No Room at the InnJune 18, 2026 — Editor’s Note: The following is written by an International Christian Concern (ICC) staffer based in India. After my house was vandalized and destroyed by a radical Hindu mob, we were...
ICC Report Examines Financial Systems Sustaining Christian Persecution in AfricaJune 16, 2026 — In a new report, International Christian Concern (ICC) Fellow Daniel St John examines the revenue-generating systems in Africa that support Islamic extremist groups like the Islamic State group and al-Shabab....
Authorities Detain Dozens in Latest Raid of Early Rain ChurchJune 16, 2026 — Around 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 14, communist authorities raided Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, and arrested dozens of believers. Roughly 30 SWAT officers and another 60...
Residents Protest Planned Church Construction in Central JavaJune 16, 2026 — Muslims living near the proposed site of the Javanese Christian Church (GKJ) in Banyuanyar Village, Solo City, Central Java, Indonesia, protested its construction on June 11, citing the church’s lack...
Ethiopian Believer Trusts Jesus Amid Ongoing PersecutionJune 15, 2026 — When Juhar Bekele became a Christian in 2016 while living in Hurumu, Illu Ababora Zone, in Ethiopia, he knew his life would change dramatically. Now a minister, husband, and father,...
Christian Woman Abducted, Assaulted in TanzaniaJune 15, 2026 — For many believers, Sunday is a day of peace, worship, and fellowship. But for Ester Felisian Wakala, a recent Sunday was nearly the day she lost her life. Wakala, a gospel minister in Zanzibar,...
Muslims Assault Sudanese Christian in Refugee Camp ChurchJune 15, 2026 — A group of Muslims recently entered Drake Haron’s church inside the Gorom Refugee Camp in South Sudan and assaulted him. Haron has expected such violence since he left Islam to...
Indian Governor Calls for ‘Conversion Prevention Cells’ in CollegesJune 15, 2026 — The governor of the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has directed all higher education universities in the state to establish “dharmantaran roktham cells,” or conversion-prevention cells, to address alleged...
Blasphemy Inc.: Accusations for Profit in PakistanJune 15, 2026 — Using blasphemy accusations as a weapon is nothing new in Pakistan. The situation now goes beyond that. Members of a growing organized blasphemy business network are actively trying to trap...
Activists, Legal Experts Claim Forged Documents Used in Maria Shahbaz CaseJune 12, 2026 — On June 6, Christian rights activists and legal experts revealed during a press conference in Lahore, Pakistan, that the documents used to validate the marriage of 13-year-old Maria Shahbaz were...
Nigeria Advances State Police Reform Amid Longstanding Security FailuresJune 12, 2026 — Nigeria’s parliament has taken a major step toward one of the country’s most consequential security reforms in decades, approving legislation that would allow each of the country’s 36 states to...
New ICC Report Explores Nepal’s Growing Hindu Nationalism, Christian PersecutionJune 12, 2026 — Following Nepal’s nearly 200-year ban on Christianity, the faith has experienced steady growth since 1951 as the number of churches, Christian schools, and hospitals has gradually expanded. Despite this growth,...
21 Days of Prayer Underway for Christians Imprisoned in North KoreaJune 11, 2026 — From June 5-25, 48 churches and Christian organizations across South Korea are joining together to pray for the gospel to reunify North Korea and South Korea, and for imprisoned missionaries...
Islamic Extremists Release Photos of Indoctrinated Children in DRCJune 10, 2026 — Following the publication of photos from the 2026 Tabaski celebrations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Islamic State’s Central Africa Province (ISCAP), which includes the Allied Democratic...
U.N. Experts Warn of Rights Violations Against Christian Women, Girls in NigeriaJune 10, 2026 — The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has raised alarm over credible reports of grave human rights violations affecting women and girls in Nigeria, including killings,...
Armenian PM Wins Reelection Amid Religious Freedom Concerns June 9, 2026 — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has secured reelection in a closely watched parliamentary election, preserving his political mandate to continue peace negotiations with neighboring Azerbaijan and pursue closer ties with...
