A Summary of What’s Unfolding in SyriaJanuary 7, 2025 — By Joseph Daniel, ICC Fellow In just a few weeks, the Assad regime in Syria has shifted from seemingly maintaining a firm grip on an indefinite status quo to becoming...
Acting Government in Syria Announces Religious Changes to CurriculumJanuary 6, 2025 — 1/6/2025 Syria (International Christian Concern) — In a recent announcement on social media, Syria’s Ministry of Education published a series of proposed amendments to the national curriculum that some analysts...
Faith Amid Tragedy: Nigerian Teen Transforms Grief into Gospel Hope January 2, 2025 — 1/2/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — At the age of 15, Sarie Audu found hope in gospel music after Fulani Islamic extremists killed his father. Audu, the second of five...
11 Christians Killed During Christmas Day AttacksDecember 29, 2024 — 12/28/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — As Christians worldwide celebrated Christ’s birth, armed Islamic militants targeted Christian communities in Kwande County, Benue state, killing 11 people. The largest attack occurred...
Masked Gunmen Burn Christmas Tree in SyriaDecember 27, 2024 — 12/27/2024 Syria (International Christian Concern) — Hundreds of Syrian Christians protested in response to the public burning of a Christmas tree in Al-Suqaylabiyah, a Greek Orthodox Christian city near the...
Christians in Vietnam Arrested Before ChristmasDecember 24, 2024 — 12/24/2024 Vietnam – Christian villagers in Vietnam were recently arrested for preparing to celebrate Christmas and worshipping in non-government-approved churches, International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned. It’s common for Vietnamese...
14 Irigwe Christians Killed Days Before ChristmasDecember 24, 2024 — 12/23/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — On Sunday, Dec. 22, armed men killed 14 Christians, including a pregnant woman and a 1-year-old girl, shortly after a Christmas carol service at...
Christian Mother of 5 Acquitted of Blasphemy ChargesDecember 20, 2024 — 12/20/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Rhoda Jatau, a Christian mother of five in Nigeria, recently heard news that brought her great joy after two-and-a-half years of legal battles. On...
Greek Orthodox Church Attacked in SyriaDecember 20, 2024 — 12/20/2024 Syria (International Christian Concern) — Unidentified assailants on Wednesday attacked the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Hama in Western Syria as unrest continues to grip the nation. Gunmen shot the...
Authorities Prioritize Amnesty for Muslim Terrorists Over Justice for Displaced Christians December 19, 2024 — 12/19/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Nigerian authorities have once again ignited controversy by granting a blanket amnesty to Muslim Fulani extremists, also referred to as bandits by the authorities,...
Christians in Northern Nigeria Prepare for Christmas Violence December 11, 2024 — 12/11/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — For more than a decade now, one country alone has produced the majority of the world’s Christian martyrs. Nigeria has seen more than 50,000...
Future of Religious Freedom in Syria Unclear Following Assad’s OusterDecember 11, 2024 — 12/11/2024 Syria (International Christian Concern) — After a blistering 11-day campaign from their strongholds in the north to Damascus, Syria’s capital in the south, rebel forces succeeded this weekend in...
Islamic Extremists Kill Pastor, Christian Woman in Nigeria December 10, 2024 — 12/10/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — A pastor and Christian businesswoman were killed in two separate attacks on Dec. 6 in Taraba state, Nigeria. The first attack occurred at midnight in...
Christians Fleeing Iran Struggle to Prove their Faith in Nearby GeorgiaDecember 6, 2024 — 12/6/2024 Georgia (International Christian Concern) — After becoming a Christian, Jalal Darzi experienced persecution and was forced to flee Iran. Now he’s having trouble obtaining asylum in nearby Georgia because...
Syria: Where Christians are Targeted Amid Distabilizing ConflictsDecember 4, 2024 — 12/3/2024 Syria (International Christian Concern) — Targeted by warring militaries fighting for territorial control, Syria’s religious minorities are regularly subjected to the worst violations imaginable. Only partially controlled by strongman...
Christian’s Sacrifice Unites Village After Deadly Fulani Extremist Attack December 4, 2024 — 12/3/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — The peaceful Christian farming village of Maikatako near Jos has come together in response to an attack by suspected Islamic Fulani extremists. According to...
