Nigerians in Lagos Call for Justice in the Middle Belt

February 17, 2024 — 02/17/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Civil society organizations in Nigeria have sounded the alarm on the escalating violence plaguing the nation, particularly the Middle Belt region, where countless lives...

Pray for Du Merci Orphanage

February 15, 2024 — 02/15/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) –International Christian Concern (ICC) has worked with Professor Solomon Tarfa and his wife, Merci Tarfa, over the past several months. The Tarfa family has suffered...

Silent Sacrifice: Remembering a Christian Teacher’s Tragedy in War-Torn Idlib

February 15, 2024 — 02/15/2024 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Nearly 12 years since the beginning of the Syrian uprising and the subsequent war, Syria tragically remains divided. The northwest province of Idlib remains...

Navigating Love for Persecuted Christians in the Middle East

February 14, 2024 — 02/14/2024 Middle East (International Christian Concern) – For those who have decided to believe and follow Christ from Muslim backgrounds, persecution comes in many layers and forms – even in...

Fulani Militants Kill 4 in Attacks in Rigwe Nation

February 12, 2024 — 02/12/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – On Sunday, Feb. 11, Fulani militants attacked the Nkienzha community in Miango District of Plateau state in Nigeria, killing three and injuring one other. During...

Looming Deadline for Camp Closures Worries Iraq’s Religious Minorities

February 12, 2024 — 02/12/2024 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – The specter of impending camp closures in Iraq has heightened concerns among the country's religious minorities, particularly those who were displaced during the ISIS...

Hindu Flags Forcibly Installed on Church Rooftops in India

February 6, 2024 — 02/06/2024 India (International Christian Concern) – Hindus in India are still celebrating and enthralled after the Jan. 22 inauguration of the Ram Mandir Temple believed to be the birthplace of...

Christians in Pakistan Strive for Equality as Elections Near

February 6, 2024 — 02/06/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) -- Christians in Pakistan continue to be considered as second class citizens – a view that is continually reinforced at the highest levels of government....

Vietnamese Christian Convicted for Hosting Prayer Meetings

February 6, 2024 — 02/06/2024 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) -- International Christian Concern and human rights groups are calling for the immediate release of Vietnamese Christian Nay Y Blang after he was recently sentenced...

Nigerian Police Continue to Investigate Killing of Two Monarchs

February 6, 2024 — 02/05/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) -- Nigerian police and government officials continue to investigate the slaying of two Christian monarchs last week who were gunned down returning from a security...

One Australian School Counters Christianity Decline

January 29, 2024 — 01/29/2024 Australia (International Christian Concern) -- Christianity is still the major religion in Australia, but numbers are quickly declining each year. In this new 'post-Christian' environment, Religion Unplugged recently detailed...

Pakistani Christians No Longer Required to Study Islam in School

January 27, 2024 — 01/27/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – The Pakistani government has decided that non-Muslim students will no longer be required to study Islam in school. The Ministry of Federal Education and...

Behind a Media Wall of Silence

January 27, 2024 — Three Christians in India, Pakistan, and Somalia share challenges of navigating their faith by Matthew Ideally, the media would give suitable attention to human rights crises, no matter what religions...

ICC Spearheads Breakout Track at Upcoming IRF Summit

January 26, 2024 — 01/26/2024 Washington (International Christian Concern) – Hundreds of religious freedom advocates will gather next week in Washington, D.C., for the fourth annual International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit. The IRF Summit...

Hong Kong Leader says Foreigners to Blame for ‘Anti-China’ Rhetoric

January 26, 2024 — 01/26/2024 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) -- In another blow to the rule of law and democracy, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee said this week that foreign actors and...

Truth Against the Waves

January 26, 2024 — Countering the False Narrative that Climate Change is Fueling the Wave of Violence in Nigeria By Greg Cochran, Ph.D., ICC Fellow The return of the El Nino weather pattern in...