More than 300 Students and Staff Abducted in Nigeria; ICC President Issues Call to ActionNovember 22, 2025 — More than 300 students and staff were abducted from a Catholic School in the Northern Region of Nigeria on Friday. International Christian Concern (ICC) President Shawn Wright issued a statement,...
Philosophy of MinistryOctober 9, 2025 — By an ICC Board Member The book of Acts gives us more than a record of church history — it unveils the way God works in and through his people....
Update on Syria: A New Era or More of the Same for Syrian Christians?September 19, 2025 — By Linda Burkle, Ph.D., ICC Fellow Several years ago, while in Jordan, I had the privilege of participating in a feeding and grocery distribution program for Syrian refugees. We served...
Forced Marriages, Religious Conversions in the Spotlight on Capitol Hill June 19, 2025 — 6/18/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Christine walked nervously to the lectern on the fifth floor of the Longworth House Office Building on a recent sunny afternoon. Across the...
Christians Increasingly Abused in Nicaragua’s Prisons June 19, 2025 — 6/18/2025 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — In recent years, Nicaragua’s prison system has become a nightmare for Christian political prisoners and whoever else speak against the Sandinista National Liberation Front...
Grim Anniversary Arrives for Christian Man on Death Row in Pakistan May 30, 2025 — 5/30/2025 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — Today marks two years since Noman Asghar, a Christian, received the death penalty in Pakistan for allegedly receiving images of the Prophet Muhammad, a...
Two Years in, Nigeria’s Tinubu Has Done Little to Stem Widespread ViolenceMay 29, 2025 — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — This week marks two years since President Bola Tinubu took office, elected on a platform of order and security. In the time since, research by...
Eyewitness Testimony: A Nigerian Recalls the Day Extremists Attacked Her FamilyMay 28, 2025 — 5/28/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — They say the world only burns when the fire reaches your doorstep. Otherwise, it is just another spectacle, far-off smoke, a sound you can...
More Than 40 Christians Killed in Attacks on Taraba Villages May 27, 2025 — 5/27/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — A renewed wave of violence swept through two Christian villages in Taraba state, leaving more than 40 Christians dead and dozens displaced in what...
ISWAP Kills 23 Christian Farmers, Abducts 18 in Borno May 22, 2025 — 5/22/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Armed fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) killed 23 farmers and fishermen on the morning of May 15 in the village...
8 Christians Killed, Farms Destroyed in Nigeria’s Middle BeltMay 21, 2025 — 5/21/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — In a brutal continuation of Christian persecution in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, Fulani ethnic militias recently conducted fresh attacks that left eight Christians dead and...
U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Syria Despite Uncertain Future for Human Rights May 15, 2025 — 5/15/2025 Syria (International Christian Concern) — On the sidelines of a trip to the Middle East this week, U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi...
Boko Haram Kills 2 Christian Education Workers Near Army BaseMay 14, 2025 — 5/14/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Boko Haram insurgents recently targeted Christians traveling near a Nigerian army base along the deadly Damboa–Maiduguri highway, killing two Christian teachers and injuring several others....
6 Christians Killed in Latest Attacks in NigeriaMay 8, 2025 — 5/8/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — At least six people were brutally killed and several others injured in a recent attack on the predominantly Christian communities of Marit and Gashish...
How Media Outlets Avoid the Religious Aspects of Violence in Nigeria May 5, 2025 — 5/5/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — You would think it's hard to overlook the religious motivation of a massacre when the victims are all Christian and the massacre takes place...
Committee: Driver Deliberately Caused Easter Parade Crash that Killed 6 May 1, 2025 — 5/1/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — A government-appointed committee determined that the driver of an 18-wheel truck that plowed into an Easter parade on Sunday, April 21, in the town...
