Proposed Amendments to Azeri Constitution Could Place Religious Minorities at RiskSeptember 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Azerbaijan has been on the verge of passing controversial pieces of legislation which could affect the nations political direction for decades to come. Proposed amendments to the country's...
Do not be deceived, registered Churches in China are not freeSeptember 12, 2016 — ICC Note: In the West, many may perceive the people in China as free, but that is far from reality. Churches in China may be allowed to exist under the...
Appeals Hearing Set for American Pastor Charged Under Yarovaya LawSeptember 9, 2016 — Pastor Charged and Fined for Conducting Worship Service in Home 9/9/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Independent Baptist Pastor Donald Ossewaarde has...
Fear of Corrupting Social Order Sees Catholic Numbers Dwindle in KyrgyzstanSeptember 9, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Majority of the 1,000 Catholics who call Kyrgyzstan home entered the church through German and other European migrants during the height of Stalin's paranoia in Russia. Since...
Uzbekistan Names New President Amid Ongoing Religious PersecutionSeptember 9, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been given the new title of interim President after Islam Karimov died of a brain hemorrhage last week. It does not come as much of...
Persecution Rises in Russia after Yarovaya LawsSeptember 8, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Persecution is on the rise in Russia since the implementation of the Yarovaya Laws. According to Mission News Network and Mission Eurasia, the targeting of religious minorities has...
60-year-old Christian Farmer Killed by Fulani FightersSeptember 7, 2016 — ICC note: A group of Fulani fighters attacked a 60-year-old Christian farmer last week, while he was working on his land. The group of Muslim fighters cut and killed the...
Christians in Uzbekistan Say Persecution will Only Get Worse with New LeaderSeptember 7, 2016 — ICC NOTE: According to an Uzbek church leader who spoke with World Watch Monitor, he does not see any real change to occur once the new leader takes office. In...
The Late Uzbek President’s Legacy of Repression, Slavery, and AuthoritarianismSeptember 6, 2016 — ICC NOTE: With the death of Uzbek strongman Islam Karimov, the seat of power for one of the most repressive Central Asian nations is up for grabs. The likelihood of...
Christian Student Shares New Version of the Eight Christians Killed in NigeriaSeptember 1, 2016 — ICC Note: According to an anonymous witness, the Christian student that was attacked on August 22 at Abdu Gusau Polytechnic in the Zamfara state was falsely accused of blaspheming the...
Jewish Community Disbanded in Russia for failing to Partake in Saturday EventSeptember 1, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In a move considered to be the first of its kind in Modern Russia, a Jewish community in Vologda has been "liquidated" by the courts. The reason for...
7 Christians Arrested and Fined in Kazakhstan for Worship Service in Private HomeSeptember 1, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Seven members of a small Baptist church are the latest victims to Kazakhstan's continued crackdown of Christians and other religious groups. An anonymous call was made while they...
LDS Missionary Deported from Russia on Visa “Technicality”August 31, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A missionary from the LDS church (Ladder Day Saints) was deported from Russia to Ukraine last week on a "technicality" with his visa. Drake Oldham had already been...
First American Citizen Charged under Russia’s Anti-Missionary LawAugust 30, 2016 — Pastor Conducted Religious Meeting in the Privacy of his Home 8/26/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – ICC has learned that the first American citizen has been charged under Russia’s...
Ukrainian Religious Representative Arrested under Anti-Missionary Law in RussiaAugust 30, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A Ukrainian religious leader was arrested and then released on bail under Russia's controversial Yarovaya laws, otherwise known as the anti-missionary laws. Sergei Zhuravlyov is a representative of...
Evangelical Church Being Pushed Behind the “Soviet Wall” Again in RussiaAugust 29, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The anti-missionary law, otherwise known as the Yarovaya laws, are continuing to gain momentum as new individuals are charged under the law and heavily fined for their evangelistic...
