Christians Left Out of ElectionsJanuary 28, 2005 — International Christian Concern 2020 Pennsylvania Ave. NW #941 Washington DC 20006-1846 www.www.persecution.org / Email: icc@www.persecution.org Contact: Jeff King Phone: (301) 989-1708 Email: icc@www.persecution.org For Immediate ReleaseYou are free to disseminate...
Kidnapped Archbishop FreedJanuary 19, 2005 — http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/4183911.stm (BBC) - A prominent Iraqi Christian clergyman, Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa, has been freed a day after gunmen snatched him from the streets of Mosul . The archbishop was...
Christian Campaigning Hindered by Dangers, Lack of FundingJanuary 18, 2005 — Iraq is a nation going through turmoil, and many of the Christians there are paying the price of liberation. This article from The Christian Post notes the financial and security...
Muslims Identify Christians as Western EnemiesJanuary 18, 2005 — (Zenit.org) - Being a Christian, "of the same religion as the Western soldiers," is enough to be the considered an enemy in Iraq , says a Chaldean monk. Father Waheed...
Hostile Forces Make Voting Unsafe–‘No Election’ for Some PartsJanuary 11, 2005 — In the wake of so much violence, especially targeted at Christians, who are perceived as part of the 'Western Imperial Force,' it is not surprising that Prime Minister Alawi had...
Reign of Terror Forcing Women into HidingJanuary 10, 2005 — The radical terror tactics being used in Iraq is working on at least one frontwomen. Women in Iraq have reported that they are fearful that they will be singled out...
Largest Church Body in Iraq Reschedules Christmas Eve MassDecember 22, 2004 — (Christian Post) - This year, Iraq 's largest Christian community will be celebrating traditional Christmas mass earlier than normal after a string of church bombings across the war-torn country. Chaldean...
Churches Attacked in MosulDecember 21, 2004 — (ICC) - In a statement by Bishop Mar Polous Faraj Rahho, the Chaldean Catholic Bishop in Mosul , to www.ankawa.com, three churches were attacked in Mosul on Monday, December 20....
Assyrians Christians KidnappedDecember 21, 2004 — (ICC) - According to www.ankawa.com, an unidentified group in Mosul kidnapped Christian Michael Daddeza, a teacher (50 years old, married with children), from the Assyrian town of Baghdeda , was...
Iraqs Christians rely on expatriate votesDecember 12, 2004 — ( Middle East Online) - With more Iraqi Christians living abroad than in their home country, their divided leadership here is hoping expatriate votes will help win parliamentary seats and...
Two Churches Bombed In MosulDecember 8, 2004 — (Associated Press) - Militants bombed two churches Tuesday in Mosul , wounding three people in a coordinated attack apparently aimed at stirring trouble between religious groups in this ethnically diverse...
Christians ThreatenedNovember 11, 2004 — (ANS) - Barnabas Fund, an organization that supports the persecuted Church, released an urgent appeal on 3 November calling for protection for Iraq 's Christian minority. Barnabas Fund reports that...
Car Bombs Target Two Churches and a HospitalNovember 9, 2004 — (ANS) - Car bombs at two Baghdad churches and outside a hospital treating the victims of those attacks killed at least eight people and wounded dozens overnight as a wave...
Orthodox Church Attacked By MilitantsNovember 8, 2004 — Masked men attacked St. Bahnam and Sheik Matti Orthodox Church today.The attackers drove up in a pickup truck and opened fire on the Church. Moments later there was an explosion....
Christian Leader Shot by Muslim ExtremistsNovember 4, 2004 — (ICC) - An evangelical Iraqi Christian leader was shot last week by radical Muslims, according to reports received recently by Christian Aid. He sustained two bullet wounds to his shoulder...
O’Connor Sentenced for ‘Spreading Christianity’October 25, 2004 — International Christian Concern 2020 Pennsylvania Ave. NW #941 Washington DC 20006-1846 Email: icc@www.persecution.orgwww.www.persecution.org For Immediate ReleaseYou are free to disseminate the following news. We request that you reference ICC (International...
