India Falls Ten Places on Global Democracy Index as Persecution Continues to RiseFebruary 9, 2018 — ICC Note: India has fallen ten places on the annual Global Democracy Index (GDI) according to the group’s annual report released last week. This fall on the GDI has been...
Boko Haram Leader is Tired of “Calamity” in NigeriaFebruary 8, 2018 — ICC Note Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, has released a video in which he calls on all Muslims in Nigeria to support his mission and attack all those who oppose...
ICC Provides Support to a Group of Hmong Christians in VietnamFebruary 8, 2018 — By Linda Jones 02/08/2018 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) – Like other minority groups living under the authoritarian regimes of Southeast Asia, Vietnam's Hmong community is regularly marginalized and harassed both...
BJP Leaders Continue to Target India’s Religious MinoritiesFebruary 8, 2018 — ICC Note: Members of the ruling BJP government in India are continuing to use religiously polarizing rhetoric for political gain. In a recent speech, BJP MP Vinay Katiyar made a...
Woman Left Disfigured by Church Bombing Shares Message of Forgiveness With AttackersFebruary 8, 2018 — ICC Note: Samiha was left seriously disfigured after ISIS bombed a Cairo church in December 2016. When doctors initially saw the extent of her injuries, they did not think she...
Thirty Church Properties Appropriated to Turkish State May be Returned to Syriac CommunityFebruary 8, 2018 — ICC Note: The appropriation of church properties by the Turkish state is an increasing cause of concern for the country’s Christians. Last summer, the government appropriated a number of Syriac church properties claiming that...
Plight of Iranian Christians Ignored During Official Visit to Evin PrisonFebruary 7, 2018 — MPs Claim They Were Investigating Prison Abuses, But Overlooked the Most Abused During Visit By Claire Evans 02/06/18 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned...
Teenager Who Witnessed Father’s Death at Hands of ISIS Speaks About Trauma RecoveryFebruary 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Marian was only 13 years old when her father died in her arms following ISIS’s 2016 attack on St. Peter and St. Paul’s Coptic Church. Her father was...
Christianity Has Grown Far More Than 100 Times Over in Iran Since RevolutionFebruary 7, 2018 — ICC Note: As the world marks the 39th anniversary of the Iranian revolution, it's remarkable to contemplate the explosive growth of the church despite the regime's considerable efforts to thwart it. According to...
Indian Priest Releases Book About Captivity in YemenFebruary 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Father Tom Uzhunnalil, an Indian priest who was abducted by Islamic radicals in Yemen, has released an autobiography that covers his childhood, formation as a priest, and his...
ICC’S Just Released 2016 Hall of Shame ReportOctober 30, 2017 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVMUThZim6k
US Appeals Court Orders Memorial Cross to be Torn DownOctober 18, 2017 — ICC Note: The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unconstitutional a World War I monument in the shape of the cross. According to the court, the monument violates the separation...
Boko Haram Captive Escapes and Recount Years of CaptivityAugust 29, 2017 — ICC Note A woman held captive with her family by Boko Haram for the last three years was able to escape and has now recounted her story. Aisha Bukar, a...
Biggest Church in the Region Opens in KurdistanJuly 2, 2017 — ICC Note: After eight years of construction, one of the biggest churches in the Middle East has opened in Kurdistan Region. It can seat 1,300 people, currently most of the...
