Controversial Ex-Security Minister to Become Next Hong Kong LeaderMay 10, 2022 — 05/10/2022 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) - On Sunday evening, the successor to Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, was announced, marking a doubling down on Beijing’s control over Hong...
U.S. Religious Freedom Officials Continue Advocacy Despite New Chinese SanctionsMarch 31, 2021 — 03/31/2021 United States (International Christians Concern) – The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued sanctions earlier this week on religious freedom advocates Gayle Manchin and Tony Perkins, who serve as the...
China Sanctions Champions for International Religious FreedomMarch 29, 2021 — 03/29/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – Two commissioners from the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) have been sanctioned by China for criticizing its treatment of religious...
European Union Announces Sanctions on EritreaMarch 23, 2021 — 03/23/2021 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – The European Union announced a number of sanctions Monday, including on Eritrea’s National Security Office. This is a positive move on the EU’s part,...
Biden’s Golden Opportunity to Advance International Religious FreedomFebruary 5, 2021 — 02/05/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – When the United States recently designated China’s systematic abuse of Uyghur Muslims a genocide, it became the first country in the world to do...
US Sanctions Two Somalis for Masterminding Attack on Kenyan BaseNovember 19, 2020 — 11/19/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The United States has placed heavy sanctions on two individuals believed to have planned the January 7 attack on the Manda Bay Base in...
US Ready to Remove Sudan from Sanctions ListOctober 21, 2020 — 10/21/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – The United States has stated that they are ready to remove Sudan from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. The only stipulation is that...
Increased UN Sanctions on Al-Shabaab DeniedSeptember 9, 2019 — 09/09/2019 Somalia (International Christian Concern) – On August 28th, Kenya asked the United Nations to increase sanctions on al-Shabaab, the terrorist organization based in Somalia. This request was denied by...
US Sanctions Senior North Korean Officials Over Human Rights AbusesDecember 11, 2018 — 12/11/2018 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – Despite a thaw in relations between the U.S. and North Korea, on December 10, as the world celebrated Human Rights Day, Washington announced sanctions...
Five Months Later: Sudan Asks for More Than Just Lifting of SanctionsMarch 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Five months after the US lifted sanctions on Sudan, Khartoum has asked to be removed from the State Sponsor of Terror list as well. They wish to be re-integrated...
US Under-Secretary of State Calls on Sudan to Stop Demolishing ChurchesNovember 19, 2017 — ICC Note On Friday November 11, the Deputy Under-Secretary of State called on the government in Khartoum to promote religious freedom and to stop the destruction of Churches and places...
Sudan Sanctions Lifted Despite Major Religious DiscriminationOctober 9, 2017 — ICC Note After nearly 3 months of review, The Trump Administration decided on Friday Oct 6, to end the nearly two decade’s old sanctions on Sudan. This is a major...
U.S. Urge Sudan to Protect Religious Freedom, but not Linked to SanctionsAugust 30, 2017 — ICC Note Mark Green, the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, met with Sudan’s Prime Minister Bakri Hassan Saleh and Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour on Tuesday, August...
Sudan’s “Illusion of Stability” Must be UnraveledJuly 24, 2017 — ICC Note: As the United States decides whether or not to lift sanctions on Sudan, a new report has been published by a Sudanese Think Tank. This 70 page report...
U.S. Delays Lifting of Sanctions on Sudan for 3 MonthsJuly 12, 2017 — ICC Note: President Trump has delayed the decision to lift the Sanctions on Sudan for another three months. This came after the six month period, which began in January, ended...
Lifting Sanctions Will Help Sudan’s Government but What About It’s People?July 11, 2017 — ICC Note: We are just one day away from a decision that could affect millions of lives in Sudan. Tomorrow, July 12, 2017, is the day that the United...
