Syrian Christians Suffer From International ActorsAugust 2, 2022 — 08/02/2022 Syria (International Christian Concern) – In recent weeks, Russian forces have executed airstrikes in multiple Christian-majority villages in the Idlib province of northwestern Syria. Tragically, the Syrian Observatory for...
Second Attack in Seven Weeks in Nigeria’s Ondo StateAugust 1, 2022 — 08/01/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - ICC previously reported on the attack on a Catholic church that left dozens dead in Owo, a village in Nigeria's Ondo State. Just seven...
Cemeteries of Religious Minorities Targeted in TurkeyJuly 31, 2022 — 07/31/2022 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Radicals have targeted another minority cemetery this month in Turkey. On July 15, a Jewish community discovered their local cemetery in the Haskoy neighborhood...
Hmong Christians Suffering Daily Persecution in VietnamJuly 31, 2022 — 07/31/2022 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Hmong Christians in the Nghe An province of Vietnam suffer severe persecution. According to Morning Star News, officials in the province are trying...
Lebanese Christians Concerned Over Political FutureJuly 31, 2022 — 07/30/2022 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – As Lebanese President Michel Aoun’s six-year term approaches its October 31 close, Christians in Lebanon are concerned for their nation’s future. Lebanon’s historically Christian...
Officials Hold Trial for Preacher Geng Zejun After Six Months in PrisonJuly 30, 2022 — 07/30/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – On July 13, Chinese officials at Huinong District Court reviewed Preacher Geng Zejun’s case following his formal arrest in January. The pastor and members...
Two Chibok Girls Found Eight Years After AbductionJuly 28, 2022 — 7/31/2022 — (International Christian Concern) – After over eight years in captivity, two more Chibok school girls have been rescued. Now with children, the girls were forced into marriage with...
Syrian Christians Threatened by Potential Turkish InvasionJuly 28, 2022 — 07/28/2022 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Recent reports indicate that a new Turkish military operation in northern Syria may be imminent. Mazloum Abdi, a commander of the Kurdish Syrian Democratic...
New Online Restrictions Tighten Grip on Social Media Content and Users in ChinaJuly 28, 2022 — 07/28/2022 China (International Christian Concern) – The Cyberspace Administration of China, which regulates online activity, recently announced that it would implement new social media restrictions starting in August. Reasons for...
36 Christians Kidnapped in Nigeria’s Kaduna StateJuly 28, 2022 — 07/28/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - On Monday, July 25, an estimated 36 Christians were kidnapped from a village in Nigeria’s Kaduna state. The kidnappers are estimated to be Islamic...
Insurgents Attack Military Base in MaliJuly 27, 2022 — 07/27/22 Mali (International Christian Concern) - On Friday, June 22, Mali’s Kati military base, located outside the capital of Bamako, was attacked by jihadi militants. The Kati military base is...
ICC Supporting Children Orphaned by Radicalized Fulani MilitantsJuly 26, 2022 — 07/25/22 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - Nigeria's northern region has become a burial ground for Christians as radicalized Islamic Fulani militias continue to target Christian farmers in the country's middle...
Christian Properties Throughout Northeastern Syria Under ThreatJuly 25, 2022 — 07/25/2022 Syria (International Christian Concern) – In northeastern Syria, Christians are increasingly becoming the victims of illegal property confiscations and expropriations. The Assyrian Democratic Organization (ADO), which works on behalf...
Catholic Priest Abducted in Nigeria’s Kaduna State was MurderedJuly 23, 2022 — By Valkyrie Armstrong 07/23/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - Last week, ICC reported on two Catholic priests kidnapped in Kaduna State, Nigeria, on Friday, July 15. Unfortunately, ICC has since...
Pastor’s Family Killed in Northeastern NigeriaJuly 22, 2022 — 07/22/22 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - Earlier this month, a pastor and his sons were killed by armed militants in northeast Nigeria. On July 5, gunmen shot Reverend Daniel Umaru,...
Pakistani Woman Threads New Life from PainJuly 21, 2022 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74Ue_VSaI-Q 07/21/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – A few months ago, I sat down with a former ICC staffer, William Stark, who served South Asia's persecuted community for roughly...
