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...
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....
