Iranian Christian Receives 5-Year Prison SentenceApril 4, 2017 — ICC Note: A five year prison sentence is reported to have been confirmed for an Iranian man arrested in 2013 for his conversion to Christianity. Said to be falsely accused...
Iraqi Churches Band Together for the Greater GoodApril 3, 2017 — ICC Note: Three churches from separate denominations in northern Iraq have joined forces in order to assemble the Nineveh Reconstruction Committee. The goal of this committee is to rebuild the...
Coptic Christians Flood to the Holy LandApril 3, 2017 — ICC Note: For decades, Egypt’s Coptic Christians have desired to travel to the Holy Land but have been under pressure not to do so. This pilgrimage to Jerusalem is a...
Hopeful Progress in Freeing American PastorApril 2, 2017 — ICC Note: After months in a Turkish prison, American pastor Andrew Brunson continues to be held by the Turkish government on trumped up terrorism charges. Regardless of continued possibilities of...
ISIS Threatens to Take Over IranApril 1, 2017 — ICC Note: Despite the Islamic State’s loss of territory in Iraq and Syria, Daesh continues to make the threats to the region of the Middle East. ISIS has now turned...
Escaped Chibok Girls Receive Full Scholarships to UniversityMarch 31, 2017 — ICC Note: When Boko Haram abducted the 276 Chibok girls in 2014, some of them were willing to take the risk to escape and returned home. Inspired by their stories,...
Suicide Bomb Kills 15 and Injures 40 in IraqMarch 31, 2017 — ICC Note: Yet another suicide bomb has taken the lives of innocent people in Iraq. Reports state that this attack killed at least 15 people and injured over 40 people....
Hope Grows as ISIS Influence WanesMarch 31, 2017 — ICC Note: There is a possibility of great hope for the diminishing Christian population in Syria if ISIS is defeated. Eldon Wagler, former country representative for Mennonite Central Committee and...
Possibility for Coptic Christians’ Return to ArishMarch 30, 2017 — ICC Note: Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros reportedly asserted that displaced Coptic Christians may be able to return home to the Sinai Peninsula. He continued to highlight the positive relationship between...
Supplies for Displaced Iraqi Christians Running LowMarch 30, 2017 — ICC Note: As Iraqi Christians remain displaced, their supplies are estimated to run out within weeks. The UN has pledged to aid this group that is reported to have dropped...
Imprisoned Christian Woman in Desperate Need of Medical AttentionMarch 29, 2017 — ICC Note: An Iranian woman, who has been imprisoned for her faith since 2013, is reported to be in severe need of medical attention. Reports have stated that authorities have...
Muslim Woman Experiences Amazing Conversion to ChristianityMarch 29, 2017 — ICC Note: A young Muslim woman is reported to have boldly converted to Christianity after Jesus spoke to her in a dream. This woman is said to have harbored a...
Muslim Mob Attempts to Attack Christian HomesMarch 28, 2017 — ICC Note: A Muslim mob has targeted Christian homes in southern Egypt after alleged claims that a Christian family was holding their teenage daughter captive after beliefs that she had...
Syrian Pastor Refuses to Leave War ZoneMarch 28, 2017 — ICC Note: In the midst of the horrors of war, Pastor Edward Awabdeh refuses to leave Syria and abandon the churches and Christians there. He states that the challenges of...
Protesters Flood the Yemeni Capital in Attempt to End the Civil WarMarch 27, 2017 — ICC Note: For the last two years, Yemen has been subject to the horrors of a civil war reported to have displaced millions of civilians and taken the lives of...
ISIS Uses a Young Boy as Suicide Bomber to Attack RefugeesMarch 27, 2017 — ICC Note: Iraqi forces released a video showing them disarming a young boy wearing a suicide vest. The boy was walking in a group of refugees evacuating war-torn Mosul and...
