Secretary of State Visits Algeria as Christians Continue to SufferMarch 30, 2022 — 03/30/2022 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Today, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with government officials in the Algerian capital of Algiers regarding the bilateral relationship between their...
ICC Cohosts Congressional Briefing on Algeria Amidst U.S. State Department VisitMarch 23, 2022 — 3/23/2022 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Last week, International Christian Concern (ICC) joined several other human rights organizations to host a virtual briefing on the deteriorating state of religious freedom...
ICC Cohosts Congressional Briefing on Algeria Amidst U.S. State Department VisitMarch 23, 2022 — 3/23/2022 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Last week, International Christian Concern (ICC) joined several other human rights organizations to host a virtual briefing on the deteriorating state of religious freedom...
Secretary of State Discusses Armenian Relations with Turkish Foreign MinisterJanuary 5, 2022 — 01/05/2022 United States (International Christian Concern) – This week, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu regarding the relationship between their two countries, which...
Secretary of State Meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Amidst Continued Religious Freedom ConcernsNovember 11, 2021 — 11/11/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) - This week, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Washington to discuss the alliance between their two...
Biden Administration Continues to Push Human Rights in Meetings with Saudi OfficialsAugust 11, 2021 — 08/11/2021 Saudi Arabia (International Christian Concern) - Yesterday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and emphasized to him the need...
US Congressmen Urge Suspension of Drone Exports to TurkeyJuly 27, 2021 — 06/27/2021 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) – Key members of the United States government have finally recognized Turkey’s persistently troublesome drone activity throughout the Middle East in recent years as...
Blinken Emphasizes Human Rights in Meeting with Saudi PrinceJuly 23, 2021 — 07/23/2021 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) – In a July 7 meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken highlighted the United...
Blinken-Sisi Meeting Less Productive than Initially Hoped for Human Rights in EgyptJuly 15, 2021 — 07/15/2021 Cairo (International Christian Concern) – When US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in late May to discuss Egypt’s role in negotiating a ceasefire between...
US Secretary of State Emphasizes Human Rights in Recent Visit to EgyptMay 27, 2021 — 5/27/2021 Cairo – (International Christian Concern) In a May 26th meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken expressed the importance of human rights...
Secretary of State Discusses Nagorno-Karabakh with Russian Minister Amid Rising TensionsMay 21, 2021 — 05/21/2021 Artsakh (International Christian Concern) - This week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on his visit this week to northern Europe, during which...
Biden Appoints Special Envoy for Horn of AfricaApril 27, 2021 — 04/27/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Friday the appointment of Jeffrey Feltman to the position of Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa....
US Secretary of State to Meet Nigerian President BuhariApril 26, 2021 — 04/26/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In a press release, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced today that he will be meeting the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, virtually...
Religious Freedom on the Agenda as Blinken Embarks on First Trip AbroadMarch 15, 2021 — 03/15/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – Landing in Japan this morning, Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off the first in a series of meetings with key U.S. allies...
State Department Blacklists Iranian Interrogators for Human Rights ViolationsMarch 10, 2021 — 03/10/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - Yesterday, the U.S. State Department blacklisted two members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their involvement in “gross violations of human...
Release of Daniel Pearl’s Murderers Creates Tension in US-Pakistan RelationshipFebruary 3, 2021 — 02/03/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) - The recent release of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the murderer of American journalist Daniel Pearl, created a rough start to Antony Blinken’s tenure as...
