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Pastor’s Wife, Church Member Kidnapped in Nigeria
October 3, 2025 Nigeria — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — On Sunday, Sept. 21, unknown gunmen abducted a pastor’s wife and a female church member in Agyaragu, in the Obi local government area of Nasarawa...
South Korean Missionary Still Imprisoned After More Than a Decade
October 3, 2025 North Korea, South Korea — North Korea (International Christian Concern) — It’s been nearly 12 years since Kim Jung-wook, a South Korean Christian missionary, was arrested for his faith while in North Korea. His family...
Nigerian Pastor Killed in Kwara State After Ransom Payments Made
October 3, 2025 Nigeria — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Armed groups in Kwara state in north-central Nigeria killed a local pastor after abducting him and receiving ransom payments from his community. Rev. James Audu...
ISCAP Releases First Video in 3 Years, Calls for Jihad
October 2, 2025 Congo, DRC — DRC (International Christian Concern) — Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) released its first video in three years on Sept. 26 through multiple instant messaging apps, including Telegram. In the...
Pastor Survives Assassination Attempt in Islamabad
October 2, 2025 Pakistan — Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — A Presbyterian pastor narrowly survived an assassination attempt on Sunday morning after being shot in Islamabad’s Iqbal Town. Pastor Kamran Naz, head of the Presbyterian...
Fewer than 70 Christian Families Remain in Mosul
October 2, 2025 Iraq — Iraq (International Christian Concern) — At one point, Mosul, Iraq, was home to more than 50,000 baptized Christians. Today, fewer than 70 Christian families live there. In his Sept. 24 message...
Boko Haram Kills 4 Christians, Destroys Church in Nigeria
October 2, 2025 Nigeria — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Islamic Terror group Boko Haram launched a deadly night assault on Sept. 23 on the Christian community of Wagga Mongoro in Madagali County, Adamawa state. ...
Africa News
See All Africa NewsPastor’s Wife, Church Member Kidnapped in Nigeria
October 3, 2025 ICC News — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — On Sunday, Sept. 21, unknown gunmen abducted a pastor’s wife and a female church member in Agyaragu, in the Obi local government area of Nasarawa...
Nigerian Pastor Killed in Kwara State After Ransom Payments Made
October 3, 2025 ICC News — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Armed groups in Kwara state in north-central Nigeria killed a local pastor after abducting him and receiving ransom payments from his community. Rev. James Audu...
ISCAP Releases First Video in 3 Years, Calls for Jihad
October 2, 2025 ICC News — DRC (International Christian Concern) — Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) released its first video in three years on Sept. 26 through multiple instant messaging apps, including Telegram. In the...
Boko Haram Kills 4 Christians, Destroys Church in Nigeria
October 2, 2025 ICC News — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Islamic Terror group Boko Haram launched a deadly night assault on Sept. 23 on the Christian community of Wagga Mongoro in Madagali County, Adamawa state. ...
Middle East News
See All Middle East NewsFewer than 70 Christian Families Remain in Mosul
October 2, 2025 ICC News — Iraq (International Christian Concern) — At one point, Mosul, Iraq, was home to more than 50,000 baptized Christians. Today, fewer than 70 Christian families live there. In his Sept. 24 message...
US Sends About 100 to Iran in Surprise Nighttime Flight
September 30, 2025 ICC News — 9/30/2025 Iran (International Christian Concern) — A few minutes after midnight on Tuesday, September 30, the New York Times published a breaking news story about a flight in the air...
Out in the Open: How Middle Eastern Nations Legally Discriminate Against Christians
September 26, 2025 ICC News — Middle East (International Christian Concern) — Several nations in the Middle East openly and legally condone the discrimination and persecution of Christians within their borders. Despite being the birthplace of...
Turkey’s Erdogan to Visit the White House Again
September 25, 2025 ICC News — Washington (International Christian Concern) — President Donald Trump announced last week that he would host Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House today. The visit, occurring on the...
