NBA Announces Return to China Despite Ongoing PersecutionDecember 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 WorldwideNovember 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 AmericaOctober 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...
Somalia Receives $68.5 Million in U.S. Aid Despite Support for Hamas, Persecution of ChristiansOctober 3, 2024 — 10/3/2024 Washington, D.C./Somalia (International Christian Concern) — The U.S. government on Tuesday agreed to provide $68.5 million in aid to Somalia, a financially struggling nation, despite the country’s open support...
Hindrances of Faith in the WestOctober 1, 2024 — A Crossroads in the Public Square of Christianity 10/01/2024 The West (International Christian Concern) – We tackle a subject this month that is relevant for Christians in the Western World...
Chinese American Missionary Released from Beijing PrisonSeptember 19, 2024 — 9/19/2024 U.S./China (International Christian Concern) — The U.S. Department of State announced this week that the Chinese government has released David Lin, a Christian missionary. According to NPR, Lin, a...
White House Calls for End to Brutal War in Sudan September 19, 2024 — 9/19/2024 U.S./Sudan (International Christian Concern) — In a statement this week, U.S. President Joe Biden called on the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to end...
Muslim Converts to Christianity Still Experience Persecution after Relocating to EuropeSeptember 13, 2024 — 9/20/2024 Europe (International Christian Concern) — It’s no secret that it is dangerous for one to convert from Islam to Christianity in majority-Muslim countries. If your neighbors learn about your...
Difficulties and Determination: Appealing for Nigeria to Be Called a Country of Particular ConcernAugust 9, 2024 — By Greg Cochran, ICC Fellow Comedian and ventriloquist Edgar Bergen once quipped, “Hard work never killed anybody, but why take the chance?” Most of us probably resonate with the quote, preferring...
ICC Files Human Rights Sanctions Request Against AzerbaijanAugust 9, 2024 — 8/9/2024 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — International Christian Concern (ICC) recently sent U.S. government officials a formal sanctions request against Azerbaijan and prisons where Armenian prisoners of war and...
ICC Releases Report on Concerning Religious Persecution Trends in NigeriaJuly 10, 2024 — United States (International Christian Concern) — International Christian Concern (ICC) released a report on Wednesday outlining the concerning religious freedom conditions for Christians in Nigeria. For almost two decades, the...
New Report on Religious Freedom Reveals Christians Targeted in NicaraguaJune 28, 2024 — 6/28/2024 United States (International Christian Concern) — The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released a new report on religious freedom violations perpetrated by the Nicaraguan government...
ICC Cited in State Department’s New International Religious Freedom ReportJune 26, 2024 — 6/25/2024 United States (International Christian Concern) — On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of State released its annual International Religious Freedom report, which outlines the status of religious freedom in nearly 200...
North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2023June 24, 2024 — 06/24/2024 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – The reauthorization of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, originally introduced by Rep. Young Kim of California, discusses several issues of the...
