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...
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...
Armenians Face Backlash over Genocide RemembranceApril 25, 2022 — 04/25/2022 Armenia (International Christian Concern) – On April 24, Armenians around the world commemorated Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. Observers recalled the horrific battle of their historically Christian ancestors in 1915 that...
ICC Provides Aid for a Persecuted Pastor’s Family in UzbekistanFebruary 8, 2019 — 02/08/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In Uzbekistan, pastors are often persecuted for their faith, yet the persecution the pastor may face affects every aspect of his family’s life as...
Uzbekistan Claims Progress Towards Greater Religious FreedomJuly 27, 2018 — ICC Note: At a side event to the first Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom in Washington, DC, Uzbekistan claimed it was making advances in religious freedom through a unique and...
Uzbek Christians Jailed and Fined for WorshipingJune 21, 2018 — ICC Note: One Christian was imprisoned and three others were fined for worshiping without state permission in Uzbekistan. The Christians appealed that they had not broken the Constitution and received...
Ignorance as the Best Defense: Why 30 Percent of CPCs Receive Little AttentionJune 19, 2018 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Amy Penn" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1529415210498{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="99664" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 06/19/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – There are two regions in the world that account for 60 percent...
Human Rights Watchdog Group To Visit UzbekistanMay 23, 2018 — ICC Note: Amnesty International, a human rights watchdog, is visiting Uzbekistan for the first time since 2004. Uzbekistan has made a few steps in promoting human rights but is still...
Uzbek Authorities Harass Children and Raid ChurchesMarch 20, 2018 — ICC Note: In Uzbekistan, religious minorities continue to face intense government harassment for their faith. Government officials are raiding churches, hindering Christians from meeting with one another, questioning children about...
Leaders Recognize Religious Radicalization as Problem in Central Asian StatesMarch 5, 2018 — ICC Note: From February 22-23, 2018, five Central Asian and European Union leaders met to discuss the most pressing issues surrounding Central Asia. One of the topics included religious radicalization....
Christian Convert from Islam Released Early from His 10-year SentenceNovember 29, 2016 — ICC Note: In Uzbekistan, an already very hostile place for religious freedom, Tohar Haydarov, a Christian convert, has been released early from his 10-year sentence. Sources say he was released early...
Uzbekistan Approves Mass Amnesty for Prisoners that Could Include ChristiansOctober 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In a surprising move coming out of Uzbekistan, the senate approved mass pardons for prisoners within the authoritarian nation. Coming off the heels of the death of long...
Christian Persecution on the Rise in UzbekistanOctober 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Uzbekistan, a country in Central Asia, is ranked 15th on the world watch list for the worst place to live as a Christian. With only 300,000 Christians among...
Four Christians Arrested and Fined for Carrying Government Approved BooksOctober 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Four individuals of the Seventh Day Adventist church in Uzbekistan were stopped and taken from their taxi where they were transported to the local police station for booking....
8 Christians Punished for Possession of Illegal Christian Books in UzbekistanSeptember 30, 2016 — ICC NOTE: 8 Christians have been arrested and fined recently in Uzbekistan for having Christian literature in their presence. Christian and other religious literature are illegal in Uzbekistan which carry...
Rise in Christian Persecution Likely with New Uzbek LeaderSeptember 14, 2016 — ICC NOTE: If one were to believe the collapse of the Soviet Union saw the end of its treatment of religious groups, think again. Uzbekistan, a former satellite state of...
