Pakistani Christian Asylum Seekers Failed by U.N. and Thailand

February 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 Region

February 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...

Reports Calls on UK to Recognize Suffering of Christians in Pakistan

February 25, 2016 — ICC Note: A report in the UK Parliament has called on their government to recognize the suffering of persecuted Christian and Pakistan and re-evaluate the way the country deals with...

Violence Threatened by Extremists in Pakistan if Confessed Murderer is Executed

February 24, 2016 — ICC Note: Violence has been threatened by extremist groups in Pakistan if Mumtaz Qadri, the confessed murderer of Salman Taseer, is executed by the state. In 2011, Qadri shot and...

Christians in India Condemn Increased Attacks on Christians Involved in Evangelism

February 24, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians in India gathered together today in the Tirunelveli District to condemn increased attacks on Christian involved in evangelism. India's constitution guarantees full religious freedom, which means citizens of...

Three Arrested Following Another Attack on Religious Minorities in Bangladesh

February 23, 2016 — ICC Note: Three members of an outlawed Islamic group have been arrested in connection with the killing of a Hindu priest and wounding of another devotee in Bangladesh. The attack...

Another Christian Woman Kidnapped and Forcefully Converted to Islam in Pakistan

February 23, 2016 — ICC Note: Sources have reported another Christian woman, named Nabila Bibi, was kidnapped, forcefully converted to Islam, and forced to marry a Muslim man in Pakistan. Forced conversions, especially that...

Disabled Christian on Death Row for Blasphemy in Pakistan Set to Appeal Conviction

February 19, 2016 — ICC Note: Shafqat Emmanuel, a disabled Christians sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan, is set to appeal his conviction on March 5. In July 2013, Emmanuel and his wife...

Christians in Pakistan Appeal for Equality in the Workplace

February 19, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians in Pakistan are appealing to the government to enforce the constitutional rights of Christians and other religious minorities in the workplace by guaranteeing equal treatment and equal pay. This...

Church Leaders Criticize India’s Decision to Deny Equal Rights to Low Caste Christians and Muslims

February 18, 2016 — ICC Note: Church leaders in India have criticized the government's recent decision to reject extending equal rights to low caste Christians and Muslims. Low caste Hindus, Buddhists, and Sikhs enjoy...

Christians on Death Row in Pakistan for Blasphemy Claim Police Tortured Them Into Confessing

February 18, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian man and his wife in Pakistan claim that their confessions to committing blasphemy are not valid because they were tortured by police into making them. In...

BJP Scores another Electoral Victory Using Religiously Divisive Politics

February 17, 2016 — ICC Note: India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has scored another electoral victory using religiously divisive politics in Muzaffarnagar, located in Uttar Pradesh. Playing to its Hindu nationalist base, the BJP sought...

Christian Woman Reunited with Family After Kidnapping and Forced Marriage by Muslim Landlord

February 17, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian woman in Pakistan has been reunited with her family after being kidnapped, raped, and forcefully married by her Muslim landlord. Christian women in Pakistan are often...

Six Christians Hospitalized, Including 4-Year-Old Girl, Following Brutal Attack by Hindu Radicals

February 16, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 2/16/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - India’s Christian community continues to suffer intense persecution as Hindu radicals unleashed another brutal assault on a Christian gathering...

India’s Government Opposes Giving Equal Rights to Low Caste Christians and Muslims

February 16, 2016 — ICC Note: A Union Minister has claimed that the Government of India opposes granting equal rights to low caste Muslims and Christians because it would "encourage conversions" and "weaken the...

Christian Told He Can Only Work as Sweeper Because of His Religion

February 16, 2016 — ICC Note: In Pakistan, working as a sweeper is considered the lowest and filthiest work an individuals could engage in. Because of this, Christians are often relegated to taking jobs as...