Helping Armenian Christians Who Fled for Their Lives

November 14, 2024 — 11/14/2024 Armenia (International Christian Concern) – When we first met an Armenian refugee named Narine, she couldn’t stop crying. The trauma of her family’s forced exit from their ancestral homeland of...

COP29 Host Azerbaijan Accused of ‘Greenwashing’ Ancient Christian Territory

November 11, 2024 — 11/11/2024 Azerbaijan (International Christian Concern) — The COP29 climate change conference started today in Azerbaijan, a country known for its recent ethnic cleansing of Armenian Christians. The U.N. conference is...

Iranian Pastor Released from Prison Following International Outcry

November 8, 2024 — 11/8/2024 Iran (International Christian Concern) — After serving more than one year of his 10-year prison sentence, an Armenian-Iranian pastor recently gained freedom from Tehran’s Evin Prison following public outcry....

China Pledges Support for Iran

October 25, 2024 — 10/25/2024 China (International Christian Concern) — Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged steadfast support for Iran on Wednesday during the annual BRICS summit in Russia, the Chinese news outlet Xinhua reported. ...

Report Shows Christian Persecution Worsening Worldwide

October 24, 2024 — 10/24/2024 United Kingdom (International Christian Concern) — A report released on Tuesday shows that Christians around the world are enduring increased levels of violence, discrimination, and other human rights abuses....

Faith, Family, and Fortitude

October 18, 2024 — 10/18/2024 Middle East (International Christian Concern) – Since his childhood, Issa has devoted his life to Christ and to his church. Today, he is married and a father of a...

Iran: Where Oppression Helps the Church Grow

October 18, 2024 — 10/18/2024 Iran (International Christian Concern) — Decades of fierce government oppression have failed to eradicate the church in Iran. Introduced in 1979 after a bloody revolution, the modern-day theocracy ruling...

Saudi Arabia Loses Bid for Seat on Human Rights Council

October 15, 2024 — New York (International Christian Concern) — In voting last week at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, representatives rejected Saudi Arabia’s bid for membership on the influential Human Rights...

The Cost of Conversion

October 14, 2024 — 10/14/2024 Middle East (International Christian Concern) – Abigail, who comes from a Muslim family, received Jesus as her savior two years ago. Since then, her mother has pressured her to...

Jacob’s Revival

October 11, 2024 — 10/11/2024 Syria (International Christian Concern) — Jacob, a young man who lives in northeastern Syria, was born into a committed Christian family and has served in his church for most...

After Centuries of Genocide and Persecution, Christianity Continues to Grow

October 11, 2024 — 10/11/2024 (International Christian Concern) — Since the death of Stephen, the first Christian martyr, in 33-36 A.D., Christians have endured unrelenting persecution and, at times, even genocide. Despite this, the...

Strength Amid Chaos in the Middle East

October 3, 2024 — 10/3/2024 Middle East (International Christian Concern) — As the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel approaches, Christians across the Middle East find themselves caught in a...

Persecution Continues in Saudi Arabia Despite Claims of Reform

October 1, 2024 — Saudi Arabia (International Christian Concern) — Long an indispensable player on the international stage because of its vast oil and gas reserves, Saudi Arabia has historically felt little need to...

The Gift of Hope in the Middle East

September 30, 2024 — 09/30/2024 Middle East (International Christian Concern) – Soon after Ahmed Saad left Islam to follow Jesus, he shared his faith with a Muslim woman he worked with. She put her trust...

A Medical Worker’s Ministry of Hope and Healing in Iraq

September 26, 2024 — 9/26/2024 Iraq (International Christian Concern) — After working in an emergency department for several years, Waleed opened his own medical clinic in Qaraqosh, Iraq. The clinic had been a dream...

Crowns of Courage: Till Death Do Us Part

September 23, 2024 — 09/23/2024 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Through the mountains and valleys of the Christian life, there are few greater blessings than a spouse who encourages you in the faith. This is...