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...
50 Migrants Killed by Smuggler off Coast of YemenAugust 10, 2017 — ICC Note: 50 migrants from the horn of Africa were killed recently when trying to escape to Yemen. The smuggler with whom they were travelling to Yemen, was spooked by...
Christian in Ethiopia Attacked for EvangelizingAugust 1, 2017 — ICC Note: On July 16, a Christian man was attacked by a gang of Muslims for trying to evangelize. This is according to the World Watch Monitor. The young man...
Ethiopia Encourages Religious ToleranceJune 7, 2017 — ICC Note Ethiopia has been known for having a peaceful co-existence of all religions. During the month of Ramadan, people from different faiths have taken part in Iftar, the evening...
Hundreds Dead During Cross-Border Skirmishes in EthiopiaMarch 5, 2017 — ICC Note: Armed attackers are terrorizing the border regions of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. Despite a continued state of emergency in Ethiopia, reports continue of Somali incursions that have left...
Teenage Girls Imprisoned for Sharing Faith Released in EthiopiaDecember 15, 2016 — Families Fear Imminent Threats by Local Radicals 12/15/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that four Christian girls, unjustly imprisoned in the largely Muslim...
UPDATE: Ethiopian girls in prison for a book ‘countering attacks on Christianity’November 16, 2016 — ICC Note The trial of the four teenage girls, three of them minors, has taken a turn for the worst with a one month prison sentence. Their situation is worsened...
