Christians in Northeast India Call for Greater Protection from Hindu Hardliners

January 7, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian leaders in India's northeastern state of Odisha have called on the government to provide greater protection to Christians being persecuted by Hindu hardliners. Odisha State is no...

Muslim Man Arrested for Blasphemy in Pakistan After Allegedly Burning a Bible

January 7, 2016 — ICC Note: According to reports, a Muslim man in the Kasur District of Pakistan's Punjab Province has been arrested and charged with committing blasphemy after he was accused of burning...

Ministry Calls for Prayer for Christian Evangelists in Pakistan

January 7, 2016 — ICC Note: Pakistan remains one of the most difficult countries for Christians. For Christian evangelists and church planters, Pakistan is even more hostile. These brave Christians know the risks they...

Christian Mother on Death Row in Pakistan Forgives her Persecutors

January 6, 2016 — ICC Note: Asia Bibi, a Christian mother on death row in Pakistan, has told her family that she has forgiven her persecutors this Christmas. In 2010, Bibi was convicted and...

Activists in Pakistan Hold Candlelight Vigil Remembering Slain Governor

January 5, 2016 — ICC Note: Activists, both Muslim and Christian, in Pakistan held a candlelight vigil yesterday remembering the assassination of Punjab Gov. Salman Taseer. Taseer was killed in 2011 after criticizing Pakistan's...

Christian Woman Fleeing Persecution in Pakistan Dies in Prison in Thailand

January 5, 2016 — ICC Note: Due to intense persecution faced by Christians in Pakistan, thousands of Christians choose to sell their possessions and flee to Thailand as asylum seekers. Unfortunately, Thailand does not recognize...

7-Year-Old Christian Girl in Pakistan Beaten and Stripped Naked by Muslim Family

January 4, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian girl in the Kasur District of Pakistan's Punjab Province was reportedly kidnapped, beaten, and stripped naked by a Muslim family who were upset about the girl's...

15 Christians Arrested in India to “Calm Tempers” of Hindu Radicals Surrounding Church

January 4, 2016 — ICC Note: According to reports, 15 Christians in India's Karnataka State were arrested by local police to "calm tempers" of Hindu radicals that had surrounded the church holding a New...