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Finding a Way Forward after the Fire
May 15, 2025 Congo, DRC — 6/16/2025 DRC — On the evening of June 8, 2024, Amina lost nearly everything.
Forced Marriages, Religious Conversions in the Spotlight on Capitol Hill
May 15, 2025 Egypt, Pakistan, United States — 6/18/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Christine walked nervously to the lectern on the fifth floor of the Longworth House Office Building on a recent sunny afternoon. Across the street stood the U.S. Capitol, with its majestic dome and seat of power that symbolizes the freedoms this country enjoys. It was a stark contrast…
Restoring What the Flames Stole
May 15, 2025 India — 06/20/2025 India (International Christian Concern) – When Sanjay, his wife, and their two sons put their trust in Christ five years ago in India, they knew they were making a decision that would change their lives — and anger their Hindu relatives and neighbors. Throughout the years, villagers and Sanjay’s four siblings have caused the family…
Remembering the Forgotten Martyrs of North Korea
May 15, 2025 North Korea — 6/16/2025 North Korea — Now that North Korean Freedom Week has concluded, it’s worth considering the tragic story of Kim Yeo-man and nine other North Korean Christians who were imprisoned in 2008 for allegedly participating in an underground church in Hoeryong City.
Christians Increasingly Abused in Nicaragua’s Prisons
May 15, 2025 Nicaragua — 6/18/2025 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — In recent years, Nicaragua’s prison system has become a nightmare for Christian political prisoners and whoever else speak against the Sandinista National Liberation Front (SNLF) and the Nicaraguan government. Previous political prisoners in Direccion de Auxillo Judicial (DAJ), known as “El Chipote,” el Sistema Penitenciario Nacional Jorge Navarro, known as…
Over 200 Christian Farmers Killed Before, After Nigeria’s Democracy Day
May 15, 2025 Nigeria — 6/16/2025 Nigeria — More than 200 Christian civilians, including children and the elderly, were killed in coordinated attacks carried out by armed Fulani militants in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, just before and after the country’s Democracy Day holiday.
Christian Population in MENA is Shrinking Due to Religious Disaffiliation
May 15, 2025 — 6/13/2025 Middle East — Pew Research released data from more than 2,700 census reports, surveys, and population records across the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region, showing that the Christian population is shrinking due to religious conversion and disaffiliation.
Changing the Narrative: How One Persecuted Christian Rewrote His Future
August 20, 2025 — 8/20/2025 Kenya — Inside the gates of the University of Embu in Kenya sits David Mwangi, a young man who, just two years ago, survived a terrorist raid on his...
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Word Wrangling in the Sahel Region
May 8, 2025 ICC Fellows — 5/8/2025 ICC Fellows — The difficulty facing the faithful is discerning and maintaining the distinction noted above: How does one pay close attention to words, yet without wrangling over words?
The Refugee Camp Economy: How Refugee Camps Fuel Growth
March 24, 2025 ICC Fellows — 03/24/2025 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – When conflict and persecution happen, whole populations flee their homes, cross national borders, and end up in refugee camps. By 2030, more than 300...
Education Is Key: The Role of Education in Fostering Religious Tolerance
March 17, 2025 ICC Fellows — 03/17/2025 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – “Education is key,” they say. Education for religious tolerance can be effective in developing mutual respect and understanding among individuals from different religious...
Why Christians Give to Suffering Saints
March 11, 2025 ICC Fellows — 3/11/2025 ICC Fellows — Money is not meant to feed consumption. Rather, it should produce God’s bounty in human thriving.
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Finding a Way Forward after the Fire
June 16, 2025 ICC News — 6/16/2025 DRC — On the evening of June 8, 2024, Amina lost nearly everything.
Over 200 Christian Farmers Killed Before, After Nigeria’s Democracy Day
June 16, 2025 ICC News — 6/16/2025 Nigeria — More than 200 Christian civilians, including children and the elderly, were killed in coordinated attacks carried out by armed Fulani militants in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, just before...
Christian Population in MENA is Shrinking Due to Religious Disaffiliation
June 13, 2025 ICC News — 6/13/2025 Middle East — Pew Research released data from more than 2,700 census reports, surveys, and population records across the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region, showing that the Christian population...
