Iran Exorbitant Bail Set For Imprisoned ChristiansMay 25, 2016 — ICC Note:The three Christians arrested alongside Pastor Nadarkhani in Iran are still awaiting release from Lakan Prison. The bails set for the men have a pending payment assigned of 100,000,000...
Christian church in Syria persists and grows despite threat from ISISMay 24, 2016 — ICC Note: While Syria continues to be drained of its Christian population, one church remains a steady support for Christians who still remain. In the midst of a bloody civil...
Egypt Arrests Human Rights Activist in Cairo Without WarningMay 23, 2016 — Activist for Egypt’s Coptic Christian Minority Faces a Myriad of Charges 5/23/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern): International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Mina Thabet, a well-known human rights...
Egypt Parliament to discuss easing restrictions on church-buildingMay 23, 2016 — ICC Note: The Egyptian Parliament is discussing a proposal for the construction of churches in the predominantly muslim nation. Christians hope this will ease the administrative and tangible hurdles they...
Female Christian Prisoner Faces Health Issues in Iranian PrisonMay 23, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian prisoner, Maryam Zargaran, is suffering from vast physical ailments in her Iranian cell, while the prison officials refuse to provide her with proper medical care. Maryam is...
Wave of Kidnappings Rock Upper Egypt’s Christian Community – Part 1May 23, 2016 — By Sandra Elliot 5/23/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - The following is the first of six different accounts in which Christian women and girls have been kidnapped and brutally...
Islamic State (IS) enter Syrian town and brutally kill Christians and AlawitesMay 20, 2016 — ICC Note: A Barnabas Aid representative in Aleppo has reported the details of Christian persecution that persisted earlier this month during the onslaught of Christian communities in the town. While rebel groups and...
The Suffering of Syria’s Christians Taught Him How to Be a PriestMay 19, 2016 — ICC Note: Father Rodrigo Miranda was a priest in Aleppo, Syria between 2011 and 2014. It was there with the persecuted Christian community that the Chilean priest learned what it...
Kidnapped Indian PRiest Alive in Yemen, Government Negotiating ReleaseMay 19, 2016 — ICC Note: Kidnapped Indian priest, Uzhannalil is alive and in captivity with Yemeni rebel group. New Delhi has confirmed the location and condition of the priest and is now in...
USCIRF: Violations on religious freedom in Iran increasingMay 18, 2016 — ICC Note: The latest report for USCIRF has identified Iran as a country seeing continuing and growing violations against religious minorities, including Christians, Baha'is and Sunni Muslims. The systematic violations...
After the US Has Declared ISIS Guilty of Genocide, What Next?May 18, 2016 — ICC Note: The United States recently identified the actions of the Islamic State as genocide, specifically against minority christians. Now that this first and crucial step has taken place, what...
Ancient Christian City in Syria is ‘Rising Again’May 17, 2016 — ICC Note: Miraculous stories of God’s intervention now emerge from the ancient Christian town of Maaloula, Syria. The city was captured in September 2013 by IS militants, but was then...
Following God’s Will, Egyptian Christian Finds Joy in Prison for ChristMay 17, 2016 — By Sandra Elliot “I spent three years and two months in prison,” Bishoy explained to ICC, “But I thank God for everything.” It was on July 28, 2012 that Bishoy...
Iranian church pastor released from detention; three church members still heldMay 16, 2016 — ICC Note: Iranian pastor, Youcef Nadarkahani, and his wife have been released from custody after being arrested last week during a house raid. CSW reported that 10 Christian homes were...
‘Extremists’ burn down church in EgyptMay 16, 2016 — ICC Note: Muslim extremists burned down a church in North Egypt according to a local Coptic Bishop. St Mary’s Church was a makeshift place of worship as the government hasn’t...
Top Religious Leaders Start Outreach Program in Egypt to End Female Genital MutilationMay 14, 2016 — ICC Note: The Islamic University of AL Azhar is joining Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Egypt to fight against child abuse and, in particular, female genital mutilation. As many as 850...
