Libyan Convert Sentenced to Death Under Controversial Apostasy LawSeptember 13, 2022 — 09/13/2022 Libya (International Christian Concern) – Libyan authorities sentenced an unidentified young man to death, according to Middle East Concern, based on a loophole in an apostasy law. Four years...
New Report from USCIRF Outlines Iran’s Misinformation Campaign Against ChristiansJuly 26, 2022 — 07/26/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Christians in Iran continue to face significant challenges on their right to freedom of religion or belief, as found in a recent report from the...
Iranian Christians Acquitted of Charges But Some Face New ChallengesMarch 4, 2022 — 03/04/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Nine Iranian Christian converts were acquitted by a Tehran appeal court over charges of “acting against national security” and “promoting Zionist Christianity.” However, one...
Iranian Christians Acquitted of Charges But Some Face New ChallengesMarch 4, 2022 — 03/04/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Nine Iranian Christian converts were acquitted by a Tehran appeal court over charges of “acting against national security” and “promoting Zionist Christianity.” However, one...
Victims of Iran’s Article 500 Summoned to Serve Prison SentencesNovember 16, 2021 — 11/16/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – In a two-day span, five Iranian Christian converts were summoned to begin serving prison sentences. On November 10, authorities summoned Milad Gourdazi, Amin Khaki and...
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Complicates Christians’ CasesOctober 30, 2021 — 10/30/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Five Iranian Christians were summoned to give a final defense on October 16 regarding their activity that led up to their arrest, alongside dozens also...
Three More Converts Arrested in Iranian Christian Community Plagued by PersecutionSeptember 9, 2021 — 09/09/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – While gathering for a church prayer meeting, Ahmad Sarparast, Morteza Mashoodkari, and Ayoob Poor-Rezazadeh were arrested around 10 pm on September 5. Intelligence officers raided...
Iranian Christian Converts Receive Reduced SentencesSeptember 5, 2021 — 09/05/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Three Iranian Christian converts have had their sentences reduced from five years to three years. Amin Khaki, Milad Goudarzi and Alireza Nourmohammadi faced charges under...
Christian Convert in Uganda KilledJanuary 11, 2021 — 01/11/2021 Uganda (International Christian Concern) – Yusuf Kintu, a 41-year-old former Imam of Macca Mosque in Dolwe Island, Mayuge District, was killed on December 7, 2020, by a Muslim mob....
Muslim Convert in Hiding After Receiving Threats from CommunityMarch 12, 2020 — 03/12/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) –Ahmed Alnour converted to Christianity in late-2018. After he converted, locals in the area started to notice that he was no longer conducted the 5...
Young Man in Uganda Beaten and Disowned for Faith in ChristJuly 3, 2019 — 07/03/2019 Uganda (International Christian Concern) – MorningStar News reported yesterday that another young man in Uganda has been disowned and persecuted by his family for his new faith in Christ....
Somali Convert Beaten and Raped in Kenya Refugee CampFebruary 13, 2019 — 02/13/2019 Kenya (International Christian Concern) – Somalia is one of the worst persecutors of Christians in the world today. They currently rank number 3 on the World Watch List by...
Sudanese Convert Fled Home in 2014 for Safety in Egypt, Still Hasn’t Found itJanuary 22, 2019 — 01/21/2019 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Sudan still ranks as one of the worst persecutors of Christians in the world. Recently, Morningstar News reported on a case where a Sudanese...
Christians in Nigeria Forced Into HidingJune 8, 2018 — ICC Note: A Nigerian pastor, his family, and a recently converted Christian woman have all gone into hiding due to hostile interactions with the state department in the country. The...
Christian Convert’s Body Mutilated by Family in UgandaMay 8, 2018 — ICC Note: A Christian man, who had converted several years ago, was recently attacked and killed by unknown assailants. When his body was returned to his family, who are Muslim...
Malaysia’s Highest Court to Hear Appeal of Christian Converts from IslamFebruary 23, 2018 — ICC Note: Morning Star News reports that on February 26, the highest court in Malaysia will hear the appeal of four Muslims-turned-Christians who desire to have their conversions legally recognized on...
