Sudan Keeps Ceasefire, but Still Persecutes Nuba RegionNovember 14, 2017 — ICC Note Although the ceasefire that the Sudanese government made with the SPLM is still holding, they are still persecuting the people of the Nuba Mountains in another way. They...
Report: The 50 countries where you cannot be a Christian in 2017November 12, 2017 — ICC Note: Christian human rights watchdog organization Open Doors reveals in its latest research the top 50 countries where it is most difficult to practice the Christian faith, and rated...
Sudan Fines to Church Leaders Over False ChargesNovember 8, 2017 — ICC Note 2 Church leaders in Sudan have been fined with charges of criminal misappropriation and trespass, following a long-running dispute over church land and property. The government has claimed...
5 Sudanese Pastors Continually Harassed by Government After ReleaseNovember 2, 2017 — ICC Note The five Sudanese pastors that were arrested and released on October 22 in Sudan, were required to go to court on October 26. Once they arrived, they were...
Sudan Trying to Seize Control of ChurchOctober 31, 2017 — Pastor Says Sudanese Regime Using Courts to Persecute Christians Sudanese Government Trying to Seize Control of Church 10/30/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Five church leaders of the Sudanese Church...
1 Million Christians in Sudan Can’t Access Bibles…YetOctober 28, 2017 — ICC Note Sudan has for years now restricted the ability of Christians to openly proclaim, worship and study their faith. In 2001, after South Sudan seceded from its northern half,...
Sudan Arrest Five Church Leaders for Refusing to Cancel WorshipOctober 25, 2017 — ICC Note Sudan has arrested another five church leaders in its bid to gain full control of the church. On Sunday, police officers entered SCOC-Harat church in the Hai Al...
Bible Shipment Held for 2 Years in Sudan Port…Still WaitingOctober 22, 2017 — ICC Note The Sudanese port authorities seized two shipment of bibles more than two years ago. Shortly after, one of the shipments was released when the detainment was appealed. Two...
Sudan Sanctions Lifted Despite Major Religious DiscriminationOctober 9, 2017 — ICC Note After nearly 3 months of review, The Trump Administration decided on Friday Oct 6, to end the nearly two decade’s old sanctions on Sudan. This is a major...
Sudan: Human Rights Violations, Religious Persecution Abound – US Sanctions Must StayOctober 5, 2017 — By Nathan Johnson 10/05/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In one week, the United States will decide whether or not to lift decades-old sanctions on Sudan’s repressive regime. Since...
Sudan Arrests Another Pastor in OmdurmanSeptember 26, 2017 — ICC Note Another Pastor was arrested in Omdurman, Sudan, on 22 September, 2017. This comes just one month after 7 other pastors and church leaders had been arrested in Aug....
Human Rights Watch Writes Letter to UN Regarding SudanSeptember 22, 2017 — ICC Note The group, Human Rights Watch, has written a letter to the UN, asking that the UN continue to pressure Sudan over its human rights violations. It the letter...
Sudan is Forcefully Returning More than 100 Refugees to Hostile Eritrean ControlSeptember 17, 2017 — ICC Note The Sudanese Government is forcefully sending back 100 Eritrean Refugees who were fleeing the oppression of their homeland. This is even though it is a serious violation of...
Man Tells the Story of his Sister’s Death in Darfur by Sudan RegimeSeptember 16, 2017 — ICC Note The Sudanese Government has brutally attacked and killed the people of the Darfur, Blue Nile, and South Kardofan regions of Sudan. They claim that this is because there...
Sudan Forces Refugee Children to Recite Islamic Prayer Before Receiving FoodSeptember 6, 2017 — ICC Note Sudan is ranked 5 on Open Doors Watch list for worst countries toward Christians. This is due to their complete disregard for religious freedom for people outside Sunni...
U.S. Urge Sudan to Protect Religious Freedom, but not Linked to SanctionsAugust 30, 2017 — ICC Note Mark Green, the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, met with Sudan’s Prime Minister Bakri Hassan Saleh and Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour on Tuesday, August...