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...

India Plans to “Indirectly” Deport 77-Year-Old Italian Nun Working with Lepers

January 12, 2016 — ICC Note: As India continues to show signs of increasing religious intolerance towards Christians and other religious minorities, a 77-year-old Italian nun who has spent her life working with lepers is facing...

Christian Church Damaged in Alleged Arson in Pakistan

January 12, 2016 — ICC Note: Parts of the Apostolic Church in the village of Bath in Pakistan was reportedly damaged in an arson attack last week. According to the local Christians, there was...

Controversy Over Mental Illness of Muslim Accused of Burning Bibles in Pakistan

January 11, 2016 — ICC Note: Last week, a Muslim man in Kasur, Pakistan was arrested under blasphemy charges after he was discovered setting fire to copies of the Bible and other hymn books....

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Murder of Muslim Convert to Christianity in Bangladesh

January 11, 2016 — ICC Note: The Islamic radical group, ISIS, has claimed responsibility for the murder of a Muslim convert to Christianity in Bangladesh reports Christian Network News. According to the report, the victim had converted to...

India to Deport Italian Nun Helping Lepers

January 10, 2016 — ICC Note: According to reports, India is to deport an Italian nun who has been helping lepers for over four decades after denying the aging nun a visa. When the...