Australian AG Reaffirms Ban on Prayer Aimed at Changing Someone’s Sexual Orientation

5/31/2024 Australia — A recent Australian Law Reform Commission report recommended changes to how independent faith-based schools should be run. The Australian Christian Schools Alliance called the report “a direct attack on faith and freedom of belief in Australia.”

Forced Marriages, Religious Conversions in the Spotlight on Capitol Hill

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…

Christians Increasingly Abused in Nicaragua’s Prisons

6/18/2025 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — In recent years, Nicaragua’s prison system has become a nightmare for Christian political prisoners and whoever else speak against the Sandinista National Liberation Front…

Remembering the Forgotten Martyrs of North Korea

6/16/2025 North Korea — Now that North Korean Freedom Week has concluded, it’s worth considering the tragic story of Kim Yeo-man and nine other North Korean Christians who were imprisoned in 2008 for allegedly participating in an underground church in Hoeryong City.

Christian Mother, Children Missing from North Korean Prison Since 2008

6/13/2025 North Korea — Shortly after Kim Sung-sik was arrested for distributing Bibles and leading a house church, authorities went after his family.

Christians in Former-Soviet Central Asian Nations Increasingly Face Persecution

6/12/2025 Central Asia — Formerly part of the USSR, the five “stan” countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan — have a mix of ex-Soviet authoritarianism and Islamic nationalism that can be troublesome and even dangerous to Christians.

North Korean Underground Church Leader Remembered for ‘Character of Steel’

6/11/2025 North Korea — Kim Sung-sik was 49 years old when he was arrested in 2007 at his home in Gungsim-ri, Hoeryong City, North Korea, after he was caught distributing Bibles and Christian literature.

Stories of North Korean Christians Highlighted in New Disappearances Report

6/10/2025 North Korea — The tragic yet powerful stories of 70 North Korean Christians who have disappeared with little or no trace from North Korea’s brutal, torturous prisons are now told in a new report, “Remembering the Disappeared: A Testimony Report on North Korea’s Political Prisoners.”

Persecuted Communities Worldwide Face New Restrictions from the US

6/5/2025 United States — 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 among the most violent violators of religious freedom in the world.

Cuban Pastors Face Imprisonment for Mentioning God

6/4/2025 Cuba — A pastoral couple in Cuba faces eight years in prison for mentioning God as they stood up for their son, according to Christian Daily International.

Crowns of Courage: When Lions Hungered, Heaven Roared

05/29/2025 France (International Christian Concern) – Ever since the earliest days of the church, believers have faced the wrath of tyrants who feel threatened by the power of the gospel…

Christianity Steadily Growing in Asia Amid Persecution

5/27/2025 Southeast Asia — Although Christians throughout Asia are increasingly facing severe persecution, the gospel is spreading, and more people are putting their trust in Christ in many East Asian and Southeast Asian nations.

Faces of the Persecuted | Illyong Ju

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…

Bible Institute Helps South Korea Open First Holocaust Museum

5/23/2025 South Korea — The Korea Israel Bible Institute (KIBI) opened South Korea’s first-ever Holocaust Museum in Palu, near the North and South Korean border.

ICC Releases Emergency Petition to Help Iranian Christians Seeking Asylum

5/20/2025 United States — Today, International Christian Concern (ICC) released an emergency petition calling on governments worldwide to grant asylum to Artemis Ghasemzadeh, her brother Shahin, and several other Iranian-Christian refugees.

Bill Inspired by Iranian Christian Refugee Introduced in Congress

5/20/2025 United States — A new bill inspired by the story of Artemis Ghasemzadeh, a 27-year-old Iranian-Christian convert deported four months ago by the Trump administration, was introduced in Congress today.

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