Congressional Committee Accuses Turkey of Actions Undermining NATO AllianceDecember 18, 2020 — 12/18/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Earlier this week, two leading members of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee released a joint statement condemning Turkey’s recent actions...
Maintaining the Momentum: Why Biden Should Keep IRF as a PriorityDecember 16, 2020 — By Matias Perttula 12/16/20 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – This week, the Electoral College confirmed Joe Biden as the official winner of the 2020 presidential race. As his administration...
US State Department Includes Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, Excludes IndiaDecember 9, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] India Receives a Hall Pass Despite Sharp Increase in Persecution 12/09/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In accordance with the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998,...
US House of Representatives Calls for the Global Repeal of Blasphemy, Heresy, and Apostasy LawsDecember 7, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] House Resolution 512 Passes by Unanimous Consent 12/07/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the House of Representatives has adopted...
What Would a Biden Administration Mean for International Religious Freedom?November 11, 2020 — Benjamin Harbaugh - At the time of this writing, most media organizations have called the 2020 US presidential election for former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. While the Trump...
International Religious Freedom, the Election, Recent Gains, and the FutureNovember 3, 2020 — By Matias Perttula 11/03/2020 Washington DC (International Christian Concern) - Most Americans and folks around the world are looking forward to end of the election cycle in the United States,...
How Religious Persecution Is a Driving Force Behind the Growing Need for Humanitarian AidNovember 2, 2020 — By Matias Perttula 11/02/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - In June of this year, while protests and violent riots ripped apart some cities across the United States, President Donald...
ICC Leads the Outcry on ChinaOctober 23, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Jay Church" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1600973222460{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="118482" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 10/23/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – "Religious scholars and imams were some of the first to...
A Wave of Church Closures in AlgeriaSeptember 4, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Matias Perttula" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1597859159505{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="117901" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 09/04/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Last year, an Algerian church leader, Pastor Challah, released an...
American Pastor Detained in India Finally FreedMay 19, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] Prosecution Drops Charges and Allows Pastor to Return Home After Seven-Month Detention 05/19/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Pastor...
US Leaders Denounce Christian Persecution in AlgeriaMay 11, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] Rep. Doug Lamborn Calls Attention to Persecution Through Congressional Letter 05/11/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Congressman Doug Lamborn...
USCIRF Designates Algeria as Religious Freedom Violator for First Time EverApril 28, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] ICC Continues to Advocate for Persecuted Communities in Algeria 04/29/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the United States Commission...
Students Take Up the CrossApril 9, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Akshaya James" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1584724902701{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="115307" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 04/09/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – My passion for persecuted Christians was first ignited when I...
US Sanctions Iranian Judge Complicit in Christian PersecutionDecember 19, 2019 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] Sanctions Send a Message of Hope to Iran’s Christian Community 12/19/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on December 19,...
American Pastor Arrested and Detained in IndiaOctober 29, 2019 — Pastor Targeted After Telling Customs Officials He Is a Christian 10/29/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) learned that Pastor Bryan Nerren, a Christian pastor from...
ICC Calls for Religious Freedom at State Department EventOctober 1, 2019 — [vc_custom_heading text="By Matias Perttula" google_fonts="font_family:Actor%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal"][vc_single_image image="110057" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 10/01/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – July 2019 witnessed the largest human rights event in State Department history: the 2nd Annual...
