Indian Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings under Gangster Act May 27, 2025 — 5/27/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — The Supreme Court of India (SC) on May 23 quashed criminal proceedings initiated under the Gangster Act against the director of a reputed agricultural...
Hope House: Changing Children’s Lives Through EducationMay 22, 2025 — 5/22/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — As a fourth grader, Samira struggled to grasp the basics of English, math, and other subjects. She quickly lost interest in school, and her grades...
Faces of the Persecuted | Huma YounusMay 22, 2025 — Throughout the month of May, you will come face to face with the reality of persecution through the stories of seven courageous believers ICC helped rescue. They are not just...
Odisha Christians Increasingly Denied Burial Rights May 21, 2025 — 5/21/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Last week, villagers in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district opposed the burial of a deceased Christian, claiming a Christian funeral would defile the gods and the...
Investigations of ‘Forced Conversions’ in Madhya Pradesh Spark Concern Among ChristiansMay 15, 2025 — 5/15/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Police in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) on May 6 to probe allegations of forced religious...
Faces of the Persecuted | PranathiMay 15, 2025 — Throughout the month of May, you will come face to face with the reality of persecution through the stories of seven courageous believers ICC helped rescue. They are not just...
Indian Christians Observe Second Anniversary of Manipur Violence May 5, 2025 — 5/5/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Christians in northeast India marked the second anniversary of violence that struck Manipur in 2023. As the anniversary passed, a lasting peaceful solution to...
India to Collect Broad Caste Data in Next Census, Reversing Decades-Long Precedent May 2, 2025 — 5/2/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Indian Information Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced Wednesday that the country’s upcoming census will include questions about caste, a surprising about-face for the BJP-led government...
Lawyers, Activists Demand Accountability for Police who Attacked ChristiansApril 28, 2025 — 4/28/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — On April 21, the All India Christian Council called upon the Director General (DG) of Police, in Odisha state, to take immediate action on...
Cancer vs. Martyrdom April 28, 2025 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow A few weeks ago, my sister-in-law passed away from endometrial cancer. She was 47 years old. She had breast cancer 20 years ago and beat it....
The Plight of Persecuted Christians Should Be Raising Alarm — It’s Not April 24, 2025 — 4/24/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — As the persecution of Christians throughout the world continues to grow, mainstream reporting of it is conspicuously missing. The slaughter of Christ followers in...
Hindu Nationalists Disrupt Easter Service with Knives, Sticks April 22, 2025 — 4/22/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — As a small church in Gujarat, India, peacefully celebrated Easter on Sunday, several men with alleged ties to Hindu nationalist organizations interrupted the service,...
India’s Supreme Court Hears Complaints on Anti-Conversion Laws April 21, 2025 — 4/21/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — On April 16, India’s Supreme Court heard an appeal for urgent relief against the misuse of the country’s anti-conversion laws to target minority communities....
3 Dead after Several Christian Children Poisoned April 15, 2025 — 4/15/2025 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — Three children have died after unknown individuals gave several children from a Christian community in the Hafizabad district of Punjab, Pakistan, poisoned "sweets” on...
6 Chhattisgarh Families Evicted for Faith in Christ April 14, 2025 — 4/14/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Six Christian families were evicted from their homes in a village in the Sukma district of India’s Chhattisgarh state on April 12 for refusing to...
Hindu Groups Harrass Christian Tourists in IndiaApril 7, 2025 — 4/7/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — Two busloads of Christians on a Lenten pilgrimage tour in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh were intercepted by Hindu nationalist groups on...
