Sudan Trying to Seize Control of ChurchOctober 31, 2017 — Pastor Says Sudanese Regime Using Courts to Persecute Christians Sudanese Government Trying to Seize Control of Church 10/30/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Five church leaders of the Sudanese Church...
Pastor in Zanzibar Falsely Accused of Abuse by Muslim AuthoritiesOctober 29, 2017 — ICC Note A Pastor in Zanzibar has been falsely accused of child abuse and been acquitted on two prior occasions for the same case. According to Morning Star News, ta...
Sudan Arrest Five Church Leaders for Refusing to Cancel WorshipOctober 25, 2017 — ICC Note Sudan has arrested another five church leaders in its bid to gain full control of the church. On Sunday, police officers entered SCOC-Harat church in the Hai Al...
Eritrea Among Worst Communist Countries Against ChristiansOctober 23, 2017 — ICC Note Communism is one of the greatest attackers of Christianity worldwide. This month marks the 100th anniversary since the rise of Communist Russia and the Bolsheviks. Even though communism...
Zimbabwe Arrests Pastor for Peaceful Protest PlansSeptember 27, 2017 — ICC Note A Pastor in Zimbabwe has been arrested for trying to hold peaceful protests against the Mugabe government. Mugabe has been the president of Zimbabwe since 1987, and was...
Sudan Arrests Another Pastor in OmdurmanSeptember 26, 2017 — ICC Note Another Pastor was arrested in Omdurman, Sudan, on 22 September, 2017. This comes just one month after 7 other pastors and church leaders had been arrested in Aug....
Eritreans Raise Concern over Patriarch’s Health and SafetySeptember 19, 2017 — ICC Note Eritrean Christians are once again raising concern for the safety and health of the Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Church, Patriarch Antonios. The leader of the church was...
Eritrean Christian Mother Describes Husbands CaptivitySeptember 15, 2017 — ICC Note Eritrea, which has been called the North Korea of Africa, is one of the most repressive states in the world. In 2002, the Eritrean government declared that there...
Fulani Convert was Falsely Accused by Family and Thrown in JailSeptember 12, 2017 — ICC Note The Fulani are an ethnic tribe that spans across most of sub-Saharan Africa. They are also a predominately Muslim group. This means that when one of them tries...
Mother Who Died in Eritrean Prison Shows Possible Signs of TortureAugust 28, 2017 — ICC Note This month, a mother died in a prison camp in Eritrea just for following her faith. Fekadu Debasay, was a mother of three living in the most repressive...
Pastor in Sudan Evicted From Home, Now Charged with AssaultAugust 23, 2017 — ICC Note One of the Two Pastors that were recently evicted from their homes in Omdurman, Sudan, has now also been accused of assault charges. Rev Yahya Abdelrahim, head of...
Christian Mother of Three Dies in Captivity in EritreaAugust 15, 2017 — ICC Note: Eritrea is one the most repressive nations in the world. It does not allow any information into or out of the country that it thinks does not fit...
Sudan Continues Human Right’s Violation Even After Sanction DelayJuly 20, 2017 — ICC Note: Sudan claims to be changing their ways in regard to human rights, but recent actions have proven otherwise. The Chairman of the Sudan’s Evangelical Community Council, Rafat Samir,...
Eritrean Patriarch Allowed to Attend Church For First Time in a DecadeJuly 18, 2017 — ICC Note: The legitimate patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Church, Abune Antonios, has been allowed to attend a mass for the first time since he was placed under house arrest...
3 Christians Arrested for not Following Ramadan in ZanzibarJuly 17, 2017 — ICC Note: In Zanzibar, 3 Christians were arrested in mid-June while cooking because it was Ramadan. Zanzibar is a small island off the coast of Mainland Tanzania. Tanzania is a...
