Why Nepal Has One of the World’s Fastest Growing Christian Populations

February 4, 2016 — ICC Note: Despite restrictions and persecution, Nepal is home to one of the world's fastest growing Christian populations. With the loosing of restrictions and Christian NGOs providing relief following last...

Four People In India Fined by Village Council for Practicing Christianity

February 4, 2016 — ICC Note: Four people in India's Madhya Pradesh state have been fined by a village council for practicing Christianity. According to reports, the individuals are now being monitored closely to...

Christians in Pakistan Protest Construction of Metro That Will Damage Four Churches

February 3, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians in Lahore, Pakistan protested the construction of a metro system that they say will damage at least four churches around the city. According to some Christians, the...

Details Revealed Regarding Christian in Pakistan Tortured to Death by Police

February 3, 2016 — ICC Note: Details regarding the death of a Christian man that was tortured to death by police in Pakistan have been revealed by the man's son who was present during...

Man in India Accused of Converting Hindus to Christianity Attacked and Disgraced by Hindu Nationalists

February 2, 2016 — ICC Note: According to reports, a man in Uttar Pradesh was attacked and publicly disgraced by a mob of Hindu nationalists after being accused of converting three Hindus to Christianity. The mob...

Four Church Officials Beaten by Mob Outside Police Station in Southern India

February 2, 2016 — ICC Note: Four church officials, including one priest, were attacked and beaten by a mob of suspected Hindu radicals outside of a police stations in Tamil Nadu, India. According to...

Low Caste Christians in India Demand Equal Rights

February 1, 2016 — ICC Note: Low caste Christians belonging to the dalit caste are demanding equal rights and are threatening to hold a nationwide demonstration. In India, low caste Hindus, Buddhists, and Sikhs receive...

Hope That Pakistan’s Notorious Blasphemy Laws Could Be Reviewed

February 1, 2016 — ICC Note: Hope that Pakistan's notorious blasphemy laws could be reviewed was kindled recently when the head of the Council of Islamic Ideology said that he and the council would be...

15 Christians ‘Reconverted’ to Hinduism in Tamil Nadu

January 27, 2016 — ICC Note: According to reports, 15 Dalit Christians have been 'reconverted' to Hinduism from Christianity in India's Tamil Nadu state. Across India, Hindu nationalist groups have been conducting mass reconversion...

Archbishop in India Claims Anti-Conversion Law is Being Used to Persecute Christians

January 26, 2016 — ICC Note: An Archbishop in Madhya Pradesh, India has alleged that Hindu radical groups in his state are misusing the anti-conversion law to persecute Christians. In Madhya Pradesh, the anti-conversion...

Minority Students Allowed to Study “Ethics” Instead of Islam in Pakistan

January 26, 2016 — ICC Note: The Sindh Text Book Board (STBB), has taken steps to add a special book to the syllabus for minority students in Pakistan's Sindh province. Instead of being forced to...

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...