South Asia News
See All South Asia NewsPastor Survives Assassination Attempt in Islamabad
October 2, 2025 ICC News — Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — A Presbyterian pastor narrowly survived an assassination attempt on Sunday morning after being shot in Islamabad’s Iqbal Town. Pastor Kamran Naz, head of the Presbyterian...
Rising Attacks on Christians in India’s Rajasthan State
September 29, 2025 ICC News — India (International Christian Concern) — Civil society organizations in northwest India’s Rajasthan state have protested the rising attacks on Christians just weeks after an anti-conversion law was passed by its government...
Christian Students in Pakistan Face Relentless Harassment at School
September 24, 2025 ICC News — Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — Maryam Hadayat, a fourth-grade student at a government primary school in Gujranwala, Pakistan, has been continuously harassed by her fellow Muslim classmates. “My fellows abuse...
Christian Man Faces Blasphemy Accusation in Pakistan
September 24, 2025 ICC News — Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — A first information report (FIR) was filed at the Nishtar Colony Police Station in Lahore, Pakistan, against a young Christian man and his uncle, but...
Southeast Asia news
See All Southeast Asia NewsSouth Korean Missionary Still Imprisoned After More Than a Decade
October 3, 2025 ICC News — North Korea (International Christian Concern) — It’s been nearly 12 years since Kim Jung-wook, a South Korean Christian missionary, was arrested for his faith while in North Korea. His family...
Bridging Hope and Healing: Reaching the Unreached in Rural Muslim Communities of the Philippines
October 1, 2025 ICC News — 10/1/2025 Philippines (International Christian Concern) — Across the rural landscapes of the Philippines, many small villages remain untouched by the gospel — places where access to spiritual truth is limited...
ASEAN Delegation Postpones Trip to Myanmar Amid Election Controversy
September 26, 2025 ICC News — Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — Foreign Ministers from Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines suddenly cancelled a planned visit to Myanmar last week, according to reports. The delegation, from the...
China Cracks Down on Religion’s Influence Online
September 26, 2025 ICC News — China (International Christian Concern) — On Sept. 15, China added new regulations to control the spread of religious content online. The State Administration for Religious Affairs published the “Code of...
Religious freedom in the west
See All The West NewsSouth Korean Missionary Still Imprisoned After More Than a Decade
October 3, 2025 ICC News — North Korea (International Christian Concern) — It’s been nearly 12 years since Kim Jung-wook, a South Korean Christian missionary, was arrested for his faith while in North Korea. His family...
ICC Board Names Shawn Wright as Next President
October 1, 2025 ICC News, Press Release — 10/1/2025 Washington, D.C. – The Board of Directors of International Christian Concern (ICC) has named Shawn Wright the organization’s next president. Wright was selected among candidates when longtime leader Jeff...
Turkey’s Erdogan to Visit the White House Again
September 25, 2025 ICC News — Washington (International Christian Concern) — President Donald Trump announced last week that he would host Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House today. The visit, occurring on the...
Disabled Iraqi Christian Killed While Livestreaming the Gospel in France
September 19, 2025 ICC News — France (International Christian Concern) — On Wednesday, Sept. 10, Iraqi Christian Ashur Sarnaya was traveling late to his apartment in Lyon, France. While in his wheelchair, he started a livestream on...
ICC Fellows
See All ICC Fellows NewsUpdate on Syria: A New Era or More of the Same for Syrian Christians?
September 19, 2025 ICC Fellows — By Linda Burkle, Ph.D., ICC Fellow Several years ago, while in Jordan, I had the privilege of participating in a feeding and grocery distribution program for Syrian refugees. We served...
Word Wrangling in the Sahel Region
May 8, 2025 ICC Fellows — By Dr. Greg Cochran, ICC Fellow One of the greatest half-truths ever unleashed on humanity was the pithy encouragement parents commonly passed down to their children: “Sticks and stones may...
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...
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