Remembering the Forgotten Martyrs of North KoreaJune 16, 2025 — 6/16/2025 North Korea (International Christian Concern) — Now that this year's North Korean Freedom Week has concluded in Germany, it’s worth considering the tragic story of Kim Yeo-man and nine...
Christian Mother, Children Missing from North Korean Prison Since 2008 June 13, 2025 — 6/13/2025 North Korea (International Christian Concern) — In North Korea, the presumption of “guilt by association” is applied in an extreme way. Shortly after Kim Sung-sik was arrested for distributing...
Christians in Former-Soviet Central Asian Nations Increasingly Face PersecutionJune 12, 2025 — 6/12/2025 Central Asia (International Christian Concern) — Formerly part of the USSR, the five “stan” countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan — have a mix of ex-Soviet authoritarianism...
North Korean Underground Church Leader Remembered for ‘Character of Steel’ June 11, 2025 — 6/11/2025 North Korea (International Christian Concern) — Kim Sung-sik was 49 years old when he was arrested in 2007 at his home in Gungsim-ri, Hoeryong City, North Korea, after he...
Stories of North Korean Christians Highlighted in New Disappearances Report June 10, 2025 — 6/10/2025 North Korea (International Christian Concern) — The tragic yet powerful stories of 70 North Korean Christians who have disappeared with little or no trace from North Korea’s brutal, torturous...
Persecuted Communities Worldwide Face New Restrictions from the USJune 5, 2025 — An executive order announced this week introduced near-total restrictions on travel to the U.S. by citizens of 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran, and Myanmar — countries widely recognized as...
Cuban Pastors Face Imprisonment for Mentioning God June 4, 2025 — 6/4/2025 Cuba (International Christian Concern) — A pastoral couple in Cuba faces eight years in prison for mentioning God as they stood up for their son, according to Christian Daily...
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....
Christianity Steadily Growing in Asia Amid Persecution May 27, 2025 — 5/27/2025 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) — Although Christians throughout Asia are increasingly facing severe persecution, the gospel is spreading, and more people are putting their trust in Christ in...
Faces of the Persecuted | Illyong JuMay 26, 2025 — Throughout the month of May, you will come face to face with the reality of persecution through the stories of seven courageous believers ICC helped rescue. They are not just...
Bible Institute Helps South Korea Open First Holocaust Museum May 23, 2025 — 5/23/2025 South Korea (International Christian Concern) — The Korea Israel Bible Institute (KIBI) opened South Korea’s first-ever Holocaust Museum in Palu, near the North and South Korean border. KIBI members...
ICC Releases Emergency Petition to Help Iranian Christians Seeking AsylumMay 20, 2025 — 5/20/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Artemis Ghasemzadeh, an Iranian-Christian convert who fled persecution in Iran, has less than three weeks to find a country that will grant her asylum....
Bill Inspired by Iranian Christian Refugee Introduced in CongressMay 20, 2025 — 5/20/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — A new bill inspired by the story of Artemis Ghasemzadeh, a 27-year-old Iranian-Christian convert deported four months ago by the Trump administration, was...
Global Executions on the Rise in a Trend Led by the World’s Top Persecutors May 9, 2025 — 5/9/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Amnesty International, a human rights watchdog group, last month released its annual report on global executions. The report documented 1,518 executions in 2024...
Christians Observe Day of Prayer, Fasting for North Korea’s Freedom April 28, 2025 — 4/28/2025 North Korea (International Christian Concern) — On April 28, Christians worldwide prayed and fasted for the freedom of North Korea’s citizens, particularly for the multitudes of believers inside the...
The Plight of Persecuted Christians Should Be Raising Alarm — It’s Not April 24, 2025 — 4/24/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — As the persecution of Christians throughout the world continues to grow, mainstream reporting of it is conspicuously missing. The slaughter of Christ followers in...
