Religious Education in Schools Key for Peace, Argue Christians in Nigeria

February 28, 2018 — ICC Note: The president of the Christian Association of Nigeria asserts that interreligious education throughout Nigeria’s schools will reduce religiously-motivated violence in the country. He believes that educating students in...

Pentecostal Pastor in India Attacked by Radicals for Sharing Faith on Bus

February 28, 2018 — ICC Note: A Pentecostal pastor and several of his followers were attacked and beaten by Hindu radicals in India’s Bihar state after they were accused of engaging in forced conversions....

Egypt Approves Only a Handful of Permits for Churches Seeking Official Licensing

February 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Egypt has approved the permits of 53 preexisting churches who were operating without a license. However, many experts have noted that this number is but a small fraction...

Discrimination Against Christians in Egypt’s National Sport

February 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Egypt has qualified for the World Cup, which will take place in June, but a close look at the country’s athletes at all levels of the sport shows...

Clash Between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria

February 27, 2018 — ICC Note: A confrontation between a group of young Christians and Muslims in Kaduna State left many victims injured and an unconfirmed number of deaths. Several witnesses declared that the...

Christian Woman and Baby Abused by Islamic Radical in Nigeria

February 27, 2018 — ICC Note: A Christian woman in Nigeria narrates her traumatic story after she was captured with her children by Boko Haram. The Islamic radicals demanded her to convert to Islam, but...

State Interference Prevents Armenian Church in Turkey from Electing New Patriarch

February 27, 2018 — ICC Note: The church is tightly controlled in Turkey, creating a whole array of legal hurdles that make it difficult for the church to freely make decisions. One such example...

Bible Burning in India Shows Hindu Radicals are Becoming More Aggressive

February 27, 2018 — ICC Note: Hindu radicals across India are becoming more aggressive in their activities against religious minorities, including Christians. In January, a Hindu radical group in southern India attacked a group...

Security Concerns Impact Decision of Where to Build Churches: Baghdad or Erbil

February 27, 2018 — ICC Note: Security concerns have greatly impacted the decisions of church leadership on whether they should open or close new churches. Last summer, eight churches in Baghdad closed because years...

Asia Bibi’s Family Meets and Prays with Pope Francis

February 27, 2018 — ICC Note: The family of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy in Pakistan, met with Pope Francis last weekend and prayed for Bibi’s release. The papal meeting came...

IDC Calls on the Trump Administration to Accept Refugees Fleeing Iranian Persecution

February 26, 2018 — ICC Note: The anti-Christian government of Iran limits Christians with sharing their views or even gathering for their worship services. They face severe persecution; therefore, many have sought asylum in...

Christian Asylum Seekers Fear Return to Egypt

February 26, 2018 — ICC Note: Many Coptic Christians fear for their lives in Egypt since they are constantly harassed by Islamic radicals. Some Christians have been forced to flee their country in order...

Prominent Chinese Christian Lawyer Li Baiguang Dies Suddenly in a Military Hospital

February 26, 2018 — 02/26/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on February 26, prominent Chinese Christian lawyer Li Baiguang died suddenly due to liver failure in PLA...

Boko Haram Abducts 100 Schoolgirls Again in Nigeria

February 26, 2018 — ICC Note: The Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram has once again kidnapped a large number of schoolgirls. In 2014, the radical group kidnapped 276 girls from the Christian town of Chibok,...

Fulani Militant attacks claimed 300 lives in three months

February 26, 2018 — ICC Note: Fulani militants have been terrorizing Nigeria with their random and brutal attacks against farmers and other residents in rural communities. Unfortunately, many of the attacks are carried out...

Six Pakistani Christians Charged with Blasphemy for Allegedly Insulting Islamic Poetry

February 26, 2018 — Pakistan’s Notorious Blasphemy Laws Continue to Be Abused 02/26/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that six Christians from Elahiabad, a town located near...