New Special Envoy for Horn of Africa on Tour of RegionMay 10, 2021 — 05/10/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Jeffrey Feltman, the newly appointed Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, is on a tour of the region just weeks after beginning his new...
African Leaders Ignore China’s Religious Freedom ViolationsApril 20, 2021 — 04/20/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Ambassadors from across Africa spoke at an event in Beijing last month supporting China’s persecution of religious minorities. The event centered around whitewashing China’s largest-scale...
Christian Aid Worker Shares Story of Imprisonment March 22, 2021 — 03/21/2021 Sudan (International Christian Concern)- The Vindicator news agency recently shared the incredible story of Petr Jasek, a Christian aid worker from the Czech Republic who in 2015 went to Sudan on a...
Christian Author Shares His Story of Persecution: “My Life Journey from Darfur, Sudan to Boston, USA”March 14, 2021 — 03/14/2021 Sudan (International Christian Concern) –According to a Globe Newswire press release, Dr. Victor Zaki has released a memoir chronicling his journey from his beloved homeland of Sudan, Africa, to the United...
More Progress Needed for Religious Freedom Under Sudan’s Transitional GovernmentMarch 10, 2021 — 03/10/2021 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Sudan’s transitional constitution, adopted in 2019 after the coup that deposed strongman leader Omar al-Bashir, helped the country make significant strides towards a freer...
Christian Leader Beaten and Detained in Sudan February 23, 2021 — 02/23/2021 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – The Morning Star News has reported that a Sudanese Christian leader was beaten on Friday, February 19th, after protesting the burning of a church building. According...
Church Burned Down in Sudan February 19, 2021 — 02/19/2021 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – The Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) in Al Jazirah state was burned down last month, making it the ninth church since 2019 to be incinerated by Islamic extremists....
Biden Considers Appointment of Special Envoy for Horn of AfricaFebruary 18, 2021 — 02/18/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – President Biden is considering the appointment of a special envoy for the Horn of Africa. First reported by Foreign Policy earlier this week, the...
School Curriculum Banned Over Textbooks Christian ImageFebruary 18, 2021 — 02/18/2021 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – A history textbook included in a new Sudanese school curriculum has sparked outrage for containing a picture of Michelangelo’s “Creation of Adam”. Islamic religious...
Violence Spiking in Darfur, SudanJanuary 25, 2021 — 01/26/2021 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Sudan has been undergoing many changes since the previous ruler, Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in early 2019. There have been many signs that the...
Christian Leaders in Sudan say Still Missing FreedomJanuary 10, 2021 — 01/10/2021 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Freedoms in Sudan seem to be on the rise as the country continues to change after the fall of one-time dictator Omar al-Bashir was...
Sudan: Police Arrest Nine Muslims for Destruction of Church PropertyDecember 24, 2020 — 12/24/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – According to Shanbago Awad Mugadam, a lawyer in Sudan who has been assisting Christians with legal aid, said that police have arrested nine men...
US Assisting Sudan in Loan PaymentDecember 18, 2020 — 12/18/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – The United States has followed up on the removal of Sudan from their State Sponsor of Terror list by assisting the struggling country with...
Sudan Officially Removed from State Sponsor of Terrorism ListDecember 15, 2020 — 12/15/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Sudan has been removed from the State Sponsor of Terrorism list for the first time in nearly 30 years. The listing was put in...
US Ready to Remove Sudan from Sanctions ListOctober 21, 2020 — 10/21/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – The United States has stated that they are ready to remove Sudan from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. The only stipulation is that...
Three Christians in One Family Beaten in KhartoumOctober 13, 2020 — 10/13/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Morningstar News recently reported on an attack by Muslim citizens of Khartoum against three Christians in the city. According to the report, one of...
