The (Not So) Secret Discrimination of Christians in Islamic-led Countries June 6, 2025 — 6/6/2025 Middle East/Asia (International Christian Concern) — Brunei, Iran, and Yemen, among others, follow Sharia law, a legislative system that governs citizens using various interpretations of Islamic criteria. In Pakistan...
Anti-Proselytizing Laws: Christians Persecuted Under the Guise of Religious FreedomAugust 8, 2024 — 8/8/2024 (International Christian Concern) — Many nations claim to uphold religious tolerance, yet they imprison Christians who proclaim their faith to non-believers. Anti-proselytizing laws in these countries produce little more...
Middle East War Escalates, Fighting Spreads to YemenJanuary 12, 2024 — 01/12/2024 Middle East (International Christian Concern) – As the Israeli-Gaza war reaches its 100th day, conflict threatens to escalate in other parts of the region. Nearly three months of daily...
Yemen’s Children are Dying in Large Numbers DailyDecember 23, 2022 — 12/22/2022 Yemen (International Christian Concern) – Yemen is an unstable country that is torn between “Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who overthrew the Yemeni government, [which] are pitted against a multinational coalition...
Yemen Ceasefire Expires and Further Endangers MBB’sNovember 8, 2022 — 11/08/2022 Yemen (International Christian Concern) – Earlier in October, the Ceasefire between the Houthi (“also called Ansar Allah [Supporters of God], are a large Zaidi Shiite minority who adhere to...
Yemen at War, Christians in PerilMay 25, 2022 — By Linda Burkle, PhD A web of war While the world is focused on the Russian incursion into Ukraine, little attention has been given to the intensifying war in the...
New Yemen Council Seeks to Promote Religious and Ethnic RightsDecember 14, 2021 — 12/14/2021 Yemen (International Christian Concern) – Religious minorities have agreed to form a representative council to defend their religious freedom rights and equal citizenship, according to Asharq Al-Awsat, a Saudi-backed...
Amid Renewed Warfare in Yemen, Christian Parents Face Pressure to ProvideOctober 23, 2021 — 10/23/2021 Yemen (International Christian Concern) – The ongoing Yemeni Civil War between the Internationally Recognized Government (IRG) forces and Houthi forces has intensified recently, with negative consequences for Yemen’s Christian...
Ethiopian Migrants Victim of Houthi Rebel ViolenceMarch 22, 2021 — 03/22/2021 Yemen (International Christian Concern) – Houthi rebels launched teargas and other projectiles into an immigrant detention center holding primarily Ethiopians on March 7. The death toll is unclear, though...
Persecuted Yemeni Christians Request PrayerJuly 28, 2020 — 07/28/2020 Yemen (International Christian Concern) – Christians living in Yemen request prayer as they experience persecution amidst ongoing war, food shortages, and COVID-19. These challenges have created a significant burden...
Church Awaits End to Yemen ConflictAugust 27, 2019 — 08/27/2019 Yemen (International Christian Concern) – Msgr. Paul Hinder, apostolic vicar of Southern Arabia, has recently spoken out to AsiaNews about how he is waiting to return to Yemen after...
Yemen’s War Includes Assaults on Christian MonumentsAugust 14, 2018 — ICC Note: A civil war which began in 2015 has left Yemen’s historical monuments, many of which are Christian, in peril. These monuments show how Christianity was once a dominant...
Food is a Weapon of War in Yemen, Christians Increasingly VulnerableOctober 31, 2017 — ICC Note: Food is being used as a “weapon of war” in Yemen at a time when the impoverished country is susceptible to famine because of the ongoing civil war....
Yemen’s Rebel Government Threatens to Close Schools, Send Children to the FrontOctober 24, 2017 — ICC Note: The Minister for Youth in Yemen’s rebel government has suggested suspending all school classes for a year and sending students to the front lines as soldiers. Yemen’s schools...
Yemeni Christians Face Persecution On All Sides As Risk of Disease GrowsOctober 14, 2017 — ICC Note: A recent report by Save the Children estimates that Yemen’s cholera outbreak will reach over a million cases by Christmas if it persists at current rates. The outbreak...
Kidnapped Catholic Priest in Yemen Rescued After 18 Months CaptivitySeptember 13, 2017 — ICC Note: An aged Catholic priest in Yemen kidnapped 18 months ago by militants has been rescued from captivity. The priest was a chaplain at a home for the aged...
