10 Churches in Ethiopia Targeted in Single DayMarch 23, 2019 — 3/23/19 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern)- Christian residents of Halaba Kulito, a predominately Muslim town in southern Ethiopia, were stunned on February 9 when ten local churches and property inside were...
Christian Police Officer in Ethiopia Arrested and Dismissed for Talking About His FaithFebruary 8, 2019 — 02/08/2019 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) – A Christian police officer in Ethiopia was recently arrested, dismissed, and told to move to another part of the country after he was discovered...
Bodies of 34 Ethiopian Christian ISIS Victims Found in LibyaJanuary 18, 2019 — 01/18/2019 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) – The bodies of 34 Ethiopian Christians killed by ISIS militants in 2015 have been discovered in a mass grave in Sirte, Libya. Authorities located...
Tensions Continue Despite New Prime Ministers Changes in EthiopiaOctober 19, 2018 — 10/19/2018 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) – Despite positive changes instituted by the new Prime Minister in Ethiopia, Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, political and ethnic tensions continue to grow. PM Ahmed believes that...
Ethiopian Authorities Arrest Ex-Ruler over Human Rights AbusesAugust 28, 2018 — ICC Note: A previous President to the Somali Region in Ethiopia has been arrested for human rights violations concerning recent attacks by police on Churches, government offices and civilians. The...
DRC Government Interferes with Opposition Before ElectionsAugust 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Atrocities continue in the DRC as the country gets closer to the delayed presidential elections. The Human Rights Watch has said that the government is stopping the opposition...
Ethiopia and Eritrea Sign Peace AgreementJuly 10, 2018 — 20-Year Border War Ends, But Will It Help Christians? 07/10/2018 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Ethiopia and Eritrea have declared an end...
Ethiopian Evangelical Christian Denied Appeal on Religious Defamation ChargesJune 29, 2018 — ICC Note: In Ethiopia this week an appeal was rejected by an Evangelical Christian who was sentenced for causing religious outrage when he allegedly defamed a replica of the Ark...
Ethiopian Evangelical Fellowship Group Leader is Taken Back to PrisonJune 27, 2018 — ICC Note: The leader of an Ethiopian Evangelical fellowship group is taken back to prison. It is believed that the leader was involved in a minor incident with the Ethiopian...
Ethiopian Evangelical Given Chance to Appeal ChargesMay 1, 2018 — ICC Note: One Ethiopian Evangelical Christian has been allowed an appeal to fight the seven month prison sentence he was given. The man was charged with “causing outrage to religious...
Ethiopia Elects New Prime MinisterApril 3, 2018 — ICC Note: A new Ethopian Prime Minister has been elected. Abiy Ahmed was sworn in on Monday. He is the first Oromo Prime Minister in Ethiopia, and there is hope...
Appeal for Ethiopian Evangelical Christian Fails, Wrongfully Given Seven Month Jail SentenceMarch 23, 2018 — ICC Note: An Ethiopian Court has upheld the arrest and sentencing of and Evangelical man who was accused of causing “causing outrage to religious peace and feeling”. He made statements...
Violence Ensues as Ethiopia Enforces State of EmergencyMarch 16, 2018 — ICC Note: Ethiopia has been in a State of Emergency since the resignation of its Prime Minister last month. Some areas in the country have claimed that corruption allowed for the...
Evangelical Christian Arrested for Disagreement with Orthodox Church in EthiopiaFebruary 12, 2018 — ICC Note An evangelical Christian in Ethiopia has been arrested and sentenced to seven months in prison for offending the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. His offense was answering a question asked...
Seven Ethiopian Christians Arrested for Prayer MeetingJanuary 11, 2018 — ICC Note Seven Ethiopian Christians were arrested and have been denied bail for praying against the government in Ethiopia. The seven men, members of the Meserete Kiristos church, were travelling...
Ethiopian Pentecostal Church Forced to Close DoorsAugust 17, 2017 — ICC Note: A Pentecostal Church in Ethiopia was told to stop operations after a mob attacked it. This mob is believed to have been formed by a student organization that...
