Forced Marriages, Religious Conversions in the Spotlight on Capitol Hill

June 18, 2025 — 6/18/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Christine walked nervously to the lectern on the fifth floor of the Longworth House Office Building on a recent sunny afternoon. Across the...

Underage Marriage Outlawed in Islamabad

June 13, 2025 — 6/13/2025 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has signed into law the Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Bill, making it illegal to marry under the...

The (Not So) Secret Discrimination of Christians in Islamic-led Countries

June 6, 2025 — 6/6/2025 Middle East/Asia (International Christian Concern) — Brunei, Iran, and Yemen, among others, follow Sharia law, a legislative system that governs citizens using various interpretations of Islamic criteria. In Pakistan...

Persecuted Communities Worldwide Face New Restrictions from the US

June 5, 2025 — An executive order announced this week introduced near-total restrictions on travel to the U.S. by citizens of 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran, and Myanmar — countries widely recognized as...

Grim Anniversary Arrives for Christian Man on Death Row in Pakistan

May 30, 2025 — 5/30/2025 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — Today marks two years since Noman Asghar, a Christian, received the death penalty in Pakistan for allegedly receiving images of the Prophet Muhammad, a...

Faces of the Persecuted | Huma Younus

May 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...

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...

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...

United Nations Fails to Protect Persecuted Christians

April 1, 2025 — 4/1/2025 Global (International Christian Concern) — Thousands of Christ followers continue to face extensive persecution in many countries, and, despite a pledge from its members, the United Nations (UN) is...

Online Jesus Film Reaches Persecuted Nations in Southeast Asia and Beyond

March 27, 2025 — 3/26/2025 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) – Revelation Media announced the results from its six-month campaign where it intentionally and strategically targeted spreading its Real Story of Jesus short film...

Bible App Downloads Surge in Regions with High Levels of Christian Persecution

January 17, 2025 — 1/17/2025 Global (International Christian Concern) — A Bible app is growing in popularity around the world, including in countries where Christians face persecution. Downloads of the popular YouVersion Bible App...

20 Christians Remain Incarcerated in Pakistan

January 10, 2025 — 1/10/2025 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — An International Christian Concern (ICC) analysis of data from the United States Commission on Religious Freedom (USCIRF) found that 20 Christians have remained behind...

A Way Out for Good: Pakistan Brick Kilns

November 28, 2024 — 11/28/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Christians in Pakistan are often forced into the back-breaking work of making thousands of bricks a day. A system of greed keeps their families trapped...

Celebrating the First Graduates of Generation Transformation

November 23, 2024 — 11/23/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Generation Transformation began with the aim of educating and empowering Christian students who are often treated as second-class citizens, and typically only seen as suitable...

Muslim Man Rapes 6-Year-Old Christian Girl at School

November 15, 2024 — 11/15/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — Earlier this month, a 6-year-old girl was raped by a Muslim security guard at her school in Lahore, Pakistan. The girl is from Faisla...

The Psychological Toll of False Blasphemy Accusations in Pakistan

November 11, 2024 — 11/11/2024 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — For Christians in Pakistan, the consequences of facing blasphemy accusations are demonstrably horrific. Less clear, however, are the consequences for Christians who have not...