Iranian Christian Convert Released From PrisonOctober 29, 2019 — 10/29/2019 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iranian Christian convert Ebrahim Firouzi has reportedly been released from Rajaei Sahar prison this weekend after six years in custody. He is one of...
Nine Iranian Christians Sentenced to Five Year ImprisonmentOctober 20, 2019 — 10/20/2019 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Earlier this week, nine Iranian Christians were sentenced to five years in prison for “acting against national security” for their participation in a home...
Ethiopian Evangelical Fellowship Group Leader is Taken Back to PrisonJune 27, 2018 — ICC Note: The leader of an Ethiopian Evangelical fellowship group is taken back to prison. It is believed that the leader was involved in a minor incident with the Ethiopian...
Chinese Pastor Yang Hua Released from Prison, Suffers Health ProblemsJune 20, 2018 — ICC Note: According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), Living Stone Church Pastor Yang Hua was released from prison on June 19. He has completed a two-and-a-half-year sentence for ‘illegally possessing state...
Teenage Girls Imprisoned for Sharing Faith Released in EthiopiaDecember 15, 2016 — Families Fear Imminent Threats by Local Radicals 12/15/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that four Christian girls, unjustly imprisoned in the largely Muslim...
Social and Judicial Persecution against Malian ChristiansNovember 28, 2016 — By Sara Solomon 11/28/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Christian persecutors continually adapt methods of persecution to avoid detection. More modern persecution methods can be social and legal in...
Sudan: New Day in Court for Pastors in KhartoumNovember 8, 2016 — ICC Note The trail of the three pastors detained in Sudan is only getting more difficult for the defense. A release of the pastors anytime soon is very bleak. The...
BREAKING: Three Azeri Pastors Released from Iranian PrisonNovember 7, 2016 — ICC NOTE: According to the religious freedom organization Middle East Concern, three Azeri pastors arrested in Iran back in June have been released on bail and returned home. The news...
Sudanese prosecutor explains charges against detained Czech journalistOctober 19, 2016 — ICC Note The hearing of 3 Sudanese Pastors and a Czech Christian aid worker ended with the prosecution accusing them of political crimes. Just recently international pressure has increased on behalf of...
Pastor Threatened and Harassed by Chinese AuthoritiesJuly 21, 2016 — ICC Note: The allegations placed on Pastor Hua by the Chinese seem much more like a useful excuse to exercise brutal control over unfavorable Chinese citizens than a codification of legitimate wrongdoing....
Christian Missionary Kenneth Bae Gives his Testimony and Story to Unification Media in KoreaJune 17, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Kenneth Bae, the former American prisoner of North Korea, sat down with Unification Media Group for an interview to discuss his ordeal and time as a prisoner of...
Burmese Christian IDPs Risk Imprisonment and Sex Trafficking to Find Work in ChinaJune 14, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Ethnic Kachin Christians have faced persecution and hardship for decades. The military has targeted various Christian villages and have committed unspeakable acts against men, women, and children throughout...
English Drug Trafficker finds Christ during Imprisonment in PeruMay 17, 2016 — ICC NOTE: An English woman serving time in Peru for attempting to smuggle cocaine from Peru to Spain has found the most important gift ever, the love of Christ. Michaella...
Christian Missionary Arrested in October given 10 Years Hard Labor in North KoreaMay 2, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Christian missionary Kim Dong Chul was arrested in October of 2015 while in North Korea for allegedly stealing information and passing it to South Korea. Mr. Chul was...
Czech Citizen Remains in Sudanese Prison for Filming Christian PersecutionMarch 11, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Czech citizen Petr Jasek was imprisoned in Sudan for filming instances of Christian persecution within Sudan's borders. Sudanese authorities arrested him in December and will face trial under...
4 Coptic Christian Teenagers sentenced in Egypt for Insulting Islam in VideoFebruary 26, 2016 — ICC NOTE: 4 Coptic Christian teenagers were sentenced by an Egyptian court for insulting Islam in a short video which came to light in April of 2015. Three teenagers will...
