ISIS Foments Persecution with Zeal to Conquer Again May 25, 2024 — By Garret Baird JD, ICC Fellow In January 2024, the Islamic State, or ISIS, spokesman Abu Hadhayfah Al-Ansari catalyzed the global terror campaign under the slogan “kill them where you...
Pakistani Ad Criticized as Discriminatory to ChristiansMay 25, 2024 — 5/24/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — An ad calling for a sweeper in northwest Pakistan is being denounced as discriminatory to Christians in the region. Pakistani sweepers work notoriously difficult,...
Christians Imprisoned under Indian Anti-Conversion Law Languish Behind BarsMay 24, 2024 — 5/24/2024 India (International Christian Concern) — Nearly 70 Christians arrested under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance of 2020 are languishing in jails in the North Indian...
Family Mob Kills Young Christian Convert in IndiaMay 24, 2024 — 5/24/2024 India (International Christian Concern) — A young Christian convert in Chhattisgarh, India, was killed by a mob led by his uncle and cousin on May 4. Kosa Kawasi, 22,...
ICC Perspectives: India’s 2024 General ElectionsMay 21, 2024 — 5/21/2024 India (International Christian Concern) — Christians in India are prayerfully awaiting the results of India’s 18th general elections to the country’s Lower House of Parliament, now in the fifth...
India’s Southern States Challenge Modi, BJP in ElectionMay 17, 2024 — 5/17/2024 India (International Christian Concern) — India is in the fourth phase of its seven-week general elections. From April 19 through June 4, nearly 1 billion votes will be counted...
High Court Rules in Favor of Christian Burial Rights in IndiaMay 9, 2024 — 5/9/2024 India (International Christian Concern) — In a landmark decision that will have ramifications across India regarding the burial rights of Christians, the High Court of Chhattisgarh in Central India...
Radha’s Journey of Dignity and DeterminationMay 6, 2024 — 05/06/2024 India (International Christian Concern) – Radha is from a small village in India where her and her family’s Christian faith and marginalized status shaped her outlook on life. Limited by...
Crowns of Courage: Serving the Lord in Temporary BodiesApril 29, 2024 — 04/29/2024 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – For those who choose to work and serve in modern Afghanistan, there is no mystery as to the severe risks involved. Yet for many brave...
Pastor in Pakistan Accused of Blasphemy by Son-in-LawApril 23, 2024 — 4/23/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — Almas, a Christian living in Gujranwala, uploaded a TikTok video of his father-in-law, Accad, a local pastor, and claimed the video showed the pastor...
Hindu Nationalism Becomes a Growing Threat to Christians in NepalApril 19, 2024 — 4/19/2024 Nepal (International Christian Concern) — Unlike Christians in the neighboring state of India, believers in Nepal have, until recently, been more protected from state-sanctioned discrimination and violence. However, the...
India’s Modi is Trampling Over Religious Minorities on His Way to a Third TermApril 18, 2024 — By Jay Church 4/18/2024 India (International Christian Concern) — A half-finished Hindu temple consecrated to much fanfare, built on the site of a mosque dating back to the 16th century....
ICC Helps Christian Sanitary Worker in PakistanApril 15, 2024 — 04/15/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Christian sanitary workers for the government in Pakistan were fired without any reason. They haven’t been paid since they were unexpectedly fired, and many have...
Punjab Chief Minister Celebrates Easter with ChristiansApril 4, 2024 — 4/3/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – In Lahore, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz celebrated Easter with a heartwarming message of love, compassion, and forgiveness. Nawaz fully embraced the joy of...
Suspicious Fire Destroys Pakistan Church Before Easter April 3, 2024 — 04/03/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) -- A Presbyterian Church in Pakistan was destroyed by fire in the early hours of Saturday, March 30. The 3:00 a.m. blaze occurred in...
State in Heart of India Sees Highest Number of Attacks Against ChristiansApril 3, 2024 — 4/2/2024 India (International Christian Concern) – The Central Indian state of Chhattisgarh tops the list of Indian states with the highest number of attacks against Christians so far this year,...
