New Law Criminalizes Praying with Someone About Gender, Sexual IdentityApril 17, 2025 — On April 4, the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) began enforcing a new law criminalizing anti-conversion therapy, which now includes praying with someone about their gender or sexual...
Nicaragua Cancels Holy Week Festivities for Second Year in a Row April 11, 2025 — Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — Government authorities in Nicaragua have halted numerous church-led Lent and Easter celebrations, replacing them in some cases with government-run events designed to give the impression...
U.S. Lawmakers Advocate for Renewed CPC Designation for NigeriaApril 10, 2025 — To address the challenges surrounding religious freedom in Nigeria, U.S. Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ-4) has put forth H. Res.220, calling on the Trump administration to once again classify Nigeria as...
U.K. House of Commons Highlights Persecution of Christians in Debate April 10, 2025 — On April 8, the U.K. House of Commons publicly debated and highlighted the scale and severity of the persecution of Christians globally. This public Parliamentary debate is another great advancement...
Man Found Guilty of Hate Crime for Threatening American Christian ChurchesApril 8, 2025 — 4/8/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Zimnako Salah, a 45-year-old man from Phoenix, Arizona, was found guilty on April 3 for attempting to intimidate and obstruct Christian church services due...
Crowns of Courage: When Tyrants Threatened, Faith TriumphedMarch 31, 2025 — 03/31/2025 Washington, D.C. (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....
Religious Freedom in Nicaragua ‘Abysmal’ According to U.S. Government Report March 26, 2025 — 3/26/2025 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — Nicaraguan persecution of religion has only deepened in the last year, according to findings published earlier this week by the U.S. Commission on International...
USCIRF Releases Annual Report on International Religious Freedom March 26, 2025 — 3/26/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its annual report on Tuesday, providing an update on the status of religious...
Satanic Message Found at Vandalized Catholic Church in Kansas March 19, 2025 — 3/19/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Federal and local authorities are investigating a possible hate crime after a Catholic church in Wichita, Kansas, was vandalized, and a Satanic message...
British Preacher Who Publicly Criticized Quran Found Not Guilty of Hate Crime March 14, 2025 — 3/14/2025 United Kingdom (International Christian Concern) — On March 12, a British court found preacher Karandeep Mamman not guilty of a hate crime following his public criticism of the Quran....
Persecution of Ukrainian Christians: From Within and Without March 10, 2025 — By Linda Burkle, Ph.D., ICC Fellow In the summer of 2023, I traveled to Ukraine with a disaster response team. Our host was a YWAM (Youth With A Mission)(1) base...
Proposed Senate Resolution Recognizes Persecution of Christians March 7, 2025 — 3/7/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — The United States Senate could soon pass S.Res.52, a resolution that reaffirms religious freedom as a fundamental human right globally. Introduced in early...
U.K. Chaplain Fired for Sermon on Biblical Sexuality Wins Appeal to Challenge Dismissal March 6, 2025 — 3/6/2025 United Kingdom (International Christian Concern) — On March 4, a British appeals court decided that the Rev. Dr. Bernard Randall could challenge what he deemed as an unfair firing...
New #FaithUnchained Campaign Launched on Behalf of Prisoners of ConscienceMarch 6, 2025 — 3/5/2025 Washington (International Christian Concern) — The International Religious Freedom Roundtable's Working Group on Prisoners of Conscience recently launched a campaign to free five prisoners of conscience in five countries,...
Nicaragua Withdraws from Human Rights Council in Wake of Scathing ReportMarch 3, 2025 — Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — After consolidating power in the presidency earlier this year, Nicaragua withdrew Friday from the U.N. Human Rights Council. Two days earlier, a group of U.N....
Syrian National Dialogue Conference Concludes with Mixed Reviews February 27, 2025 — 2/27/2025 Syria (International Christian Concern) — Hundreds of delegates from around the country gathered in Damascus, Syria this week to take part in the first national-level political dialogue after the...
