Iowa Officially Adopts Religious Freedom Restoration ActApril 12, 2024 — 4/12/2024 United States (International Christian Concern) — On April 2, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill to protect religious liberty and conscience within her state. “Thirty years ago, the...
The Unstoppable Gospel in North KoreaApril 11, 2024 — 04/11/2024 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – Illyong Ju is a defector from North Korea. Though he has had many family members taken to political prison camps, he still has hope...
Chinese Man’s Refugee Status Revoked on False Persecution ClaimsApril 10, 2024 — 4/10/2024 New Zealand (International Christian Concern) – A Chinese man who claimed he converted to Christianity in 2016 and was part of an underground church in China has had his refugee...
Scotland Passes Bill Criminalizing Hate SpeechApril 10, 2024 — 4/9/2024 Scotland (International Christian Concern) – On April 1, the Scottish Parliament officially passed the Hate Crime and Public Order Act, which creates restrictions that punish hate speech. Critics of...
ICC Spearheads Violations Track at 2024 IRF SummitApril 4, 2024 — 04/04/2024 USA (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) participated in the 2024 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in Washington, D.C., Jan. 30-31. The IRF Summit, in its fourth year,...
Tensions Remain as Negotiations Stall over the Armenia-Azerbaijan BorderApril 3, 2024 — 4/3/2024 Armenia/Azerbaijan (International Christian Concern) – Tensions in the South Caucasus remain high as negotiations stall over the disputed territory along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. Despite the ethnic-Armenian forces within the Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh...
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...
What Putin’s Re-Election Means for ChristiansMarch 22, 2024 — 03/22/2024 Russia (International Christian Concern) – President Vladimir Putin of Russia was re-elected on March 15 for his fifth presidential term. Ruling for nearly a quarter-century, Putin received 87% of...
Azerbaijani President Announces That Lasting Peace with Armenia Is NearMarch 22, 2024 — 03/22/2024 Azerbaijan (International Christian Concern) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated during a press conference that negotiations with Armenia are approaching a settlement. The remarks occurred after a meeting between...
Condemning Persecution in VietnamMarch 14, 2024 — 03/14/2024 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Senate Resolution 395 proposes the United States’ Senate recognize the contributions of Montagnard Christians from Vietnam during the Vietnam war, a public condemnation of the...
Presidential Candidates Sign Commitment for Peace with Religious Leaders in MexicoMarch 13, 2024 — 03/13/2024 Mexico (International Christian Concern) — As elections in Mexico approach, Presidential candidates are scrambling to gain the favor of the religious population of Mexico. With three primary candidates left...
Azerbaijan’s Uncontested ElectionMarch 7, 2024 — 03/07/2024 Azerbaijan (International Christian Concern) – Azerbaijan hosted presidential elections in early February, which resulted in the re-election of President Ilham Aliyev. Initially scheduled for October 2025, Aliyev ordered officials...
Denmark Reestablishes Blasphemy LawMarch 7, 2024 — 03/07/2024 Denmark (International Christian Concern) – In late December 2023, Danish parliament officially amended a portion of its penal code condemning blasphemy. The portion of the code states, “[A] person is...
El Salvador’s Election Brings Concerning “New Ideas”March 6, 2024 — 03/06/2024 El Salvador (International Christian Concern) – El Salvador hosted presidential and congressional elections in early February, leading to the re-election of highly popular Nayib Bukele of the New Ideas...
Finland Elects New PresidentMarch 6, 2024 — 03/06/2024 Finland (International Christian Concern) – In February, the Nordic nation of Finland elected Alexander Stubb as its new president. With a history of stability, economic success, and thriving democracy,...
Missouri Jurors Dismissed Based on Religious BeliefsFebruary 29, 2024 — 02/29/2024 United States (International Christian Concern) – The United States Supreme Court officially refused to try the case of the dismissal of Christian jurors from a Missouri trial regarding homosexuality...
