More Than 60 Church Leaders Remain Locked Up in Communist Vietnam

October 8, 2013 — Christianity “Crushed” by Government in Rural Areas By Ryan Morgan 10/08/2013 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – In July, International Christian Concern (ICC) received a tragically long list from a well-placed...

China Relentless in Persecution of House Churches

October 4, 2013 — A Special Report by ICC 10/4/2013 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – A recent spate of attacks against Christians and house churches in China underlines the country’s relentless habit of...

Two Indonesian Christians Sentenced to Three Years Behind Bars for Evangelism

October 3, 2013 — Elderly Prisoners Face Beatings by Fellow Inmates, Hopelessness as Attorney Drops Case 10/3/2013 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has confirmed that two Indonesian Christians were sentenced...

Out of the Darkness: Isolated Christians in Laos Consistently Refuse to Give up on Christ

October 3, 2013 — By Ryan Morgan 10/03/2013 Laos (International Christian Concern) – In a remote part of the world rarely noticed by the international media, a slow but steady struggle is underway. Small...

Armed Rebels Victimize Christians in Colombia with Impunity

October 2, 2013 — A Special Report by ICC 10/2/2013 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – As Christians are victimized by violent acts of persecution at the hands of armed rebels, in the politically...

Central Asia Exerts Stranglehold on Religious Freedom

October 2, 2013 — A Special Report by ICC 10/2/2013 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – As religious persecution continues to rise in Central Asia, unchecked by five nations in the region, it remains...

Christian Tentatively Released from Moroccan Prison

September 27, 2013 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/27/2013 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has recently learned Mohamed El Baladi has been released from the Moroccan prison where he was...

Violence against Egyptian Christians Reaches a Level Not Seen for Centuries

September 26, 2013 — By Todd Daniels 9/26/2013 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – “I'm afraid to get out from my home and walk in the streets of the village. The situation is so...

Islamist Terrorists Brutally Attack Shopping Mall in Kenya

September 23, 2013 — Targeting of Christians and Non-Muslims 9/23/2013 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) expresses grave concern over the horrific terrorist attack that took place at a shopping...

At Least 81 Christians Killed as Twin Suicide Bombers Attack Sunday Service in Pakistan

September 23, 2013 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Attack Sparks Christian Led Protests 9/22/2013 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that at least 81 Christians have been killed in...

After Three Weeks of Silence: ICC Locates Kazakhstan’s Wrongfully Imprisoned Pastor

September 20, 2013 — Kashkumbayev Held in Pre-Trial Prison in Astana 9/20/2013 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern)-International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Pastor Bakhytzhat Kashkumbayev has been transferred to an Investigation Prison in...

Despised and Disgraced: Persecution Uniquely Faced by Christian Women in Pakistan

September 19, 2013 — By William Stark 9/19/2013 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Christian women in Pakistan are among the country’s poorest and most hated citizens because they are both the “wrong” religion...

International Attention Keeps Pastor in Kazakhstan from “Certain Death”

September 19, 2013 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kashkumbayev Subjected to “Soviet Era” Treatment in Psychiatric Ward 9/19/2013 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern)-International Christian Concern (ICC) is deeply troubled by the illegal detention and harsh...

Seven Chinese Christians Remain Unjustly Detained

September 16, 2013 — A Special Report by ICC 9/16/2013 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – More than a year after seven Christians were illegally detained, falsely accused of organizing a cult, and sentenced...

Afghani Christians in India Search for a Place to Call Home

September 13, 2013 — A Special Report by ICC 9/13/2013 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Facing certain death for converting to Christianity Pastor Obaid S. Christ and his wife fled from Afghanistan six...

Moroccan Christian Arrested; Appeal Under Way

September 12, 2013 — 9/12/2013 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned of the arrest and conviction of Mohamed El Baladi in the town of Ain Aicha, Morocco. On...