China Pressures Vatican to Sever Taiwan TiesOctober 25, 2021 — 10/25/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Under Pope Francis’ leadership, it is no secret that the Vatican has been warming up to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) with the...
British Nurse Fired for Refusing to Remove Cross NecklaceOctober 13, 2021 — 10/13/2021 England (International Christian Concern) – Mary Onuoha, a nurse formerly employed at Croydon University Hospital in Thorton Heath, England, has been “bullied” out of her position after years of...
Fearing China, Vatican Excludes Dalai Lama from Climate Change TalkOctober 13, 2021 — 10/13/2021 Vatican (International Christian Concern) – Concerned about the relations with China, the Vatican did not invite the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama to the recent global interfaith talk on...
Irish Government Calls Out Eritrea for Arbitrary Imprisonment of ChristiansOctober 4, 2021 — 10/04/2021 Ireland (International Christian Concern) – In response to concerns over international religious freedom raised in the Irish parliament, Irish Minister of State at the Department Foreign Affairs Colm Brophy...
Christian Educators in Scotland Concerned over Government Changes to Transgender LawSeptember 23, 2021 — 09/23/2021 Scotland (International Christian Concern) – According to The Christian Institute, The Scottish Catholic Education Service (SCES) has raised concerns with the Scottish government that proposed changes to the country’s...
New Law in Wales Threatens Pastor’s Religious FreedomSeptember 13, 2021 — 09/13/2021 United Kingdom (International Christian Concern) – The Welsh government recently acknowledged that its proposed “conversion therapy” ban, the LGBTQ+ Action Plan for Wales, will limit the religious freedom of...
Former Resident of Northern Cyprus Seeks to Return HomeSeptember 3, 2021 — 09/03/2021 Cyprus (International Christian Concern) – On the 47-year anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Famagusta in Northern Cyprus, Greek author and activist Tasoula Hadjitofi attempted to visit her childhood...
Turkey Spreading “Fake News” Over Thrace SchoolsAugust 4, 2021 — 08/04/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkey claims that the closure of 12 minority primary schools in Thrace, a region geographically located across Turkey, Greece, and Bulgaria, violated the Lausanne Treaty...
EU Appoints Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or BeliefMay 25, 2021 — 05/25/2021 Belgium (International Christian Concern) –After being vacated by Jan Figel in November of 2019, the position of Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief for...
Greek Church Vandalized by MigrantsApril 17, 2021 — 04/18/2021 Greece (International Christian Concern) – A video circulating on social media shows two migrants vandalizing a Greek Orthodox Church. Though the exact location of the church and the nationality of...
Chinese Bishop: Sino-Vatican Deal is a Positive Step toward Diplomatic RelationsMarch 15, 2021 — 03/15/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – A Chinese bishop from Hebei believes that the renewal of the Sino-Vatican deal is sending a positive signal toward the establishment of diplomatic relations...
Turkish Deportation Case Filed with ECHRJanuary 25, 2021 — 01/25/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – After being forced to leave Turkey after 19 years, Canadian-American pastor, David Byle, has filed with the European Council of Human Rights (ECHR), Europe’s top...
Vatican Renews Bishop Appointment Deal with BeijingOctober 22, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] Provisional Deal Renewed Despite International Criticism 10/22/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the controversial two-year deal between the Vatican and China on...
Chinese Government Demolished Swedish Missionaries’ GravestonesOctober 18, 2020 — 10/18/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – The Shanxi government destroyed more than 20 Swedish missionaries’ gravestones in their designated cemetery on September 12. An adjoining house for visitors was demolished...
One Vatican, Two Models for Vietnam and ChinaSeptember 2, 2019 — 09/02/2019 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – The Church continues to grow despite religious persecution in Vietnam. A recent example can attest to this fact – On August 15, the solemnity...
Report Indicates Growing “Anti-Christian Hostility” in FranceMay 27, 2019 — 05/27/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe released a report in February decrying numerous assaults on Christian churches and monuments in...
