European Union Condemns New Sentence for Iranian Human Rights Advocate

May 31, 2021 — 05/21/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) - Last week, the European Union (EU) condemned a recent sentence handed down for Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist and journalist, according to...

EU Appoints Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief

May 25, 2021 — 05/25/2021 Belgium (International Christian Concern) –After being vacated by Jan Figel in November of 2019, the position of Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief for...

Pakistan Rejects EU Resolution Condemning Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law

May 10, 2021 — 05/10/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Pakistani leaders have rejected the European Union’s resolution condemning the blasphemy law of Pakistan. Lawmakers gathered for a press conference to issue statements of...

EU Parliament Calls on Pakistan to Abolish Blasphemy Law

May 7, 2021 — 05/07/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – The European Parliament has called on Pakistan to abolish their notorious blasphemy law. The move comes as cases of blasphemy have dramatically increased, disproportionately...

Rare EU-Turkey Meeting Highlights European Concerns With Situation in Turkey

April 7, 2021 — 04/7/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) - In a rare meeting between the European Union and Turkey, heads of the European Commission and the European Council met with Turkish President Recep...

European Union Announces Sanctions on Eritrea

March 23, 2021 — 03/23/2021 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – The European Union announced a number of sanctions Monday, including on Eritrea’s National Security Office. This is a positive move on the EU’s part,...

Eritrean Aid Does not Help Those in Need

July 3, 2017 — ICC Note: The EU is voting on whether or not to send 90m Euros in aid to Eritrea. The problem is that have added no stipulations to the aid regarding...

European Parliament Votes to Recognize ISIS Atrocities as Genocide

February 4, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The European Parliament unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday recognizing the atrocities carried out by ISIS towards religious minorities as a genocide. This is the first instance of the...