Christians in Pakistan Hold Day of Prayer for Victims of Terrorism

January 25, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians in Pakistan participated in a national day of prayer to remember the victims of terrorism in the country. This comes days after terrorists attacked a university in...

Christian Girl in Pakistan Killed by Muslim Men for Rejecting Their Sexual Advances

January 25, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian girl in Pakistan has reportedly been killed by a group of Muslim men after she refused their sexual advances. As a group of Christian girls walked home, a...

Christian Leaders in Pakistan Condemn Terrorist Attack on Bacha Khan University

January 20, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian leaders in Pakistan have strongly condemned today's terrorist attack on the Bacha Khan University located in Charsadda in Pakistan's KPK Province. According to reports, at least 19...

Questions Must be Asked After Fourth Pakistani Christian Dies in Police Custody in Pakistan

January 20, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian human rights group concerned with Pakistan is demanding questions be asked of Pakistan's notoriously brutal police forced after a fourth Christian man has died in their...

Report Claims Violence Against Christians in India is on the Rise

January 19, 2016 — ICC Note: In a report published by the Indian Christian Persecution group, there were reportedly 365 instances of violent attacks on Christians in India in 2015. The report included reports on assaults, vandalism...

Family Accuses Police in Pakistan of Torturing Christian Man to Death in Prison

January 19, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian family in Pakistan is accusing police of torturing a Christian man to death in prison last week. According to the family, police beat Liaqat Masih to...

12 Arrested in India for “Converting” to Christianity Without Government Approval

January 18, 2016 — ICC Note: 12 people have been arrested and sent to jail after being accused of illegally converting to Christianity from Hinduism in India's Madhya Pradesh state. In Madhya Pradesh, it...

Christian Persecution Up 20% in India Claims Christian NGO

January 18, 2016 — ICC Note: The Catholic Secular Forum has claimed that Christian persecution in India has seen a dramatic rise over the past year. According to the groups own research, they claim that persecution is...

Christian Prayer Service Disrupted by Mob of Muslims in Pakistan

January 15, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian prayer service at a private residence was disrupted by Muslims as part of an ongoing dispute between the two communities. The Christians have noted that this...

15-Year-Old Christian Girl Abducted and Forced to Convert to Islam in Pakistan

January 15, 2016 — ICC Note: A 15-year-old Christian girl from the Kasur District of Pakistan's Punjab province has reportedly been abducted, forced to convert to Islam, and forcefully married to one of her...

Christians in Pakistan Welcome New Year Only to Have Church Damaged in Arson Attack

January 14, 2016 — By ICC’s Pakistan Correspondent 1/14/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that unidentified assailants have set fire to a temporary structure used by a...

Brother of Slain Christian Cabinet Member Continues Fight Against Notorious Blasphemy Laws

January 14, 2016 — ICC Note: Paul Bhatti, brother of the slain Christian Cabinet member Shahbaz Bhatti, has continue his brother's fight against Pakistan's notorious blasphemy laws. In 2011, Shahbaz was murdered by Islamic...

Religious Freedom Still Not Fully Realized in Nepal

January 14, 2016 — ICC Note: In October 2015, Nepal finally passed the constitution it had been drafting for almost 8 years. That constitution declared Nepal to be a secular state but did not...

Church in India Begins Collecting Data on 2008 Anti-Christian Violence in Odisha

January 13, 2016 — ICC Note: The Church in India has begun to collect data regarding Christians killed in the 2008 anti-Christian violence that swept across districts in India's Odisha state. According to previous...

Pakistan’s Religious Minority Leaders Support Abolition of Controversial Islamic Council

January 13, 2016 — ICC Note: Leaders from Pakistan's religious minorities have voiced their support for the abolition of a controversial Islamic Council in Pakistan's government used to decide whether laws are in line with Islamic...

No Escape for Christians Facing Intense Persecution in Pakistan

January 13, 2016 — ICC Note: Pakistan continues to consistently rank among the world's worst persecutors of Christians. With a Christian population in the millions, the scale of suffering faced by this persecuted minority is hard...