Christian Survivors Tell of Terror in the CongoJanuary 4, 2022 — “In the morning, we found my husband’s lifeless body.” Masika Savitha lost her husband, Reverend Bernard Kalume, in October 2021 when the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) laid siege to her...
Afghan Refugees Find Temporary Refuge in CambodiaNovember 28, 2021 — 11/28/2021 Cambodia (International Christian Concern) – At least 15 Afghan refugees have been granted temporary residence in Cambodia while they wait for a third country to grant them asylum. All...
Thai Christians Provide Aid to Refugees Fleeing MyanmarApril 27, 2021 — 04/27/2021 Thailand (International Christian Concern) – As the military takeover of Myanmar approaches three months, Christians in neighboring Thailand are providing relief for those fleeing the conflict, including Christians from the...
Vietnamese Catholic Refugees in Bangkok Risk Deportation to See Pope FrancisDecember 13, 2019 — 12/13/2019 Thailand (International Christian Concern) – From November 20 to November 23, Catholics in Thailand were thrilled to see Pope Francis in their country, as the last pope to visit...
Myanmar’s Karen IDPs Share Their PlightSeptember 3, 2019 — 09/03/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Ei Tu Hta is an Internally Displaced People (IDP) camp located on the border of Myanmar and Thailand, consisting of 2,400 Karen State IDPs....
Boko Haram Attacks Refugee Camp, Killing TwoMay 20, 2019 — 05/20/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Boko Haram attacked a refugee center in Northeast Nigeria, killing two people and injuring more than ten others. The attack took place on Saturday,...
Global Protest of the Repatriation of North Korean RefugeesOctober 1, 2018 — 10/01/2018 China (International Christian Concern) - Every year many North Koreans seek to flee the country and find refuge in China. From China, many refugees move into other countries to...
Christians Working to Care for Trauma Victims in Cameroon ConflictJuly 10, 2018 — ICC Note: Christians are helping those suffering from trauma in Cameroon due to the Francophone-Anglophone conflict currently taking place. The conflict arose because English speakers in the country feel that...
Thousands Flee CAR for Northern DRC in a Week, UNHCR ClaimsMay 20, 2018 — ICC Note: Thousands of Central African Republic refugees have fled across the border into Northern DRC in less than a week. The UNHCR is having trouble dealing with this mass...
UNHCR Calls on Cameroon to Stop Deportation of Nigerian RefugeesApril 27, 2018 — ICC Note: The UNHCR has reiterated its call for Cameroon to stop deporting Nigerian refugees back to Borno State. Cameroon has in the past month deported over 300 Nigerians back...
Eritrea Refugees Flee Due to Repressive GovernmentApril 25, 2018 — ICC Note: Eritrea continues to be one of the main countries refugees flee in the world. It is due to the government’s extremely repressive rules and laws that has created...
Boko Haram Increasingly Targets Refugees and IDPsApril 20, 2018 — ICC Note: Boko Haram is increasingly targeting the most vulnerable in Nigeria. Over the past year, as their power and capabilities have diminished, they have started attacking refugees more often....
Montagnard Christian Refugees in Cambodia Concerned About Possible DeportationApril 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Montagnard Christians fleeing religious persecution in Vietnam are afraid of imminent deportation, as they see heightened police presence outside their homes in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Cambodian government has...
Thousands of Chin Flee Religious Persecution in Myanmar, Resettle in TexasMarch 29, 2018 — ICC Note: Chin, the majority Christian ethnic minority group in Myanmar has suffered from religious persecution and racial discrimination for decades. Thousands of them have fled their country to seek life...
UN Says CAR Seeing Worst Violence of Civil WarJanuary 26, 2018 — ICC Note Surging Violence in the Central African Republic has led to a large increase in displacement of people. According to the UN, 2017 saw the worst displacement and violence...
Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia Stage Protest To Stop RegimeNovember 20, 2017 — ICC Note Refugees and friends staged a protest outside the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa last week. They were protesting the “systematic, widespread and gross human rights violations” in...
