Reports Claims Christians in India Faced At Least 177 Instances of Persecution in 2015March 3, 2016 — ICC Note: A report released by the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) has claimed that Christians in India faced at least 177 instances of persecution in 2015. Among these instances...
Christians in Pakistan Commemorate Shahbaz Bhatti on 5th Anniversary of His AssassinationMarch 3, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians across Pakistan gathered in churches yesterday to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti. Bhatti, who was killed by terrorists in 2011, remains the...
Pakistan Agrees to More Parliament Seats to be Reserved for Religious Minorities on 5th Anniversary of Bhatti AssassinationMarch 2, 2016 — ICC Note: A Pakistani parliamentary body has agreed to a constitutional amendment that will increase the number of reserved seats in parliament for religious minorities. The announcement was made the...
Why Pakistani Christians Want Shahbaz Bhatti to be Declared a “Martyr of the Church”March 2, 2016 — ICC Note: Today marks the fifth anniversary of the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti, the then Pakistani Minister for Minorities. On March 2, 2011, Bhatti was gunned down in Islamabad by members of...
USCIRF Calls on Pakistan for Justice and to Repeal Blasphemy Law on Fifth Anniversary of Bhatti AssassinationMarch 2, 2016 — ICC Note: The U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has renewed its call on Pakistan to bring the killers of Shahbaz Bhatti to justice and to repeal the country's...
Pakistani Christians Want Shahbaz Bhatti Confirmed as “Martyr of the Church” on Fifth Anniversary of AssassinationMarch 1, 2016 — Bhatti Remains a National Hero for Pakistan’s Christian Community 3/2/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Christians in Pakistan want to see Shahbaz...
Families of Christians Killed in 2008 Orissa Riots Gather Together to RememberMarch 1, 2016 — ICC Note: The families of Christians killed in the 2008 anti-Christian riots that swept across the Kandhamal District of India's Odisha, then know as Orissa, State gathered together in February...
Protests Continue Following Pakistan’s Execution of Mumtaz QadriMarch 1, 2016 — ICC Note: Protests and demonstrations in Pakistan has continued into a second day following the news that Pakistan executed Mumtaz Qadri, the confessed killer of the then governor of Punjab,...
India Reacts to Letter from US Lawmakers Regarding Rise in IntoleranceFebruary 29, 2016 — ICC Note: The Indian government lashed out on Monday, reacting to a letter sent by US Congressmen regarding a dramatic rise in religious intolerance. Instead of confronting the issues raised...
US Lawmakers Send Letter to India’s Prime Minister Over Increased Intolerance of Religious MinoritiesFebruary 29, 2016 — ICC Note: US lawmakers recently send a letter to India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, over increased violence and intolerance being experienced by the country's religious minority communities. According to the...
Violence Feared in Pakistan Following Execution of Mumtaz QadriFebruary 29, 2016 — ICC Note: Violence from Islamic extremist groups across Pakistan is feared following the execution of Mumtaz Qadri, the confessed killer of former Governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer. It has been...
2016 Begins with a Fresh Outburst of Anti-Christian Violence in IndiaFebruary 26, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 2/26/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - The first six weeks of 2016 have seen a fresh outbreak of anti-Christian violence in India. Widespread reports of...
Rise of Religious Persecution in India Sparks Groundbreaking Congressional ResponseFebruary 26, 2016 — Congressional Letter Requests Prime Minister Address Persecution of Religious Minorities in India 2/26/2016 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) is elated to report that a bipartisan...
Asian Human Rights Commission Condemns Pakistan on “Institutionalized” Forced Conversion IssueFebruary 26, 2016 — ICC Note: The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has released a statement condemning Pakistan for allowing the practice of abduction, forced conversion, and forced marriage of women from religious minorities to become nearly institutionalized....
Pakistani Christian Asylum Seekers Failed by U.N. and ThailandFebruary 26, 2016 — ICC Note: In an investigative report, the BBC has brought to light the suffering of Pakistani Christian asylum seekers in Thailand. It is estimated that over 10,000 Pakistani Christians have fled their...
Religious Intolerance Growing in Asia-Pacific RegionFebruary 25, 2016 — ICC Note: In a report by Amnesty International, the human rights group stated that religious and ethnic intolerance grew in the Asia-Pacific region in 2015. Countries like Pakistan, Vietnam, India, and...
