Syrian Christians Suffer From International Actors

August 2, 2022 — 08/02/2022 Syria (International Christian Concern) – In recent weeks, Russian forces have executed airstrikes in multiple Christian-majority villages in the Idlib province of northwestern Syria. Tragically, the Syrian Observatory for...

UN Expert Reveals Russian and Chinese Support of Myanmar Junta’s Violent Campaign

February 23, 2022 — 02/23/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – A new report from the United Nations indicates that both Russia and China have continued to supply Myanmar’s military junta (the Tatmadaw) with weapons...

Russia to Host the Taliban in Moscow

October 7, 2021 — 10/07/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – Russia will invite Taliban representatives to Moscow for talks to take place on October 20, according to a Thursday announcement from President Vladimir Putin’s...

Azerbaijan Ignores Armenian POWs

January 30, 2021 — 01/30/2021 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – Media reports that only five Armenian prisoners of war have been returned by Azerbaijan following international attention to the status of Nagorno-Karabakh’s prisoners of war....

Syria Lays First Hagia Sophia Stone

September 9, 2020 — 09/09/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – The groundbreaking ceremony for building a replica Hagia Sophia cathedral in Syria’s western Hama was completed in the presence of Syrian and Russian officials....

CAR Religious Leaders Look to Russia For Help

September 4, 2018 — ICC Note: Three prominent religious leaders in the CAR have sworn to work with Russians to help end the Civil War in CAR. During the peace talks, the three leaders...

Nigeria Purchases Helicopters from Russia

January 7, 2017 — ICC Note The Nigerian government has affirmed its commitment to defeating Boko Haram and any other terrorist and criminal organizations with its newest purchases: two Russian Mi-35M helicopters. The helicopters...

Russian Orthodox Church Wishes to Maintain Tight Grip on Ukraine’s Church

September 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is appealing to the oldest and likely most prestigious of the Orthodox Patriarchs in the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey). The birthplace of the Eastern Orthodox...

Deep Seeded Animosity Between Ukraine and Russia Seen Even in the Church

July 29, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The rivalry between the pro-Russian Ukrainian Orthodox church and the pro-Ukrainian Orthodox church has culminated in fears of an escalation in violence. Ukraine has seen a religious procession...

Ukrainian President Advocates for Recognition of Independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church

July 28, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The vocal and sometimes physical conflict between the Russian Orthodox and the independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church has grown to a point the Ukrainian president has gotten involved. Many...

Ammunition Found Along Route of Russian Orthodox Procession in Ukraine

July 26, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The branch of the Russian Orthodox Church in Eastern Ukraine has been marching toward Kyiv in what they have been labeling as a procession of peace. An earlier...

Rival Orthodox Patriarchate’s Risk Violence in Ukraine; Ploy for Further Russian Involvement?

July 25, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Ukraine boasts three separate patriarchate's of the Orthodox church with one directly connected to Moscow and the others Ukrainian in origin. Between the churches, bad blood has ensued...

Ukrainians Experiencing Detention, Disappearances, and Torture from Both Sides

July 21, 2016 — ICC NOTE: For those who have not been keeping a watch on the Ukraine lately, the country struggles for peace and security as pro-Russian forces continue fight against the Ukrainian...