Free to Love Everyone

January 16, 2023 — 01/16/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Sofia has lived most of her life a Muslim—but it’s rarely been filled with peace. She converted after she married her late husband, but...

Continued Militant Attacks Are Threatening Nigeria’s Upcoming Elections

January 12, 2023 — 01/12/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – International observers are expressing concern this week that Nigeria’s upcoming presidential elections, scheduled for February 25 and followed by gubernatorial elections on March 11,...

Murder in the Congo

January 12, 2023 — 01/12/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On March 20, 2022, Kahindo, 25, and her two-year-old daughter, Nuela, were captured from their village by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an Islamic...

Jane’s Story: Albinism and Persecution in Sub-Saharan Africa

January 11, 2023 — Jane’s Story Jane* was born with albinism, a highly stigmatized condition in her home country of Uganda. Albinism is a congenital disorder characterized by a complete or partial absence...

New Year, Same Issues for Irigwe Believers in Nigeria’s Plateau State

January 10, 2023 — 01/10/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Christmas night was cold in Central Nigeria as believers in Miango gathered for Bible lessons and singing. The community has experienced significant loss over...

Catholic Priest Murdered in Burkina Faso

January 9, 2023 — 1/09/2023 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) - On Monday, January 2, a Catholic priest was murdered by unidentified armed men. The priest, Father Jacques Yaro Zerbo, lived in the village...

Joint Military Task Force Rescues 100 Hostages From the ADF

January 6, 2023 — 1/06/2023 DRC (International Christian Concern) - Recently, a joint military operation between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo successfully rescued over one hundred civilians who were being held hostage...

Jihadism on the Rise in Benin

January 4, 2023 — 1/04/2023 Benin (International Christian Concern) - Jihadi violence spiked in the small West African nation of Benin during the second half of 2022. Extremist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the...

Dozens of Christians Killed or Abducted by Extremists in Nigeria

January 3, 2023 — 1/03/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - On Christmas Day, Fulani militants attacked Angwan Aku Village in Kaduna, a state located in the north of Nigeria. The attack occurred at 10...

Christian Persecution in Nigeria Intensifies, Report Finds

January 2, 2023 — 1/02/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - United Kingdom-based aid and advocacy group Release International released a report on Wednesday, December 28, entitled "Persecution Trends." The report found that persecution is...

The MENA Region Drops Significantly on Annual Freedom Press Index

December 26, 2022 — 12/25/2022 MENA (International Christian Concern) – Reporters Without Borders completed its annual freedom press index which reviews how journalism is accepted in each country. Within this report, the Middle East...

Kidnapped Algerian Refugee Given Prison Sentence

December 20, 2022 — 12/20/2022 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – In August of 2021 Algerian Slimane Bouhaf’s was kidnapped from Tunisia by the secret police. He was brought back to Algeria where he was...

USCIRF ‘Outraged’ by U.S. State Department

December 7, 2022 — 12/07/2022 United States (International Christian Concern) – After the U.S. Department of State announced its recent designations for Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) last Friday, the United States Commission on...

Only 11 Churches left in Algeria, but the Church is Still Growing

December 5, 2022 — 12/05/2022 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Another Algerian church closed last week in the Kabyle area after a police raid. During the beginning of the pandemic, the Algerian government shut...

Christian Man Brutally Injured in Attack by Somali Herders

December 2, 2022 — 12/02/2022 Kenya (International Christian Concern) - David is a survivor of a heinous attack by Somali herders on October 20, 2022, in Kitui South, a province in western Kenya. He...

Christian Woman Who Survived an ADF Attack Dies at Age 87

December 1, 2022 — 12/01/2022 DRC (International Christian Concern) - “Dorothy Mbasa, a heroine, has fallen.” Such were the words proclaimed by the Christian community in her village, located in the northeastern Democratic Republic...