India Calls on Pakistan to Stop Persecuting Religious MinoritiesSeptember 20, 2022 — 09/20/2022 India (International Christian Concern) – Last week, during a session of the United Nations, India called on Pakistan to stop its discriminatory practices against religious minorities. While India’s...
Investigation into Deadly Attack Remains OngoingFebruary 1, 2022 — Pakistan 02/01/2022 (International Christian Concern) – ICC previously reported how two men on a motorbike opened fire on two priests in Peshawar, Pakistan. The clergymen were driving home from Church...
No Protest Allowed: A Profile of Nigeria’s Governor El-Rufai and How He Punishes Dissent in Kaduna StateDecember 2, 2021 — It was within a few minutes of sunset—slated for 6:14 that day—on Christmas Eve 2016 when Fulani militants stormed the village of Goska in central Nigeria's Kaduna State. The assault...
Thailand Aims to Reform Tough Refugee Policy After Saudi Asylum CaseJanuary 21, 2019 — 01/21/2019 Thailand (International Christian Concern) – The 18-year-old Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed Al-Qunun's quest for resettlement as an asylum-seeker might inspire better treatment for Thailand’s refugee community. On January 11,...
Suicide Bomber Kills at least 7 Christians in PakistanDecember 17, 2017 — ICC Note: Life as a Christian in Pakistan comes along with many challenges and risks because Christians are constantly persecuted for their faith. Christmas season is dangerous for Christians in...
Power-cuts Affect Christian Majority Settlements for Christmas Celebrations in PakistanDecember 15, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians in Pakistan are not seen or considered as equal citizens, but as second class citizens. This type of discrimination has led to many human right violations in...
Pakistan’s Asia Bibi Nominated for EU Freedom of Thought AwardSeptember 14, 2017 — ICC Note: Yesterday, September 13, Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman on death row for allegedly committing blasphemy, was nominated to received the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the...
Police in Pakistan Claim Attacks on Christians in Village Following Blasphemy Accusation are ExaggeratedMay 25, 2016 — ICC Note: Local police in Pakistan are claiming that reports of attacks on Christians in a village where a Christian was accused of blasphemy are exaggerated. In April, a young...
Thailand Fails to Recognize Christian and Muslim Refugees from PakistanMarch 2, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Thousands of Christians and Ahmadi Muslims flee Pakistan to escape hardships and the infamous blasphemy laws. Many find themselves traveling to Thailand hoping to use the nation as...
