State Department Announces Annual Country Designations: India and Nigeria Excluded from CPC ListJanuary 5, 2024 — 01/05/2024 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — The U.S. State Department released its annual report on country designations yesterday, highlighting both positive and concerning developments regarding religious freedom across the...
The Afghan ExodusOctober 9, 2023 — 10/09/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The story of Afghan refugees in Pakistan stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, the boundless capacity for hope, and...
Thousands of Afghans Threatened with DeportationOctober 6, 2023 — 10/06/2023 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Pakistani government officials announced this week that all Afghans currently residing illegally in Pakistan are to be forcibly deported in the coming weeks. This...
A New Life in an Unfamiliar LandAugust 31, 2023 — 08/31/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – When we last spoke with Sukru toward the end of 2021, he and his family of three were living on a U.S. military base,...
Freedom Focus Report: Afghanistan’s Christians Fight to Survive Under the TalibanJuly 13, 2023 — 07/13/2023 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – Since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, religious and civil liberties have rapidly deteriorated under Taliban rule. Under the current regime, former government...
Instability in Afghanistan Led to More Than 3,700 Civilian Casualties Since August 2021June 28, 2023 — 6/27/2023 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – Ongoing instability in Afghanistan led to 1,095 civilians killed and 2,679 wounded between August 2021 and May 2023, according to a report from the...
The Flight of Afghan Christians to PakistanFebruary 9, 2023 — 02/09/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Christians and other refugees looking to leave Afghanistan have few choices. Neighboring Pakistan had potential exit routes, but the Pakistani government has clamped down...
Pray for Turkey and SyriaFebruary 7, 2023 — 02/07/2023 Turkey and Syria (International Christian Concern) – By now, all of us have heard of the deadly earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria. As widespread relief efforts get...
Hotspots on the HorizonJanuary 5, 2023 — 01/05/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – We recently sat down with Darius, who is involved with ICC’s international relief efforts and projects and asked him to assess trouble spots as...
Report Outlines Chilling Situation for Hazara Minorities in AfghanistanSeptember 7, 2022 — 09/07/2022 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – A recent report published by an informal group of parliamentarians from the House of Commons and the House of Lords outlined a chilling situation for...
ICC Report Documents Severe Human Rights Violations Against Afghan ChristiansAugust 15, 2022 — 08/15/2022 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – Today marks one year since Kabul’s collapse following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Strict Islamic law was institutionalized by the Taliban, which ensured the elimination...
Afghanistan Humanitarian Brief: Situational Overview for Christian MinoritiesAugust 15, 2022 — August 15, 2022, marks the one-year anniversary of the collapse of Kabul, an event following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the withdrawal of U.S. and allied forces. Since that...
Escape or Stay in Afghanistan?April 21, 2022 — 04/21/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Risk permeates the life of an Afghan Christian. The Taliban criminalizes Christianity to the extent that believing in the gospel is often an...
Escape or Stay in Afghanistan?April 21, 2022 — 04/21/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Risk permeates the life of an Afghan Christian. The Taliban criminalizes Christianity to the extent that believing in the gospel is often an...
Policy Briefing: The Case for Afghan Christians to Receive P-2 VisasApril 4, 2022 — Afghanistan is in the midst of what the UN has called the worst humanitarian crisis in history. Even as over 30 million Afghans face acute or emergency-level food insecurity, the...
A Winter (Almost) Without WarmthFebruary 1, 2022 — 02/01/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In the wake of the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the highly secretive Christian community in the country began to experience a rapid...
