ISIS Leader Baghdadi Appears in Rare VideoApril 30, 2019 — 04/30/2019 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS), appeared yesterday in a rare video released by the militants’ al-Furqan media network. This...
Pakistanis Call For Laws Against Forced ConversionsApril 7, 2019 — 4/7/19 Pakistan (International Christian Concern)- On March 30th, Pakistanis of all religious backgrounds came together to protest in Lahore over forced conversions in the country. Christians, Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs...
Indian Christians Potentially Restricted From Parliament SeatsApril 6, 2019 — 4/6/19 India (International Christian Concern)- Indian traditional tribal group, Central Sarna Simiti, petitioned the government earlier this week regarding eligibility of parliamentary candidates. The group declared that tribal people who...
Christian School Attacked By Hindu RadicalsApril 5, 2019 — 4/5/19 India (International Christian Concern)- Following the suicide of a young teenage girl, a mob of Hindu radicals descended on a Christian secondary school in Tamil Nadu, India in late...
Christians and Muslims Unite to Pursue Justice for Pakistani WomanMarch 19, 2019 — 03/19/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – A few weeks ago, Christian mother, Saima Iqbal, was abducted by a Muslim man and subsequently allegedly tortured, raped and forced to convert to Islam. Missing...
Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Christians To Be Kept From Honoring Holy WeekMarch 18, 2019 — 03/18/2019 India (International Christian Concern) – As India prepares for the national elections running from April 11 to May 19, many Catholics have expressed concern over the disregard for the Holy...
Pakistani Christian Woman Abducted and Coerced into ConversionMarch 17, 2019 — 03/17/2019 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Earlier this month, Saima Iqbal, a 35-year-old Pakistani Christian mother of three, was abducted by a Muslim man and allegedly forced to convert to Islam....
Authorities in India’s Western Territories Annul Good FridayMarch 16, 2019 — 03/16/2019 India (International Christian Concern) – Two Indian territories have abolished and restricted Good Friday as a national holiday. The regions Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu are located...
BJP Solidifies as India Prepares for ElectionsMarch 15, 2019 — 3/15/19 India (International Christian Concern)- As India prepares for elections in mid-April, two of the country’s main parties have forged an alliance against the ruling party, the BJP. The region...
Indian Pastor and Family Face Anti-Conversion ChargesMarch 14, 2019 — 3/14/19 India (International Christian Concern)- Pastor Balu and his family serve a small Christian church in Madhya Pradesh, India. Despite the fact that both Pastor Balu and his wife are...
Trafficking of the Majority Christian Kachin PeopleDecember 8, 2018 — 12/8/2018 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – As China’s population suffers from a proportionately larger male population than female, it has given rise to a trafficking industry that targets tens of...
Construction on Church Property in Hanoi Continues Despite ProtestsDecember 5, 2018 — 12/04/2018 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – In the capital of Vietnam, the district has been planning to build a state-run school on the Hanoi Archdiocese church’s property. Last month, Cardinal...
Attempt to Demolish Church in PakistanSeptember 7, 2018 — ICC Note: As a group of Muslims sought to destroy a church in Pakistan, members of the church tried to stop them. As tensions turned more violent, the mob of...
Zion Church in Beijing Expelled and Without HeadquartersSeptember 7, 2018 — ICC Note: China uses strict religious regulations to suppress the Church. Among those effected is Zion Church in Beijing, one of the largest churches in the region. Before being evicted...
Indian Bishop Seeks Federal Help for Fraught Christian CommunitySeptember 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Indian Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas seeks help from Indian Home Affairs Minister Rajnath Singh to intervene over the mistreatment of the Christian community in the eastern state of Jharkhand....
Indian Christians Pray for New Leadership in GovernmentMay 26, 2018 — ICC Note: The Archbishop of Delhi has taken a political stance on behalf of the church, calling upon believers throughout the country to pray for the outcome of the election...
