Myanmar’s Military Junta Targeting Religious BuildingsApril 19, 2022 — 04/19/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Ever since the military coup on February 1, 2021, during which Myanmar’s democratically elected government was deposed by the military junta, religious minorities have...
Church Burned, Three Killed In Central NigeriaApril 6, 2022 — 04/06/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Early Monday morning, April 4th, Fulani militants attacked Christians in central Nigeria’s Miango District. According to ICC's correspondent in Nigeria, the attack by...
Sudan: Police Arrest Nine Muslims for Destruction of Church PropertyDecember 24, 2020 — 12/24/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – According to Shanbago Awad Mugadam, a lawyer in Sudan who has been assisting Christians with legal aid, said that police have arrested nine men...
Fulani Militants Kill 2, Burn Down Church in Kaduna AttacksMay 1, 2020 — 05/01/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Morningstar News has reported that attacks conducted by Fulani militants in Kaduna State over two days have left two people dead, dozens of homes...
Two Churches Burned Down in Sudan Amidst ChangesMarch 19, 2020 — 03/19/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – According to Radio Dabanga, two churches have been burned down by arsonists over the past month. Radio Dabanga received a report from a local...
Boko Haram Burns Several Churches and Many Houses in Recent AttackFebruary 24, 2020 — 02/24/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – On February 21, Boko Haram attacked the mainly Christian village of Garkida in Gombi of Adamawa State. According to Save the Persecuted Christians, over...
Three Churches Burned Down in Southern Sudan TwiceJanuary 25, 2020 — 01/25/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – This past week, three temporary church structures were burned down in Bout, Sudan. It is believed that Islamist radicals in the area were guilty...
Church in Niger Destroyed Because Sheikh Arrested by Muslim GovernmentJune 26, 2019 — 06/26/2019 Niger (International Christian Concern) – An Islamic mob burned down a church and destroyed a pastor’s car on June 15 after Sheikh Rayadoune was arrested. The sheikh is an...
The Church in Nepal Faces Attacks and Increased HostilityMay 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Christians in Nepal have experienced increased persecution, even within the last month. Part of this is due to the rise of Hindu extremist ideology in the region. This...
Kenyan Police Storm Village and Destroy Churches and HousesApril 30, 2018 — ICC Note: Police in Central Kenya, stormed a village in search of criminals. During their search, the police burned down several homes, and destroyed two churches. Residents are also claiming...
Boko Haram Attacks Villages and Burns Down 2 Churches and Many HomesJanuary 30, 2018 — ICC Note Boko Haram attacked a small village in Northern Cameroon on January 15. During this attack, they set fire to two churches and many other houses. This attack left...
Niger Churches Rebuilt Three Years After Incident, Christian Confidence NotJanuary 25, 2018 — ICC Note It has been three years since the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo incident on Paris, France. This incident led to riots and destruction in the West African nation...
Despite State Sanctioned Persecution, Christian Population Rising in SudanNovember 27, 2017 — ICC Note Despite Sudan being one of the world’s worst persecutors of Christians, its Christian population is rising. According to pastors in the capital city, Khartoum, many of their church...
Kenyan Church Burned Down Over Land DisputeNovember 20, 2017 — ICC Note A church in Kenya, Millennium SDA Church, was vandalized last Wednesday night. The church has been involved in a lawsuit over the ownership of the land on which...
8 Churches Still Not Allowed to Rebuild A Decade LaterNovember 9, 2017 — ICC Note 10 years ago in late Saptember, Eight church buildings were destroyed in the predominantly Muslim town of Tudun Wada Dankadai, in Kano state. These churches still have not...
Violence Against Christians is Rising in Southern MaliNovember 7, 2017 — ICC Note A priest in Mali, Fr. Edmond Dembelé, Secretary General of the Bishops' Conference of Mali, is claiming that Christian communities in Mali are increasingly targeted by extremist Islamists...
