While Christians in Western nations don’t experience the same level of persecution that brothers and sisters face in other hot spots, religious freedom in these nations appears to be eroding.
In Quebec, secular laws prevent city workers from wearing religious symbols. Other Western laws dictate where and how Christians can pray and what they can share on social media. The growing Islamification in parts of Europe encroaches on Christianity and other faiths.
October 31, 2025 ICC News — Meeting for the first time in six years this week in Busan, South Korea, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping conducted a closely watched meeting on a wide...
October 30, 2025 — By Dr. Greg Cochran, ICC Fellow Recently, The State of Theology Research Report, compiled by Ligonier Ministries, was released. In this latest study, most evangelical Christians (54%) agreed with...
October 24, 2025 ICC News, Press Release — A court in Spain acquitted a priest, the Rev. Custodio Ballester of Barcelona, last week after the man endured a legal battle lasting eight years for making comments against Islam...
October 24, 2025 ICC News — Türkiye, formerly known as Turkey, is facing legal challenges after deporting foreign Christians and labeling them “national security threats.” Kenneth Wiest, an American Protestant, had lived in Türkiye with his...
October 23, 2025 ICC News — The White House’s Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a report this week highlighting Nicaragua’s consistent “abuses of labor rights, human rights and fundamental freedoms, and dismantling the...
October 10, 2025 ICC News — At International Christian Concern (ICC), we strive to speak on behalf of our suffering brothers and sisters in Christ. We are their mouthpiece to help the global church hear their...
October 6, 2025 ICC News — First appearing in 1999, the U.S. Department of State maintains a Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) list that names countries for either engaging in or tolerating ongoing severe violations of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
September 16, 2025 ICC News — South Korea (International Christian Concern) — A week after Pastor Son Hyun-bo from Busan Segyeoro Church was arrested for violating public election laws, little information has been made public about...
September 12, 2025 ICC News — On Sept. 5, Michael Daley, attorney general of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, reaffirmed the ban on praying over those who are part of the LGBTQA community. Daley confirmed during...
September 5, 2025 ICC News — 9/5/2025 Russia (International Christian Concern) — On Sept. 3, Nikolay Romanyuk, 63, was found guilty of making “Public calls to implement activities directed against the security of the Russian Federation,”...
September 1, 2025 ICC News — 9/1/2025 Finland (International Christian Concern) -- Dr. Päivi Räsänen and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola, the center of a years-long legal drama over free speech and freedom of religion in Finland, will...
August 27, 2025 ICC News — 8/27/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — As students attended Mass at Annunciation Catholic School on Wednesday in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to mark the first week of the school year, dozens...
August 22, 2025 ICC News — 8/22/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Authorities in southern Illinois, responding to a call on July 24, have arrested two men in connection with the arson and vandalism of...
August 8, 2025 ICC News — 8/8/2025 Europe (International Christian Concern) — The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), one of the largest evangelism ministries in the world, has established a legal defense fund to help cover...
July 31, 2025 ICC News — 7/31/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Earlier this month, International Christian Concern (ICC) partnered with the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) to support their Violent Incidents Database (VID)....
July 29, 2025 ICC News — 7/29/2025 Cuba (International Christian Concern) — Pastor Maikel Pupu Velázquez vanished about 14 hours after delivering epilepsy medication to an acquaintance’s granddaughter on July 9 in Cuba. Velázquez delivered the...
