Sudan Releases One Church Leader While One Remains Imprisoned

May 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 December

May 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 Christians

May 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’ – NGO

April 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 Farm

April 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 Surveillance

April 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 Leader

March 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 Group

March 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...

Czech Citizen Remains in Sudanese Prison for Filming Christian Persecution

March 11, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Czech citizen Petr Jasek was imprisoned in Sudan for filming instances of Christian persecution within Sudan's borders. Sudanese authorities arrested him in December and will face trial under...

Christian Leaders Kept in Sudan Since December Uncharged, but Incommunicado

February 10, 2016 — ICC Note: Sudan is breaking its own law by holding two Christian leaders incommunicado since mid-December without being charged. Telal Nogossi and Hassan Kodi remain in custody after Sudanese intelligence...

Morning Star News’ Top 10 Persecution Stories of 2015

January 9, 2016 — ICC Note: 2015 was a year marked by horrific persecution, especially in Africa. The following Morning Star News report details top persecution stories of the year, many of which happened in...

Sudanese Pastor Acquitted of Obstructing Church Demolition

January 6, 2016 — ICC Note: Sudanese authorities have released a pastor and the lawyer who has defended Christians in high-profile death penalty cases in the last few years. Pastor Hafiz Mengisto and Attorney...

Sudan: Attack Aftermath – Army, RSF Sweep Darfur’s Jebel Marra

January 1, 2016 — ICC News: Sudan's upsurge in attacks on the Darfur region continue to bear horrifying witness accounts of atrocities and attacks on civilians. Darfur is remembered for a brutal genocide President...