False Blasphemy Charge Leaves Christian Community ReelingSeptember 5, 2024 — 9/5/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — Yet another Christian community in Pakistan is in a state of fear following a local Muslim’s false accusation of blasphemy. On Aug. 27, a...
From Campus Controversies to Supreme Court Wins: Eric Baxter’s Fight for FaithSeptember 5, 2024 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhOVqcC6P6A&t=1s 09/03/2024 Today, we are joined by Eric Baxter, the Vice President and Senior Counsel at Beckett Fund, a law firm specializing in religious liberty cases. Eric and I delve...
A Journalist’s Fight for Justice Amid Persecution in NigeriaSeptember 4, 2024 — "Despite the threats, I will not stop. For the sake of Christ Jesus, I will continue reporting until death. That's the legacy I want to leave behind." - Luka Binniyat...
Christians Continue to Suffer Amid Ongoing Civil War in SudanSeptember 3, 2024 — 9/3/2024 Sudan (International Christian Concern) — The ongoing war in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed thousands and displaced many million...
Man Jailed for Life in Blasphemy Case in KarachiAugust 31, 2024 — 8/31/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — On Thursday, a sessions court in Karachi sentenced Ali Hyder to life imprisonment for desecrating the Holy Quran in 2021. Additional District and Sessions...
18-Year-Old Arrested Following False Blasphemy AccusationsAugust 27, 2024 — 8/27/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — Police in Pakistan have arrested an 18-year-old Christian named Tabi after villagers falsely accused him of blaspheming Islam. Locals in Kalaywala Kasur allegedly saw...
Technology Can Help Persecuted Christians August 27, 2024 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow Technology, just like money, is a tool that can be used for good or evil. We know that technology has increased persecution.(1) It also has profoundly...
Education is Key August 26, 2024 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow “Education is key,” they say. Education for religious tolerance can be effective in developing mutual respect and understanding among individuals from different religious backgrounds. Democratic nations...
Communities in Three Nigerian States Endure Violence, AbductionsAugust 26, 2024 — 8/26/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Christian communities in three Nigerian states suffered significant attacks in recent weeks at the hands of Islamic Fulani extremists. In Kaduna state, the violence...
Recovering from the Devastation of ISIS in IraqAugust 22, 2024 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7b0biTp5Ok 08/07/2024 In the war-ravaged city of Qeraqosh, Iraq, where darkness consumes the once vibrant Christian community, Behnam’s story stands as a testament to the spirit of resilience. A few...
Christian Activist Detained in Egypt Starts Hunger StrikeAugust 21, 2024 — 8/21/2024 Egypt (International Christian Concern) — A prominent Christian activist recently launched a hunger strike, protesting the Egyptian government’s treatment of him while he’s in prison. Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo, a...
Widowed Mother Latest Target of Unfounded Blasphemy AllegationsAugust 20, 2024 — 8/20/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — Earlier this month, an angry Muslim mob tried to kill 32-year-old Saima Masih, a widowed mother of two, after a neighbor accused her of...
Middle East Christians Prepare for a Possible New ConflictAugust 16, 2024 — 8/16/2024 Middle East (International Christian Concern) — As religious tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate and Israel’s war with Hamas rages on, Christians caught in the middle are...
Pakistan Marks First Anniversary of Destructive Jaranwala RiotsAugust 15, 2024 — 8/15/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — A year ago Friday, mobs of angry Muslims attacked several Christian communities in Jaranwala, Punjab, Pakistan, burning 26 churches and the homes of more...
Rape as a Form of PersecutionAugust 13, 2024 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow Rape as a form of Christian persecution is a grave human rights violation and an egregious act of violence used to intimidate, degrade, and destroy communities....
2 Christians Injured in Militant Fulani AttackAugust 9, 2024 — 8/9/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Islamic Fulani militants shot two Christian men during the evening of Aug. 4 in Bokkos local government area of Plateau state. The men, whose...
