Bill Inspired by Iranian Christian Refugee Introduced in Congress

May 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...

U.S. Lawmakers Advocate for Renewed CPC Designation for Nigeria

April 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...

Man Found Guilty of Hate Crime for Threatening American Christian Churches

April 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...

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...

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...

New #FaithUnchained Campaign Launched on Behalf of Prisoners of Conscience

March 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,...

Dreams of Kings: Old Testament Wisdom for Modern Changes in Power

January 21, 2025 — By Luke Pearce The next four years will likely be significant for ministries that, like International Christian Concern (ICC), advocate for the global persecuted church. Whatever feelings may exist about...

Texas School District Removes Bible from Libraries for ‘Sexually Explicit’ Material

December 23, 2024 — 12/23/2024 United States (International Christian Concern) — A Texas school district has removed the Bible from its libraries’ shelves for the 2024-2025 school year, citing a Texas law restricting sexually...

Muslim Family in Tennessee to Appear in Court for Alleged Assault of Christian Son

December 18, 2024 — 12/17/2024 United States (International Christian Concern) — A year ago this month, authorities arrested members of a Muslim family in Nashville, Tennessee, for allegedly assaulting their teenage family member for...

NBA Announces Return to China Despite Ongoing Persecution

December 6, 2024 — 12/6/2024 United States (International Christian Concern) — In an announcement on social media Friday, the Nation Basketball Association (NBA) revealed that it will return to China for two preseason games leading...

U.S. House Passes Bill Updating Law Promoting Human Rights in North Korea

November 26, 2024 — 11/26/2024 United States (International Christian Concern) — The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill on Nov. 20 to update and reauthorize the 2004 North Korean Human Rights Act....

#RedWednesday Event to Commemorate Persecuted Christians Worldwide

November 15, 2024 — 11/14/2024 Global (International Christian Concern) — Christian charity organization Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has organized an event on Nov. 20 to raise awareness of the plight of...

Why Christians Should Care about Anti-Hijab Laws in North America

October 23, 2024 — 10/23/2024 The West (International Christian Concern) – The idea of religious clothing is foreign to most nondenominational Western Christians. And I’m not referring to a graphic T-shirt sporting a (debatable)...

Saudi Arabia Loses Bid for Seat on Human Rights Council

October 15, 2024 — New York (International Christian Concern) — In voting last week at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, representatives rejected Saudi Arabia’s bid for membership on the influential Human Rights...