Sudan: Hundreds of Eritreans Denied the Right to Seek AsylumJune 1, 2016 — ICC Note: 442 Eritreans, 6 of whom were refugees, were deported from Sudan by the authorities in May 2016. According to the Human Rights Watch, this is against international law...
Another Christian Pastor and Convert from Islam Detained in SudanMay 27, 2016 — 5/27/2016 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Sudanese intelligence officials have arrested another Christian church leader, handing him over to the prosecutor’s office...
Infant Boy Killed in Sudanese Air Force Bombing of Christian FamilyMay 26, 2016 — ICC Note: One infant boy from a Christian family has been killed and six other people wounded after the Sudanese Air Force bombed civilian towns in South Sudan on Monday,...
Khartoum Releases Christian Minister, Holds Another ‘Pending Charges’May 25, 2016 — ICC Note: On Tuesday, May 10th, The National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) in Khartoum, Sudan released Telahoon Nogosi Kassa Rata, a Christian minister they had been holding since his...
Sudanese Authorities to Charge Detained Pastor with Crimes That Could Carry Death Penalty, ICC LearnsMay 24, 2016 — 5/24/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a Christian pastor could face the death penalty after his attorney told ICC that the government...
‘The Shrapnel Finds Us Wherever We Hide’May 23, 2016 — ICC Note: Bombs continue to fall in Christian-majority regions of Sudan where, in a conflict between the Sidanese government and separatist rebels, the oppressive state has targeted civilian populations in...
International Arrest Warrant Fails to Deter Globe-Trotting by Sudan’s PresidentMay 17, 2016 — ICC Note: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir carries a warrant for his arrest from the International Criminal Court for genocide and crimes against humanity, but that hasn't stopped him from freely...
Sudan Releases One Church Leader While One Remains ImprisonedMay 11, 2016 — Pastors Rejoice and Reflect on their own Incarceration in Sudan for their Christian Faith 5/11/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - Sudanese Christians rejoice at the news of the release of...
Sudan Releases One of Two Church Leaders Arrested in DecemberMay 11, 2016 — ICC Note: Sudanese authorities have released Christian church leader Telahoon Nogossi Kassa Rata after holding him incommunicado and without charge for more than five months. Intelligence officials arrested Rata in late December 2015...
UN Holding Meeting on Sudan’s Persecution of ChristiansMay 4, 2016 — ICC Note: The United National High Commission on Human Rights is holding a briefing to discuss religious freedom abuses towards Christians in Sudan. Believers represent a minority community in the...
Sudan: ‘541 Civilians Killed in Nuba Mountains’ – NGOApril 25, 2016 — ICC Note: Reports say the Sudanese military has killed more than 500 civilians in the past month from bombing raids in the Nuba Mountains. The region remains all-to-forgotten while Darfur...
Coptic Monk Kidnapped from Sudan FarmApril 19, 2016 — ICC Note: Three men have abducted an Egyptian-born coptic monk Rev. Ghabrial al-Antony on a Khartoum-area farm for unidentified reasons, according to reports. The monk's brother reported the incident to...
Sudan Keeps 5 Christian Leaders Under Daily SurveillanceApril 11, 2016 — ICC Note: Intelligence officials in Sudan are requiring five church leaders to report daily for questioning, effectively serving as daily arrests for them, as authorities often hold them all day...
Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir ‘To Step Down in 2020’April 8, 2016 — ICC Note: Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir tells the BBC that he plans to step down at the end of his term in 2020. Observers remain skeptical about this promise, citing...
Authorities in Khartoum, Sudan Arrest Another Church LeaderMarch 29, 2016 — ICC Note: Sudanese authorities continue to crackdown on Christians, rounding up pastors for arrest and questioning. Intelligence officials detained Pastor Ayoub Tilian before releasing him on March 21, requiring him...
‘Religious Discrimination in Sudan Creates Space for Extremism’ – Advocacy GroupMarch 17, 2016 — ICC Note: Sudan represents one of the world's worst violators of religious freedom. In the context of an ongoing crackdown against Christians in the East African nation, Sudanese intelligence authorities...
