When Will New CPC Designations Be Made?October 6, 2025 — First appearing in 1999, the U.S. Department of State maintains a Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) list that names countries for either engaging in or tolerating ongoing severe violations of...
Out in the Open: How Middle Eastern Nations Legally Discriminate Against Christians September 26, 2025 — Several nations in the Middle East openly and legally condone the discrimination and persecution of Christians within their borders. Despite being the birthplace of Christianity, believers living in the region...
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...
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...
Crude Consequences: The Hidden Cost of U.S. Oil Imports from Persecuting NationsJanuary 2, 2025 — 01/02/2025 Middle East (International Christian Concern) – Eight of the 12 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) actively participate in or condone Christian persecution within their...
Saudi Arabia: A Foundation for the Islamic Faith, Islamic ExtremismNovember 26, 2024 — 11/26/2024 Saudi Arabia (International Christian Concern) — The largest country in the Middle East is fueled by religious fundamentalism and enormous oil reserves that give the government outsized control over...
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...
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...
Technology Can Help Persecuted Christians August 27, 2024 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow Technology, just like money, is a tool that can be used for good or evil. We know that technology has increased persecution.(1) It also has profoundly...
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...
Archaeological Discoveries Show Christianity Predates IslamDecember 15, 2022 — 12/15/2022 Gulf (International Christian Concern) – In 1986 a young man from Saudi Arabia accidently discovered a 4th century AD church while digging out his car from the sand after...
U.S. Senator Calls for Freeze on U.S.-Saudi CooperationOctober 11, 2022 — 10/11/2022 (Saudi Arabia) International Christian Concern – U.S. Senator and Chairman of the Senate on Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), recently released a statement calling for a freeze on U.S.-Saudi cooperation. In...
How President Biden Reneged on His Promise to Minorities in Saudi ArabiaAugust 29, 2022 — 08/29/2022 Saudi Arabia (International Christian Concern) - Just days before U.S. President Biden embarked on his widely disputed diplomacy trip to Saudi Arabia in July, the President reiterated the United...
Saudi Arabia Accepts First Round of Naturalized CitizensDecember 9, 2021 — 12/09/2021 Saudi Arabia (International Christian Concern) – Saudi Arabia recently announced the first batch of 27 newly naturalized citizens. No non-Muslims appeared on the list, unless their religious identity was hidden,...
USCIRF Releases Updated Report on Religious Freedom in Saudi ArabiaOctober 11, 2021 — 10/11/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recently updated their annual report chapter on Saudi Arabia, stating their religious freedom conditions "remained poor...
Saudi Textbooks Significantly Improved Religious Tolerance LanguageOctober 7, 2021 — 10/07/2021 Saudi Arabia (International Christian Concern) – School textbooks and curriculum for 2021 in Saudi Arabia have shown drastic improvements to hate speech directed at Christians and non-Muslims, according to a...
