Indian PM Modi Hosts Security Summit with Xi, Putin

July 5, 2023 — 07/05/2023 New Delhi (International Christian Concern) — In a sign of the complexities facing U.S.-Indian relations, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the Shanghai Cooperation Organization security summit Tuesday. Attendees...

Baloch Insurgent Group Claims Attack in Southwestern Pakistan, Killing 6

June 29, 2023 — 06/29/2023 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) ––The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), an ethnic separatist insurgent group, claimed responsibility for an attack in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least one police officer and...

Civil Society Leaders in Nepal Convene Seminar on Interfaith Tolerance and Religious Freedom

June 28, 2023 — 06/28/2023 Nepal (International Christian Concern) ––An interfaith coalition of civil society leaders gathered earlier this month in Kathmandu to discuss the state of religious freedom in Nepal and collaborate on...

Instability in Afghanistan Led to More Than 3,700 Civilian Casualties Since August 2021

June 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...

Monsoon Displaces Thousands in India; Christians Wary of Food Aid

June 23, 2023 — 6/23/2023 India (International Christian Concern) – Heavy monsoon rains have displaced tens of thousands of people in the Assam state in northeastern India. About 14,000 people are currently housed in...

Modi Denies Persecution in India During Rare Press Conference

June 23, 2023 — 6/23/2023 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has never held a solo press conference in nearly ten years in office. When he receives press questions,...

Biden Bets on Modi Despite Religious Freedom Violations and Conflicts in India

June 22, 2023 — 06/22/2023 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Washington, D.C. ahead of his first official state visit to the United States. He will address...

USCIRF Urges Biden to Discuss Religious Freedom with Modi

June 21, 2023 — 6/20/2023 Washington (International Christian Concern) – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged President Biden to discuss religious freedom issues with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

The Risky Business of Teaching Christianity

June 19, 2023 — 06/19/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Meet Murad, a man born Hindu from northern Pakistan who chose to leave Hinduism to follow Christ a decade ago. His decision to convert...

Hundreds of Houses of Worship Destroyed in Manipur, India

June 16, 2023 — 6/16/2023 India (International Christian Concern) -- The far eastern Indian state of Manipur does not often feature in international headlines. Located over 2,000km from New Delhi in a rugged region...

Conflict in Manipur Leaves Scores Killed, Thousands Displaced, and Churches Destroyed

June 9, 2023 — 6/9/2023 India (International Christian Concern) – Conflict in the Indian state of Manipur has left 98 people dead, 35,000 displaced, and 100 churches destroyed since violence broke out in early...

A Troubling Trend for Religious Freedom in India

June 8, 2023 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow While freedom of religion is integral to our American pluralist life, many countries experience religious oppression through anti-conversion laws. These laws intend to elevate the...

U.S. Concerned About Religious Freedom in India

May 16, 2023 — 5/16/2023 India (International Christian Concern) — At an annual event on Monday in Washington, D.C., Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke alongside Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain to...

Bandaging the Broken Body

May 15, 2023 — 05/15/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – It’s an epidemic of violence toward Christians in Uttar Pradesh, an Indian state that has seen a sharp rise in crimes against Christian communities...

Three More Christians Arrested in India

April 3, 2023 — 04/03/2023 India (International Christian Concern) - Last Thursday, three Christians were jailed after being attacked by a mob of radical Hindu nationalists in Uttar Pradesh. Over a dozen Christians sustained...

On the Ground: Persecution as a Christian Woman in Pakistan

March 30, 2023 — 03/30/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – We interviewed one of our staff members based in Pakistan to get her personal experience dealing with the dynamics of her faith and gender...