Christians in Former-Soviet Central Asian Nations Increasingly Face PersecutionJune 12, 2025 — 6/12/2025 Central Asia (International Christian Concern) — Formerly part of the USSR, the five “stan” countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan — have a mix of ex-Soviet authoritarianism...
Iranian Christian Refugees Granted 6-Month Extension in PanamaJune 6, 2025 — Panama (International Christian Concern) — Artemis Ghasemzadeh, a 27-year-old Iranian woman, and other Christian asylum seekers in Panama were given a six-month extension this week to find a new home. ...
The (Not So) Secret Discrimination of Christians in Islamic-led Countries June 6, 2025 — 6/6/2025 Middle East/Asia (International Christian Concern) — Brunei, Iran, and Yemen, among others, follow Sharia law, a legislative system that governs citizens using various interpretations of Islamic criteria. In Pakistan...
Persecuted Communities Worldwide Face New Restrictions from the USJune 5, 2025 — An executive order announced this week introduced near-total restrictions on travel to the U.S. by citizens of 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran, and Myanmar — countries widely recognized as...
Armenian Christian Pens Letter Detailing Abuses while Imprisoned in IranMay 23, 2025 — 5/23/2025 Iran (International Christian Concern) — Hakop Gochumyan, an Armenian Christian arrested in Iran in 2023 for his Christian faith, recently sent a letter to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) detailing...
ICC Releases Emergency Petition to Help Iranian Christians Seeking AsylumMay 20, 2025 — 5/20/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Artemis Ghasemzadeh, an Iranian-Christian convert who fled persecution in Iran, has less than three weeks to find a country that will grant her asylum....
Bill Inspired by Iranian Christian Refugee Introduced in CongressMay 20, 2025 — 5/20/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — A new bill inspired by the story of Artemis Ghasemzadeh, a 27-year-old Iranian-Christian convert deported four months ago by the Trump administration, was...
U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Syria Despite Uncertain Future for Human Rights May 15, 2025 — 5/15/2025 Syria (International Christian Concern) — On the sidelines of a trip to the Middle East this week, U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi...
Iranian Christian Refugee in Panama Faces Deadline to Find AsylumMay 13, 2025 — 5/13/2025 Panama (International Christian Concern) — After spending three months in Panama, a 27-year-old Iranian woman is still praying and searching for a safe country to accept her. And her...
Faces of the Persecuted | YasminMay 12, 2025 — Throughout the month of May, you will come face to face with the reality of persecution through the stories of seven courageous believers ICC helped rescue. They are not just...
Global Executions on the Rise in a Trend Led by the World’s Top Persecutors May 9, 2025 — 5/9/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Amnesty International, a human rights watchdog group, last month released its annual report on global executions. The report documented 1,518 executions in 2024...
Turkey Suspected in Drone Strike Violation of Ceasefire in Northern Syria April 30, 2025 — 4/29/2025 Syria (International Christian Concern) — Speaking next to a small, still-smoking crater in the ground, David Eubank of Free Burma Rangers recorded a video this weekend documenting a suspected...
Saudi Arabia Increases Engagement with Syria April 15, 2025 — 4/15/2025 Syria (International Christian Concern) — Saudi Arabia plans to pay off Syria’s debts to the World Bank in a move that signals a new level of engagement and support...
Sweet Redemption: Restoring a Family’s LivelihoodApril 10, 2025 — 04/10/2025 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Nadia, her husband, and their three children were driven from their homes when the Islamic State group (ISIS) swept through Iraq in 2014 —...
The Brutal Persecution of Iranian Christians is Growing April 9, 2025 — 4/9/2025 Iran (International Christian Concern) — Iran’s repressive regime executed more than 900 people in 2024 and handed down “scores of death sentences for religious-based charges,” according to a March...
Online Jesus Film Reaches Persecuted Nations in Southeast Asia and Beyond March 27, 2025 — 3/26/2025 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) – Revelation Media announced the results from its six-month campaign where it intentionally and strategically targeted spreading its Real Story of Jesus short film...
