Church Attacked and Desecrated in Eastern TurkeyMay 14, 2021 — Incident Occurs in Same Village Where Priest's Parents Were Kidnapped 05/14/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) –International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on May 11, 2021, it was discovered...
Iranian Christian Converts Face Pressure At Home And AbroadMay 13, 2021 — 05/13/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Three new cases of persecution against Iranian Christians have been made known, two of whom face international pressures as well. 40-year-old Reza Zaeemi of Karaj...
Nine Syriac Christian Churches Recommended to UNESCOMay 12, 2021 — 05/12/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Nine churches and monasteries in Tur Abdin, Mardin have been added to a tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage. Tur Abdin was mostly comprised...
“One Nation, Two States” Cause Christians to Lament Religious SitesMay 11, 2021 — 05/11/2021 Caucasus (International Christian Concern) – Christians in Turkey and Azerbaijan are lamenting their historic churches. In Turkey, an illuminated sign hung between two spires of Hagia Sophia saying “There is...
Turkish Airstrikes Displace Iraqi Christian VillagesMay 10, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] Airstrikes Coincide with Anniversary of Turkey’s 20th Century Genocide Against Christians 05/10/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that by May...
Azerbaijan Commits War Crimes Against ArmeniansMay 6, 2021 — 05/06/2021 Azerbaijan (International Christian Concern) – According to lawyers at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), 19 Armenian prisoners of war were tortured and killed by Azerbaijani servicemen. Artak Zeynalyan...
Armenian Church Seeks Reparation in Lawsuit Against TurkeyApril 30, 2021 — 04/30/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – After a six-year struggle for a court hearing, the Armenian Apostolic Church Holy See, known as the Catholicosate of Cilicia, successfully refiled a lawsuit against...
Regional Response to Biden’s Recognition of Armenian GenocideApril 29, 2021 — 04/29/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – On April 24, 2021, President Joe Biden became the second U.S. president to designate the 1915 atrocities against Armenians as genocide. Former presidents have avoided...
An Alliance for ChangeApril 26, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="As an ally of Turkey through NATO, the United States is in an ideal position to curb Turkey’s aggressions against Christians. But will it act soon enough?" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By...
Turkish-Iranian Tensions Rise in IraqApril 26, 2021 — 04/26/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – A Turkish soldier was killed at a remote military base just outside of Mosul by a supposed Iranian-backed militia airstrike in early April. The base...
106th Anniversary of Armenian GenocideApril 24, 2021 — 04/24/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Today marks the 106th anniversary of the start of the Armenian Genocide that killed and displaced an estimated 600,000 to 1.5 million Armenians. In...
California Senate Committee Approves Bill to Allow Divestment of TurkeyApril 23, 2021 — 04/23/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - A bill in California that requires the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) and State Teacher’s Retirement System (STRS) to allow school districts and...
Azerbaijan Trophy Park Offensively Showcases Armenian SoldiersApril 23, 2021 — 04/23/2021 Azerbaijan (International Christian Concern) – The sculptors behind Azerbaijan’s Trophy Park recently shared their thought process in the creation of the Armenian soldier wax figures that appear alongside Armenian military...
Syrian Mercenaries May Face Trial for Nagorno-Karabakh WarApril 22, 2021 — 04/22/2021 Armenia (International Christian Concern) – Two Syrian men may face trial in Armenia for terrorism charges, accused of being among Turkey’s hired mercenaries to fight in the fall 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh...
The Genocide’s EchoApril 21, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="Three individuals describe how constant persecution has impacted their lives." use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="123617" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] This story was originally published in the April issue of ICC's Persecution magazine. 04/21/2021 Turkey...
Council of Europe Threatens Turkey with Sanctions, Removal from Council to Secure Human Rights Defender’s ReleaseApril 19, 2021 — 04/19/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) - Last Thursday, the Council of Europe said that it was ready to use all means necessary to secure the release of Osman Kavala, a philanthropist...
