Two Prisoners Released Following Prison-Letter Effort, More Behind BarsDecember 22, 2025 — More than 300 faithful writers took time out of their busy schedules to share the love of Christ and pen letters of encouragement to global prisoners this year. By God’s grace, it made a difference. Most of the prisoners who were...
8 Christians Endure Decades of Imprisonment in EritreaNovember 20, 2025 — Eight Christians have languished in prison cells in the eastern African nation of Eritrea for between 18 and 21 years for simply following Christ. Despite public outcry and egregious...
Beyond the Grave: Why Counting Christian Persecution Incidents Is Harder Than Counting Deaths July 3, 2025 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow In 2025, Christian persecution continues to be a sobering reality for millions across the globe. However, despite widespread awareness and advocacy, accurately measuring this persecution remains...
Persecuted Communities Worldwide Face New Restrictions from the USJune 5, 2025 — An executive order announced this week introduced near-total restrictions on travel to the U.S. by citizens of 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran, and Myanmar — countries widely recognized as...
Desert of Danger: How Extremism Shapes the Sahel’s FutureJanuary 16, 2025 — 01/16/2025 Africa (International Christian Concern) – About 400 million people inhabit the Sahel, a narrow strip of the vast African continent hugging the Sahara desert’s Southern reaches and stretching from Senegal’s...
Report Shows Christian Persecution Worsening Worldwide October 24, 2024 — 10/24/2024 United Kingdom (International Christian Concern) — A report released on Tuesday shows that Christians around the world are enduring increased levels of violence, discrimination, and other human rights abuses....
Eritrea: The North Korea of AfricaOctober 3, 2024 — By Linda Burkle, PhD, ICC Fellow In this age of instant news, we are bombarded with information. At times, we easily become numb or apathetic to the numerous reports of...
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...
USCIRF Calls for Further Action Against Religious Persecution in EritreaMay 21, 2024 — 5/21/2024 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — This week, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released an article calling on the Biden administration to draw greater attention to...
Giving Voice to a Forgotten Nation: ICC Releases Eritrea ReportMarch 6, 2024 — 03/06/2024 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – After seeing the rise of oppressive governments, ICC’s Africa Regional Team created a comprehensive report on a repressive regime that mainstream media often forgets:...
Christians Suffer in Africa’s “North Korea” PrisonsJanuary 22, 2024 — 01/22/2024 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) - Called “Africa’s North Korea” by some, Eritrea is ruled by an oppressive, totalitarian government that is openly hostile to religion. Although Eritrea is roughly...
Tears on Sacred Ground: The Heartbreaking Plight of Eritrea’s ChristiansJanuary 22, 2024 — 01/22/2024 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – Aman broke down and wept openly at a church in Ethiopia. The pastor of the church asked the man what caused his anguish. Distraught,...
Islamic Extremist Groups Killed 2,500 Christians in Nigeria in First Half of 2023July 27, 2023 — 07/27/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Fulani militants and other allied jihadist groups slaughtered 2,500 Christians in Nigeria in the first six months of 2023. The data came from a...
You Can Help Tortured Christians in Eritrea TodayJuly 26, 2023 — 07/26/2023 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – Called “Africa’s North Korea” by some, Eritrea is ruled by an oppressive, totalitarian government that is openly hostile to religion. There are an estimated...
103 Christian College Students Imprisoned in EritreaApril 25, 2023 — 04/25/2023 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) - Earlier this month, Eritrean police raided a group of Christian college students who had gathered to worship and record video clips for social media....
Eritrean Government Takes Over Religious CollegeSeptember 3, 2022 — 09/03/2022 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – The government of Eritrea has taken over a Catholic-run technical college, according to the BBC. To support this encroachment, Eritrea cites a 1995 regulation...
