ICC Provides COVID-19 Relief for Orphans in Nigeria

January 19, 2021 —

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01/19/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Since 2012, Christian communities throughout Nigeria’s Benue State have suffered at the hands of Fulani militants. These extremists...

Do Not Be Dismayed: Part 3

December 13, 2020 —

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In case you missed them, you can read Part 1 and Part 2 here. 12/13/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – When Isaiah 41:10...

Do Not Be Dismayed: Part 2

December 10, 2020 —

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In case you missed it, you can read Part 1 here. 12/10/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Impoverished communities worldwide felt the...

Do Not Be Dismayed: Part 1

December 7, 2020 —

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12/07/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The coronavirus took 2020 in the early months by surprise. In Yangon, Myanmar, pastors and congregations had...

ICC Feeds 100 Indonesian Christian Families During the Pandemic

November 24, 2020 —

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11/24/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – During the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, local pastors and their congregations have suffered job and income loss....

ICC Brings Food to 53 Burmese Evangelists

November 18, 2020 —

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11/18/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In September, ICC received information from Myanmar Baptist Churches Union (MBCU) that dozens of its pastors and...

Iraqi Archbishop Warns of COVID Challenges for IDPs

October 20, 2020 — 10/20/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Archbishop Bishar Warda has stated that in Erbil, there are currently 2,000 Christian families affected by COVID, with 23 individuals having died since March....

Christian Prisoners in Iran Contract COVID-19

August 16, 2020 — 08/16/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Concerns are rising as news comes out that at least 12 prisoners in Ward 8 of Evin Prison in Tehran tested positive for COVID-19....

Prayer Service Targeted by Pakistani Police

July 13, 2020 — 07/13/2020 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – On June 23, a Christian prayer service was attacked by the police in Youhanabad, a Christian neighborhood in Lahore, Pakistan. “A priest was leading...

Court Hearing for Burmese Pastor Who Defied COVID-19 Ban Continues

July 2, 2020 — 07/02/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The Canadian Burmese pastor who ignored COVID-19 ban and created the largest cluster of confirmed cases in Myanmar, continues to face his trial after...

Three People Killed by Police Over Face Masks in Kenya

June 27, 2020 — 06/27/2020 Kenya (International Christian Concern) – A witness says three people were killed in a small town in Kenya’s Rift Valley during a confrontation between police and residents over the...

Erdogan Creates Institution to Deny Armenian Genocide

June 27, 2020 — 06/27/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkey’s state-run media has announced the outcome of a five-hour Presidential High Advisory Board meeting held on June 16th which addressed the Armenian genocide....

Pastor Lah Faces Sixth Hearing for Breaking COVID Ban

June 24, 2020 — 06/24 /2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – David Lah and church member Wai Tun appeared before the Myanmar Township Court for their sixth hearing on June 18th. During this hearing, two...

Turkey Resumes Discrimination Against Protestants

June 21, 2020 — 06/21/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkey’s targeting of protestant church leaders has resumed following a short break that resulted from COVID-19 closures. Turkish laws prevent the training of Christian...

Hearing for Burmese Pastor David Lah Continues

June 11, 2020 — 06/11/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On June 8, Burmese Canadian pastor David Lah appeared for the third time in court for violating the 2013 Natural Disaster Management Law (NDML),...

Pakistani Christians Suffer Layered Persecution Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

June 6, 2020 — 06/06/2020 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan placed its population on lockdown. The lockdown, intended to curb the spread of the virus, also dramatically...