Crowns of Courage: When Lions Hungered, Heaven RoaredMay 29, 2025 — 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....
#RedWednesday Event to Commemorate Persecuted Christians WorldwideNovember 15, 2024 — 11/14/2024 Global (International Christian Concern) — Christian charity organization Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has organized an event on Nov. 20 to raise awareness of the plight of...
History of Christianity, Persecution in Japan Displayed in Paris Art Exhibition May 31, 2024 — 5/30/2024 France (International Christian Concern) — The difficult, troubled, yet faithful history of Christianity in Japan is currently on display in a Paris art exhibition titled “From Samurai to Manga,...
France and Sweden Join Forces to Prosecute ISIS Members for Crimes Against Yazidis and ChristiansJanuary 19, 2022 — 01/19/2022 France (International Christian Concern) - France and Sweden have announced the decision to organize a joint investigation team to hold former members of ISIS accountable for their crimes against...
Prime Minister Imran Khan Calls to Expand Blasphemy Laws GloballyApril 28, 2021 — 04/28/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has encouraged other Muslim-majority countries to band together in trade boycotts pressuring Western countries to pass blasphemy laws. These...
Pakistani Prime Minister Says Removing French Ambassador Would Hurt PakistanApril 22, 2021 — 04/21/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan issued a statement on television responding to the growing unrest surrounding the French Ambassador to Pakistan. The Ambassador came...
President of Pakistan Criticizes France on Religious FreedomFebruary 22, 2021 — 02/22/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – President Dr. Arif Alvi called on French leaders to not let discriminatory attitudes against Muslims be made into law. The comments were made at...
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...
French Court Bans Christmas Nativity Scene Displays in Public BuildingsNovember 20, 2017 — ICC Note: A French court recently ruled that nativity scenes may not be set up in public buildings apart from “cultural, artistic or festive purposes alone.” The ruling took place...
France opens a “Humanitarian Corridor” for Syrian Christian RefugeesJune 30, 2017 — ICC Note: After millions of refugees fleeing violence and persecution died while crossing the Mediterranean Sea, France has decided to open up a “humanitarian corridor.” This means that AirFrance will...
Evangelical Church Attacked Near ParisApril 5, 2017 — ICC Note: On April 2, an arsonist attacked the Armenian Evangelical Church of Alfortville by lighting a trash can on fire in front of the building. This is the second...
French Teacher Suspended After Reading Bible Verses to his StudentsMarch 6, 2017 — ICC Note: A French school teacher was recently suspended from his position after a group of parents anonymously complained that he read Bible verses to their children. The school board...
Mass Rape Epidemic of Women, Girls and Teenage Boys Inside France Refugee CampFebruary 13, 2017 — ICC Note: A mass rape epidemic is ravaging the Dunkirk refugee camp in northern France. Human traffickers are targeting women and unaccompanied children in the bathrooms of the camp. Many...
France sees 245 percent rise in anti-Christian attacksFebruary 10, 2017 — ICC Note: Religious attacks in France have been on the demise, but not for Christians. While incidents of anti-Antisemitism and anti-Islam have dropped significantly, attacks against Christians have risen by...
Woman Stabbed to Death in Attack on Home for Retired MissionariesNovember 28, 2016 — ICC Note: A woman was fatally stabbed in southwestern France after a masked man carried out an attack on a home that houses retired missionaries. According to the latest reports,...
Christian convert in French refugee camp told: ‘We will kill you’November 2, 2016 — ICC Note: A Kurdish church leader living in France had to flee to the UK after receiving multiple death threats for his conversion to Christianity. While living in the ‘Jungle’...
