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Maharashtra Anti-Conversion Law Challenged in Court
September 14, 2026 India — A major legal challenge was filed in the Bombay High Court on Sept. 11 against the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026, arguing that the new legislation overreaches by infringing...
Lebanese Christians Stuck Between Mortal Enemies
September 14, 2026 Iran, Israel, Lebanon — Lebanon has the highest proportion of Christians anywhere in the Arab World and arguably the region’s least restrictive laws on religious freedom. Lebanese Christians also have important positions in society....
A Christian Mother’s Courage to Fight for Her Children
September 14, 2026 South Sudan — In the quiet corners of a refugee camp in South Sudan, a mother of six holds tightly to her faith and to the hope that her children will one day...
Christian Man Arrested for Blasphemy in Pakistan
September 11, 2026 Pakistan — A 26-year-old Christian man, Samuel Arif, has been arrested and sent on judicial remand in Lahore after being accused of blasphemy. The incident has again raised deep concerns among local...
An Interview with ‘Rebekah,’ an ICC-Supported Missionary in Somaliland
September 11, 2026 Somalia, Somaliland — Editor’s Note: The following is an interview with “Rebekah,” a missionary whom International Christian Concern (ICC) supports in Somaliland, where sharing the gospel is extremely difficult and dangerous. Some details...
Christian Woman Shot by Muslim in Pakistan
September 10, 2026 Pakistan — A 21-year-old woman was fatally shot inside her home in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, by her Muslim neighbor, according to a report by Christian Daily International. Her killer then abducted her 16-year-old...
Boko Haram Kills 11 in Adamawa State
September 9, 2026 Nigeria — At least 11 people were killed in the early hours of Monday, Sept. 7, as suspected Boko Haram terrorists invaded Zaranga village in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa state,...
Africa News
See All Africa NewsA Christian Mother’s Courage to Fight for Her Children
September 14, 2026 ICC News — In the quiet corners of a refugee camp in South Sudan, a mother of six holds tightly to her faith and to the hope that her children will one day...
An Interview with ‘Rebekah,’ an ICC-Supported Missionary in Somaliland
September 11, 2026 ICC News — Editor’s Note: The following is an interview with “Rebekah,” a missionary whom International Christian Concern (ICC) supports in Somaliland, where sharing the gospel is extremely difficult and dangerous. Some details...
Boko Haram Kills 11 in Adamawa State
September 9, 2026 ICC News — At least 11 people were killed in the early hours of Monday, Sept. 7, as suspected Boko Haram terrorists invaded Zaranga village in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa state,...
Moroccan Christians Navigate Restrictions, Animosity
September 3, 2026 ICC News — Morocco has recently received unusual attention amid viral videos showing tens of thousands of people heading away from the country into a North African territory technically part of Spain. Much...
Middle East News
See All Middle East NewsLebanese Christians Stuck Between Mortal Enemies
September 14, 2026 ICC News — Lebanon has the highest proportion of Christians anywhere in the Arab World and arguably the region’s least restrictive laws on religious freedom. Lebanese Christians also have important positions in society....
Canada Grants Asylum to Iranian Christian Deported from US
August 31, 2026 ICC News — After being deported from the United States while seeking asylum, a Christian convert who fled persecution in Iran has a new home. Artemis Ghasemzadeh, 27, recently received asylum through Canada’s...
Baptist Pastor Released from Detention in Syria
August 14, 2026 ICC News — A Kurdish pastor has been released from a Syrian prison after being detained for two weeks without an official charge. Pastor Nihad Hassan was visiting family in Afrin, Syria, when...
Armenian Church Leader Faces Trial as Government Pressure Escalates
August 12, 2026 ICC News — The Armenian government’s confrontation with the Armenian Apostolic Church has reached an unprecedented point, with Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II appearing in court on criminal charges last week while...
South Asia News
See All South Asia NewsMaharashtra Anti-Conversion Law Challenged in Court
September 14, 2026 ICC News — A major legal challenge was filed in the Bombay High Court on Sept. 11 against the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026, arguing that the new legislation overreaches by infringing...
Christian Man Arrested for Blasphemy in Pakistan
September 11, 2026 ICC News — A 26-year-old Christian man, Samuel Arif, has been arrested and sent on judicial remand in Lahore after being accused of blasphemy. The incident has again raised deep concerns among local...
Christian Woman Shot by Muslim in Pakistan
September 10, 2026 ICC News — A 21-year-old woman was fatally shot inside her home in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, by her Muslim neighbor, according to a report by Christian Daily International. Her killer then abducted her 16-year-old...
Christian Teen Beaten for Protecting Women in Pakistan
September 8, 2026 ICC News — A 17-year-old Christian man named Ikhlaq Masih was severely beaten by a mob in Nasrat Colony, a town in Ajnianwala, Sheikhupura, Pakistan, where many Christians reside. Masih works making pizzas at...
Southeast Asia news
See All Southeast Asia NewsChinese Pastor Still Missing After Being Arrested in March
September 3, 2026 ICC News — A 73-year-old Chinese pastor is still missing months after Chinese authorities arrested him at his home in March. Pastor Wang Sanyuan is the pastor of Chanchunli Church in Ji’nan, the...
Baptist Pastor Martyred in Myanmar by Military Dictatorship
August 28, 2026 ICC News — The Burma Research Institute (BRI) has confirmed that Rev. William and another Chin Christian, Nam Ceu, were extrajudicially murdered on June 4 by the Burmese military dictatorship. Rev. William had pastored...
Pastor Sentenced to Prison in Indonesia
August 21, 2026 ICC News — The arrest and detention of Pastor Dedi Saputra in February 2026 have continued to spark prolonged public debate in Indonesia. Saputra is an Aceh native who converted to Christianity and...
Petition Launched to Bring Home Pastor Imprisoned in China
August 19, 2026 ICC News — ChinaAid, an international organization supporting persecuted Christians inside China, has launched a petition and advocacy campaign to bring Pastor John Cao back to his home in the U.S. Pastor John...
Religious freedom in the west
See All The West NewsRSS Celebrates in New York Amid Continuing Persecution in India
September 4, 2026 ICC News — The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), India’s leading Hindu nationalist organization and ideological parent of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has taken its campaign to reshape its international image to...
Canada Grants Asylum to Iranian Christian Deported from US
August 31, 2026 ICC News — After being deported from the United States while seeking asylum, a Christian convert who fled persecution in Iran has a new home. Artemis Ghasemzadeh, 27, recently received asylum through Canada’s...
Gang Attacks Church, Kills Dozens in Haiti
August 28, 2026 ICC News — From Aug. 23 to 24, more than 50 people were kidnapped, and 47 people were killed in an attack in Haiti’s Kenscoff commune. Starting at 10:30 p.m. and lasting through...
UK Pastor Booked on Bizarre Charges
August 24, 2026 ICC News — Authorities charged a British Christian leader of Indian descent in Pune, Maharashtra, India, for allegedly attempting to illegally convert Hindus to Christianity under a law that has yet to come...
ICC Fellows
See All ICC Fellows NewsPerspective on Middle East Policy, Politics, and Persecution
April 1, 2026 ICC Fellows, ICC News — By ICC Fellow Dr. Greg Cochran What makes a home? Beyond the quality of neighborhoods and locations near good schools, houses currently for sale must compete for the attention of skilled buyers who are well-suited to scrutinize — buyers making...
Economic Persecution (Part 1 of 5)
March 9, 2026 ICC Fellows, ICC News — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow When persecution is discussed, it is usually framed in images of violence: burned churches, imprisoned pastors, mobs chanting in the streets. These images are real, and...
Update 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...
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