South Sudan Appoints New Vice Presidents, Starts New GovernmentFebruary 26, 2020 — 02/26/2020 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) – President Salva Kiir of South Sudan sore 4 new vice Prsident’s into office on Saturday, meeting a twice delayed deadline to start the...
Sudan Continues Hopeful Steps Forward, Christians Remain CautiousSeptember 13, 2019 — 09/13/2019 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Sudan conitues to show signs of moving towards democracy and freedom for its people. Since April, the country has overthrown its longtime dictator, Omar...
Nigerian Government: Leah Sharibu Alive, Negotiations OngoingSeptember 4, 2019 — 09/04/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Only a month ago, a video was released showing 6 aid workers who had been kidnapped in Nigeria. In the video, a woman named...
Sudan Protest Groups Name Civilian Prime Minister, Takes First Steps Since Deal AgreedAugust 16, 2019 — 08/16/2019 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Sudan’s Forces for Freedom and Change and other parties have agreed on a civilian Prime Minister to run the new government, after the they...
Sudan Ex-President Omar al-Bashir Moved to PrisonApril 18, 2019 — 04/18/2019 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Omar al-Bashir has been arrested by the Sudanese military. According to reports from the currently ruling military council, Bashir was taken into custody last...
Nigerian Minister Claims Administration Has Secured The NationApril 17, 2019 — 04/17/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, reported to the Voice of America that the Buhari administration has made great in roads...
DRC Government Interferes with Opposition Before ElectionsAugust 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Atrocities continue in the DRC as the country gets closer to the delayed presidential elections. The Human Rights Watch has said that the government is stopping the opposition...
Violence Ensues as Ethiopia Enforces State of EmergencyMarch 16, 2018 — ICC Note: Ethiopia has been in a State of Emergency since the resignation of its Prime Minister last month. Some areas in the country have claimed that corruption allowed for the...
Officials in Guizhou Province Secretly Auction Church to Pay FineFebruary 19, 2018 — ICC Note: On February 11, local authorities in Guizhou province auctioned off three sites of Huoshi Church, the largest house church in Guiyang. They sold the properties to a state-owned...
North Korean Security Measures Tightened Along the Border with ChinaFebruary 17, 2018 — ICC Note: Authorities in North Korea have tightened security measures along the border with China after they failed to stop smuggling and defections since the end of January. In the run-up...
Son of Imprisoned American in North Korea Calls for Prayers and HelpFebruary 15, 2018 — ICC Note: Sol Kim is the son of Kim SangDuck, an American who was arrested by North Korean officials in Pyongyang in April 2017. In a recent YouTube video, he calls...
Henan Imposed Fine on Impoverished Christians To Stop Them from Holding ServicesFebruary 14, 2018 — ICC Note: Officials in Henan province have heavily fined a village church for building its facility without approval, a move that threatens the humble church's future. Authorities are also requiring the...
Religious Leaders in Indonesia Call for Gov’t To End Worship Decree AbuseFebruary 14, 2018 — ICC Note: Some 450 religious leaders in Indonesia met last week to push for an end to local governments’ abuse of a 2006 decree regulating places of worship. Authorities have used...
Kogi State to Try Cattle Colonies, People not HappyJanuary 24, 2018 — ICC Note Kogi State in Nigeria has planned to be the first state to build cattle colonies for the Fulani Cattle Herders. Their belief is that this will stop herders...
Young North Koreans Ask Parents for Money to DefectJanuary 13, 2018 — ICC Note: As winter causes rivers separating North Korea and South Korea to freeze, many young North Koreans are asking their parents for money they can use to cross the...
Catholic priests resist internet censorship in Communist VietnamJanuary 12, 2018 — ICC Note: Social media have become an effective way for people to share information and express opinions in a Communist Vietnam, where the government bans private newspapers and promotes state-run...
