Iranian-Backed Militias Displace Iraqi Christians From Their Homes

February 9, 2016 — ICC Note: Iranian militias, who claim to be fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria, are instead, targeting Iraqi Christians and forcibly removing them from their homes. Iraqi Christians have experienced...

Vatican Pleas for Syria Talks to Remember Christians

January 28, 2016 — ICC Note: As the UN Envoy to Syria prepares for the beginning of peace talks, the Christian community is praying for the eliminationism campaign against Christians and minorities to be addressed...

Pastor Saeed Abedini Reveals the ‘Hardest Thing’ He Faced While Detained in Iran

January 28, 2016 — ICC Note: Pastor Saeed, finally in the US with his family, revealed that the 'hardest thing' he faced in Iranian prison was the months and months of solitary confinement with...

Pastor Saeed Abedini and Three Other Americans Released from Iranian Prison

January 20, 2016 — 01/19/2016 - Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – UPDATE - US citizen and Christian pastor Saeed Abedini, was freed late Friday night after the United States and Iran announced a prisoner swap in...

Pastor Saeed Abedini Freed From Prison in Iran Along with Three Other Americans

January 16, 2016 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE American Pastor Saeed Abedini was among four Americans released by Iranian officials at the same time as sanctions were released as part of the nuclear agreement 01/16/2016...

2015 Was the Worst Year for Christian Persecution

January 15, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian persecution in Libya has risen significantly with the rise in extremist violence over the past two years with include ISIS influence. Remaining among the most dangerous and...

Iran: Christian Prisoner Faces New Charges

January 14, 2016 — ICC Note: In the same week Iran is granted sanctions relief under the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, an Iranian Christian, who was imprisoned after converting to Christianity, was sentenced to...

Iran Moves to Convert Confiscated Church Ground into Mosque

January 6, 2016 — ICC Note: An Assyrian Christian owned property that has been seized by the Iranian government is now likely to be converted into a mosque in Tehran. Traditionally, Iran has been...

Persecution of Christian Converts Continues under Rouhani

January 5, 2016 — ICC Note: Despite being elected under promises of reform, the situation for Christians under President Hassan Rouhani has not improved. Christians are still regularly arrested and imprisoned for nothing more...

Inhuman Treatment of Christian Prisoner in Iran’s Notorious Gulag

January 4, 2016 — ICC Note: New reports have documented the abuse of a Christian prisoner being held in Iran's Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj, Iran. The deprivation of basic medical care has allowed...