Southeast Asian Elections Will Impact Christians in the Region in 2024 and BeyondJanuary 12, 2024 — 01/12/2024 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) – The Taiwanese national election on January 13 will kickstart several other elections in the Southeast Asia region in 2024. Hundreds of millions of...
Proposed Bill in Ireland Threatens Christian SpeechJanuary 10, 2024 — 1/10/2024 Ireland (International Christian Concern) - The Constitution of Ireland protects the right of citizens to freely express their “convictions and opinions” – but what happens when those opinions are...
Persecution of Evangelical Protestants in Southern MexicoJanuary 9, 2024 — By Linda Burkle, Ph.D., ICC Fellow In November 2023, I had the privilege of attending and speaking at an evangelical pastor's conference in Oaxaca, a city in southern Mexico. Every pastor attending...
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...
Denmark Parliament Criminalizes BlasphemyJanuary 4, 2024 — 01/04/2024 Denmark (International Christian Concern) -- In late December 2023, the Danish parliament amended part of its penal code to condemn blasphemy. The portion of the code states, “[A] person...
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...
Are American Catholics Under Watch?December 7, 2023 — 12/07/2023 United States (International Christian Concern) — The U.S. House Judiciary Committee and Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government published a report this week highlighting its growing concerns with the...
ICC Contributes to USCIRF Report on Anti-Conversion LawsNovember 29, 2023 — 11/29/2023 Washington (International Christian Concern – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released a report on anti-conversion laws prepared by International Christian Concern (ICC). ICC researchers...
Preacher Shot on Arizona Street CornerNovember 18, 2023 — 11/17/2023 United States (International Christian Concern) – A Christian church leader is in critical condition after being shot in the head while preaching on a street corner in Glendale, Arizona....
Australia’s Christian heritage continues to be eroded and attackedNovember 17, 2023 — 11/16/2023 Australia (International Christian Concern) -- Yet another attack on Australia’s Christian heritage took place this week with renewed calls from atheist groups and politicians to remove the use of...
Virginia Governor Announces Executive Directive to Protect Religious BeliefsNovember 6, 2023 — 11/6/2023 Virginia (International Christian Concern) – U.S. Governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, recently issued an Executive Directive protecting the beliefs of people of faith, including Christians. Executive Directive Six creates an...
The International Religious Freedom Act Turns 25October 25, 2023 — 10/25/2023 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Friday, October 27 marks 25 years since President Bill Clinton signed the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA) into law, establishing international religious...
Denmark’s Move to Safeguard Sacred TextsOctober 25, 2023 — 10/25/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Government leaders in Denmark recently said they will propose a law that will make it illegal to desecrate any holy book in Denmark. This...
Russian Foreign Minister to Visit North Korea this WeekOctober 18, 2023 — 10/18/2023 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to visit the isolated country of North Korea on Wednesday and Thursday. His visit comes on...
Azerbaijan Raises Flag Over Nagorno-Karabakh as Final Armenians LeaveOctober 17, 2023 — 10/17/2023 Artsakh (International Christian Concern) – The Azerbaijani military raised their flag over the former Artsakh capital, Stepanakert, with a special visit from Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev who attended the...
The Tennes Family’s Stand for Religious FreedomOctober 15, 2023 — 10/15/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – A federal appeals court ruled in favor of a Christian family in Michigan that was allegedly discriminated against by a local government policy. The...
