How Will the Coronavirus Crisis Impact Iraq?

April 24, 2020 —

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04/24/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – COVID-19 has brought the globe to a grinding halt....

World Commemorates Armenian Genocide

April 24, 2020 — 04/24/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Today marks the annual day when the world commemorates the 1915 Armenian genocide committed by Ottoman-era Turks. This day was chosen as the commemoration...

Pakistan’s Most Oppressed and the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 24, 2020 —

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04/24/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Like many other countries, the COVID-19 pandemic has...

Aid Fails to Reach Christian IDPs During COVID

April 23, 2020 — 04/23/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – A number of Catholic charities in Iraq are raising the alarm that because of COVID-19 quarantine restrictions, they are unable to access Christians who...

Coronavirus Does Not Spare North Korea, According to Sources

April 21, 2020 — 04/21/2020 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – Despite North Korea’s claim that the reclusive country has zero confirmed COVID-19 case, authorities have been telling citizens in public lectures that there...

Prominent Burmese Monk Donates to Catholic COVID-19 Fund

April 20, 2020 — 04/20/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On April 16, Archbishop Marco Tin Win of Mandalay Archdiocese received US$10,000 from the Burmese prominent monk, Ashin Nyanissara, also known as Sitagu Sayadaw....

UN Encourages Iraq to Address Domestic Abuse

April 19, 2020 — 04/19/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – This week, the United Nations began a push urging the Iraqi government to expedite Anti-Domestic Violence Laws. The country has remained under lockdown for...

Attacks on India’s Christians Continue to Escalate in Early Months of 2020

April 17, 2020 — 04/17/2020 India (International Christian Concern) – According to a recent release by the United Christian Forum (UCF) in India, attacks on Christians and their places of worship continued to escalate...

Turkey Buries Social Media Restrictions Under COVID-19

April 14, 2020 — 04/14/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkey’s draft law on economic measures to address COVID-19 included eight articles which would’ve tightened the government’s censorship over social media. The draft law...

Muslim Activist Provides Critical Aid to Pakistani Christians Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

April 14, 2020 — 04/14/2020 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Since March 21, most of Pakistan has been placed on lockdown as authorities seek to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. This national...

Appeal for Pakistani Couple Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Delayed by COVID-19

April 13, 2020 — 04/13/2020 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – The High Court appeal for a Christian couple in Pakistan, sentenced to death under the country’s notorious blasphemy laws, was delayed last week due...

China’s Xunsiding Church Continues to be Monitored Despite COVID-19

April 10, 2020 — 04/10/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Although it is true that due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the Chinese government seems to relax its surveillance of house churches due to change...

Pastor in Nepal Arrested on False Charges Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

April 10, 2020 — 04/10/2020 Nepal (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, police in Nepal arrested a Christian pastor on March 28 after falsely accusing him of holding a worship service...

Kachin IDPs Risk Their Health for Work During Coronavirus Epidemic

April 9, 2020 — 04/09/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Despite the Burmese government’s orders and lockdowns to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, hundreds of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Kachin state continue...

97% Decrease in Terrorist Arrests Amid Syrian COVID Crisis

April 8, 2020 — 04/08/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – According to the Rojava Information Center, both attacks and raids of sleeper terrorist cells decreased in NE Syria during the month of March. Attacks...

Over 100 Christian Families Denied Food Aid Amid COVID-19 Crisis in Pakistan

April 7, 2020 — 04/07/2020 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has documented another instance of Pakistani Christians being turned away from an aid distribution because of their religious identity. This...