D.C. Event Highlights Importance of Religious Freedom to Democracy-BuildingMay 21, 2024 — 5/20/2024 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — At an event last week honoring exiled Nicaraguan priest Bishop Rolando Álvarez, Senator Marco Rubio, International Republican Institute (IRI) President Daniel Twining, and...
Exiled Nicaraguan Priest Honored at IRI Gala EventMay 20, 2024 — 5/20/2024 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — Highlighting the dire conditions being experienced by the Catholic church in Nicaragua, D.C.-based International Republican Institute (IRI) honored Bishop Rolando Álvarez, an exiled...
Christian Persecution on the Rise in Latin AmericaMay 15, 2024 — 5/15/2024 Latin America (International Christian Concern) — Throughout Latin America, Christians are increasingly enduring persecution for their faith in Jesus Christ, often at the hands of communist regimes, drug cartels,...
President Daniel Ortega’s War on the Catholic ChurchApril 15, 2024 — By Linda Burkle, PhD 04/15/2024 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) – In recent years, the Catholic church in Nicaragua has been under assault by President Jose Daniel Ortega’s regime. Before 2018,...
Nicaraguan Regime Launches Easter CrackdownMarch 26, 2024 — 03/25/2024 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — As Holy Week approached, Nicaragua’s draconian Ortega regime had already started cracking down on plans to celebrate the most important week on the Christian...
Nicaraguan Priest Speaks Out on Ortega’s Brutal Authoritarian Regime February 15, 2024 — 02/15/2024 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — Speaking to an audience of 1,500 gathered for the IRF Summit in Washington, D.C., a Nicaraguan priest recently told his story of persecution...
American Missionaries Face Charges in NicaraguaFebruary 5, 2024 — 02/05/2024 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) – Three American missionaries serving with a U.S.-based nonprofit are facing criminal charges in Nicaragua. The missionaries, identified as Jon Hancock, Jacob Hancock, and Cassandra...
State Department Announces Annual Country Designations: India and Nigeria Excluded from CPC ListJanuary 5, 2024 — 01/05/2024 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — The U.S. State Department released its annual report on country designations yesterday, highlighting both positive and concerning developments regarding religious freedom across the...
Pope Francis Condemns Nicaragua’s Persecution of the Catholic ChurchJanuary 3, 2024 — 01/03/2024 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — In his widely-watched annual address from the Vatican, Pope Francis highlighted and condemned Nicaragua’s Ortega regime for its ongoing and severe persecution of the...
A Push for Nigeria’s Re-designation as a CPCAugust 8, 2023 — 08/08/2023 Washington (International Christian Concern) -- The attention of the world has shifted to Nigeria as officials urge the Biden administration to redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern...
Persecution Does Not Go UnnoticedJanuary 17, 2020 — By Benjamin Harbaugh On December 18th, 2019, the U.S. Department of State released its annual list of countries that engage in “systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom,”[1] called...
Nicaraguan Government Shuts Down Evangelical Prayer VigilSeptember 28, 2016 — Nicaragua’s Government Denies Use of Public Space to Evangelical Group 09/28/2016 Washington, D.C. – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the Alianza Evangelica Nicaraguenze (Evangelical Alliance of Nicaragua, AEN)...
