — Attack on Christians in Faridabad, Haryana. By ICC's Foreign Correspondent 3/20/3015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern)-The funeral procession of a deceased Christian went horribly wrong on March 6, 2015. A...

Fifteen Killed, Dozens Wounded After Suicide Bombers Attack Two Churches in Pakistan

March 16, 2015 — Enraged Christians Take to Streets in Protest 3/16/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that fifteen people, including eleven Christians and four Muslims, were...

Four Years Later Syria Continues in Conflict

March 16, 2015 — The Past and the Future of Syria's Christian Community is Being Destroyed 3/15/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) marks with sadness the conflict in Syria...

Kidnapped American Missionary to Nigeria, Phyllis Sortor, Released

March 6, 2015 — By Rebecca Seiler, Communications Coordinator 03/06/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – According to Free Methodist ministry, American missionary Phyllis Sortor has been released after being kidnapped in Nigeria. Sortor...

The Search Continues for American Missionary Phyllis Sortor

March 6, 2015 — By Rebecca Seiler, Communications Coordinator 03/04/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - What began as a normal Monday morning quickly turned to tragedy when American missionary Phyllis Sortor was kidnapped...

ICC Investigated One of India’s Toughest Districts for Christians

March 6, 2015 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 3/6/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - “We want to see [the] pastor and kill him for preaching a foreign religion in our village. Let him...

ICC Demands Justice on Fourth Anniversary of Christian Minister’s Assassination in Pakistan

March 4, 2015 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Murder Trial Continues at Snail’s Pace Due to Extremists’ Threats 3/4/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the killers of...

67 Members of Congress Send Message to Saudi King: Improve Religious Freedom

March 4, 2015 — ICC Endorsed Congressional Letter Highlights “Intimidation, Harassment, and Threats” Faced by Religious Minorities, Women, and Political Reformers in Saudi Arabia 02/27/2015 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In a new...

Canadian Pastor Disappears in North Korea

March 3, 2015 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No Information on His Whereabouts Since January 31, 2015 3/3/2015 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) –International Christian Concern has learned that a church in Canada reported its...