Christians are genocide victims and should get priority in refugee orderFebruary 24, 2017 — ICC Note: The atrocities committed across the Middle East are widespread and extensive, however, it is Christians, Yazidis and other minorities that are facing total annihilation through genocide. It is...
Prioritizing Christian Refugees Will Only Help ISIS Purge Christianity in the Middle East, Faith Leader WarnsFebruary 17, 2017 — ICC Note: US policy that would prioritize the resettlement of Christian refugees from the Middle East may ensure the completion of a goal by the Islamic State. That is pushing...
ISIS’ ‘Sickening’ Genocide Against Christians: Why Is the UN Still Silent, Asks ACLJFebruary 15, 2017 — ICC Note: The ACLJ is once again asking the UN Human Rights Council why it will not formally identify the genocide being carried out against Christians and other minorities in...
Young Syrian tells how he survived ‘worst-case scenario’ of kidnap and torture by Islamic StateFebruary 10, 2017 — ICC Note: Meghrik was taken off a bus in Syria and placed before an ISIS judge. The verdict was death because he had a Christian name, though religion was nothing...
ISIS Records Reveal Number of Girls Raped by Each JihadistFebruary 8, 2017 — ICC Note: New documents obtained by the Washington Post reveal much about the fighters involved with the Islamic State including their categorization by blood type and the qualifiers for each...
A Christian Orthodox Family Was Sent Back To The Middle East Shortly After Arriving In The USJanuary 30, 2017 — ICC Note: Two Christian families were banned from entering the US under President Trump’s new executive order. The families are Syrian orthodox Christians holding F-4 visas. They were forced to...
Syria: Christians Are Being Killed for Refusing to Deny Jesus, Staying Behind to Help VictimsJanuary 17, 2017 — ICC Note: More and more testimonies are emerging from war-torn Syria of Christians choosing to stay behind and help their neighbors in the midst of persecution. Time and time again...
‘Thousands Of Muslims Turning To Christ In Middle East Amid Bloodshed, Persecution’January 7, 2017 — ICC Note:The Middle East has been home to some of the worst persecution in the world for the last few years. But despite the constant reports of jihad and government...
ISIS Sex Slaves ‘Cut Their Wrists, Tried to Die’ but Terrorists Kept Them AliveJanuary 5, 2017 — ICC Note: Women who have spent the last years as sex slaves in ISIS occupied areas are sharing their stories in a new report by Yahoo News. Because of the...
Christmas in Aleppo: Christians Feel God Is With Them in City UN Calls ‘Hell’ (Interview)December 25, 2016 — ICC Note: Christmas is bringing renewed hope to the battered Syrian city of Aleppo according to one Jesuit priest. Churches in Aleppo have head up the relief campaign all through...
Christians ‘Defenseless’ on Christmas ‘Under Yoke of Genocide,’ Warns Watchdog GroupDecember 23, 2016 — ICC Note: As Christmas approaches, Christians in the Middle East and marking the birth of Christ under the yoke of genocide. Executive Director of In Defense of Christians has called...
ISIS Crucifies Spy, Says He Was Part of ‘Crusader Coalition’December 21, 2016 — ICC Note: ISIS has released images of a ‘spy’ that was crucified on Monday. The spy was said to be a member of the ‘crusader coalition’ trying to liberate parts...
Christian charities renew appeal for peace in Syria after reports of civilian shootingsDecember 14, 2016 — ICC Note: In the final hours of the battle for Aleppo, vast human rights atrocities are being reported by NGOs on the ground. Charities including Christian Aid has reported that...
Paying off ISIS to save Christians’ livesDecember 12, 2016 — ICC Note: ISIS was recently payed in the millions for the release of over 200 Christian hostages that have been held since 2014. This comes as a very controversial move...
Syrian Christians must choose between several evilsDecember 9, 2016 — ICC Note: Senior Syrian clerics visited Ireland last week to discuss the dire situation faced by Christians in Syria. The conflict is not so much of good guys vs. bad...
Three Christian leaders from the Middle East denied entry to the U.K.December 7, 2016 — ICC Note: After Prince Charles visited the ceremony at St. Thomas Cathedral and spoke on the plight of suffering Christians in the Middle East, he extended an invitation to three...
