Iran’s Morality Police Resurface, Reigniting ProtestsJuly 20, 2023 — 07/20/2023 Iran (International Christian Concern) – On July 16, Iran’s infamous morality police resurfaced for the first time since December 2022, reigniting the firestorm of protest from Iranian women and...
The World’s Fastest Growing ChurchJuly 20, 2023 — 07/20/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – To be a Christian in Iran 50 years ago meant to be a part of small ethnic groups of Armenians, Chaldeans, or Assyrians– communities...
The Death and Resurrection of the Church in the Middle EastJuly 13, 2023 — 07/13/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The headlines coming from the Middle East in the past few decades have seemed anything but comforting and hopeful: war, terrorism, social upheaval, natural...
Iran Executes Two Men Convicted of BlasphemyMay 9, 2023 — 5/09/2023 Iran (International Christian Concern) - Iran executed two Iranian men for alleged charges of blasphemy. Yusef Mehrdad and Sadrullah Fazeli Zare were sentenced to death by hanging after they...
China Brokers Deal Restoring Diplomatic Relations Between Iran, Saudi ArabiaMarch 22, 2023 — United States (International Christian Concern) – China recently brokered a diplomatic agreement to normalize relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, two historic rivals. The deal marks a significant shift in...
Cutting Through the SilenceMarch 9, 2023 — 03/09/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Simply the mention of Iran in the international media evokes a certain level of controversy and alarm. But how did the Middle East’s second-largest...
Iran Pardons Two Imprisoned Christian ConvertsFebruary 21, 2023 — 02/21/2023 Iran (International Christian Concern) – The Iranian government has pardoned and released two imprisoned Christian converts this past week as a part of the annual tradition of pardoning prisoners...
Iran Will Pardon Thousands, Will Christians be Included?February 8, 2023 — 02/08/2023 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iran has a tradition of pardoning a large number of detainees on the anniversary of its 1979 revolution. This year it will take place...
Sunni Cleric in Iran Stands with Protestors and Religious MinoritiesJanuary 30, 2023 — 01/30/2023 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Molavi Abdolhamid, an Iranian Sunni cleric has publicly spoken out in favor of respecting the rights of Iran's religious minority groups and urged the...
Iranian Christians Persevere Under Intense PersecutionJanuary 27, 2023 — 01/27/2023 (International Christian Concern) – Christians continue to face increased pressure and persecution as the Iranian authorities tighten their grip on the nation in response to nationwide protests since September...
Iran Attempts to Stifle Protests with Harsher PunishmentsJanuary 11, 2023 — 01/11/2023 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iran has been in a state of unrest for the past four months after the morality police detained and caused the death of Mahsa...
Hotspots on the HorizonJanuary 5, 2023 — 01/05/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – We recently sat down with Darius, who is involved with ICC’s international relief efforts and projects and asked him to assess trouble spots as...
The MENA Region Drops Significantly on Annual Freedom Press IndexDecember 26, 2022 — 12/25/2022 MENA (International Christian Concern) – Reporters Without Borders completed its annual freedom press index which reviews how journalism is accepted in each country. Within this report, the Middle East...
Christians Warned Against Participating in Iranian UprisingsDecember 25, 2022 — 12/24/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Assyrian and Chaldean Christians in Iran are being warned about participating in the Iranian uprisings by the Islamic Republic’s security agencies. According to Mohabat...
Are the Morality Police Disbanded in Iran?December 8, 2022 — 12/08/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – There have been reports from Iranian authorities claiming the Morality police have been disbanded. During a press conference, Iran’s Prosecutor General, Mohammad Jafar said,...
Iranian Strikes Show that the People Will Not be Intimidated by the RegimeDecember 6, 2022 — 12/06/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iranian civilians and protestors are in the middle of a three day nationwide general strike after the government refused to comment on a claim...
