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,...
Survivors of Christmas Eve Attack in Nigeria Struggle in IDP CampJanuary 21, 2024 — 01/21/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Survivors of a brutal, four-day attack that claimed the lives of more than 200 Nigerian Christians are struggling to start over in IDP camps...
ICC Asks Congress to Investigate Religious Freedom Concerns January 18, 2024 — United States (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) sent a letter to the U.S. Congress yesterday, calling for a congressional hearing into the U.S. Department of State’s recent...
Arab Parliament Defends Algeria’s Religious Freedom ViolationsJanuary 17, 2024 — 01/17/2024 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Despite nearly every Christian church being shut down in Algeria, the Arab Parliament recently came to the country’s defense, claiming that Algeria has made...
Masika’s Journey of Perseverance as a Disabled RefugeeJanuary 15, 2024 — 01/15/2023 DRC (International Christian Concern) – Masika, a 10-year-old Christian girl in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has faced tremendous challenges as a disabled refugee. Her family’s world...
DRC President Elected for Second TermJanuary 10, 2024 — 01/10/2024 DRC (International Christian Concern) -- President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, recently won re-election, ushering him into his second term as president. Tshisekedi was...
State Department Announces Annual Country Designations: India and Nigeria Excluded from CPC ListJanuary 5, 2024 — 01/05/2024 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — The U.S. State Department released its annual report on country designations yesterday, highlighting both positive and concerning developments regarding religious freedom across the...
ADF Continues to Attack Christians in Western UgandaJanuary 4, 2024 — 01/04/2024 – Uganda (International Christian Concern) -- Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels killed three people in Western Uganda on Christmas night one week after taking the lives of 10...
Nearly 200 Nigerians Killed in Christmas Eve MassacreDecember 28, 2023 — 12/28/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Suspected Nigerian Fulani militias attacked 21 Christian villages in the Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, and Mangu counties of Plateau State on Christmas Eve, killing nearly...
At Least 96 Nigerians Killed in Christmas Eve Rampage in Plateau StateDecember 26, 2023 — 12/26/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) -- Assailants went on a rampage on Christmas Eve in Plateau State, Nigeria, killing at least 96 people in 15 communities according to police. Some...
16 Nigerians Killed, Curfew in PlaceDecember 25, 2023 — 12/25/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – A Nigerian Army official said gunmen killed 16 people on Christmas Eve Sunday in an attack in Mushu, in Plateau State. Mushu is a...
Nigerian Christians Mourn Killing of TeenagerDecember 22, 2023 — 12/22/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Bandits allegedly killed 19-year-old Jude Nicodemus and severely injured two others on Wednesday evening in Gana Ropp village in Plateau State, Nigeria. The incident...
Government of Burkina Faso Warns of Jihadist PropagandaDecember 19, 2023 — 12/19/2023 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) — On Monday, Dec. 18, the government of Burkina Faso addressed several videos that have recently been released displaying government officials abusing the people...
200 ADF Rebels Killed in the DRCDecember 15, 2023 — 12/15/2023 DRC (International Christian Concern) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni told the press that a defense effort in September resulted in the death of approximately 200 Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)...
The True Power of the Christmas TraditionDecember 14, 2023 — By Greg Cochran, Ph.D., ICC Fellow 12/14/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – As December unfolds, traditions clamor with great haste toward Christmas—for many, their favorite season of the year. What...
Spreading the Word of God on WheelsDecember 13, 2023 — ICC Supports Evangelists in Zambia with a Bikes and Bibles Project 12/13/2023 Zambia (International Christian Concern) — A group of evangelists and pastors focusing on Muslim outreach now have motorbikes...