ADF Kills Hundreds in Lubero, North Kivu
June 13, 2025 ICC News — 6/13/2025 DRC — On June 7, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked mining areas called Angola 1 and Angola 2, located near the Lubero River in Lubero Territory, North Kivu.
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Forced Marriages, Religious Conversions in the Spotlight on Capitol Hill
June 19, 2025 — 6/18/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Christine walked nervously to the lectern on the fifth floor of the Longworth House Office Building on a recent sunny afternoon. Across the...
Christian Population in MENA is Shrinking Due to Religious Disaffiliation
June 13, 2025 ICC News — 6/13/2025 Middle East — Pew Research released data from more than 2,700 census reports, surveys, and population records across the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region, showing that the Christian population...
Christians in Former-Soviet Central Asian Nations Increasingly Face Persecution
June 12, 2025 ICC News — 6/12/2025 Central Asia — Formerly part of the USSR, the five “stan” countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan — have a mix of ex-Soviet authoritarianism and Islamic nationalism...
Iranian Christian Refugees Granted 6-Month Extension in Panama
June 6, 2025 ICC News — 6/6/2025 Panama — Artemis Ghasemzadeh, a 27-year-old Iranian woman, and other Christian asylum seekers in Panama were given a six-month extension this week to find a new home.
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Restoring What the Flames Stole
June 20, 2025 ICC News, Project Highlight — 06/20/2025 India (International Christian Concern) – When Sanjay, his wife, and their two sons put their trust in Christ five years ago in India, they knew they were making a decision...
Forced Marriages, Religious Conversions in the Spotlight on Capitol Hill
June 19, 2025 — 6/18/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Christine walked nervously to the lectern on the fifth floor of the Longworth House Office Building on a recent sunny afternoon. Across the...
Hindu Extremists Attack Christian Wedding
June 16, 2025 ICC News — 6/16/2025 India — A Christian wedding party was brutally attacked by Hindu nationalists on the evening of June 11, causing severe injuries to many people and extensive damage to vehicles at...
Underage Marriage Outlawed in Islamabad
June 13, 2025 ICC News — 6/13/2025 Pakistan — Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has signed into law the Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Bill, making it illegal to marry under the age of 18....
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Remembering the Forgotten Martyrs of North Korea
June 16, 2025 ICC News — 6/16/2025 North Korea — Now that North Korean Freedom Week has concluded, it’s worth considering the tragic story of Kim Yeo-man and nine other North Korean Christians who were imprisoned...
China’s CCP Prioritizes Communism in Church Worship
June 13, 2025 ICC News — 6/13/2025 China — The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China’s ruling political class, released a plan on May 7 mandating Protestant churches to alter their worship music to include songs and...
Christian Mother, Children Missing from North Korean Prison Since 2008
June 13, 2025 ICC News — 6/13/2025 North Korea — Shortly after Kim Sung-sik was arrested for distributing Bibles and leading a house church, authorities went after his family.
List of Indonesia’s Most Intolerant Cities Released
June 12, 2025 ICC News — 6/12/2025 Indonesia — SETARA Institute released a list of 10 Indonesian cities with the lowest Tolerant City Index (TCI) scores based on observations made in 2024.
Religious freedom in the west
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Forced Marriages, Religious Conversions in the Spotlight on Capitol Hill
June 19, 2025 — 6/18/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Christine walked nervously to the lectern on the fifth floor of the Longworth House Office Building on a recent sunny afternoon. Across the...
Christians Increasingly Abused in Nicaragua’s Prisons
June 19, 2025 — 6/18/2025 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — In recent years, Nicaragua’s prison system has become a nightmare for Christian political prisoners and whoever else speak against the Sandinista National Liberation Front...
Remembering the Forgotten Martyrs of North Korea
June 16, 2025 ICC News — 6/16/2025 North Korea — Now that North Korean Freedom Week has concluded, it’s worth considering the tragic story of Kim Yeo-man and nine other North Korean Christians who were imprisoned...
Christian Mother, Children Missing from North Korean Prison Since 2008
June 13, 2025 ICC News — 6/13/2025 North Korea — Shortly after Kim Sung-sik was arrested for distributing Bibles and leading a house church, authorities went after his family.
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