Child Marriages on the Rise in South SudanAugust 29, 2017 — ICC Note Child Marriages are on the rise in South Sudan, partially because of the civil war that is taking place. The war and the famine in East Africa are...
Cholera Outbreak adds to Chaos in South SudanJune 30, 2017 — ICC Note: The ongoing war in South Sudan has led to an increased number of displaced persons. This displacement is overcrowding cities and causing a mass outbreak of cholera. The...
PASTOR MURDERED IN SOUTH SUDANJune 28, 2017 — ICC Note: In Juba, South Sudan, a Kenyan Bishop was brutally murdered while visiting a local church. This comes quickly on the heels of the government declaring that they will...
South Sudanese Starve as Ugandan Refugee Camps Run out of FoodJune 23, 2017 — ICC Note: South Sudanese Christians are fleeing their country in numbers that exceed previous predictions because of the violence that has engulfed the world’s newest nation. Thanks to Uganda’s open...
South Sudan on the Brink of Genocide if Action is not TakenJune 8, 2017 — ICC Note The civil war in South Sudan has left 1.8 million as refugees in neighboring countries especially Uganda. South Sudan's independence from Sudan was supposed to increase the religious...
Conditions for Christians Deteriorates as South Sudan Increases PersecutionJune 2, 2017 — ICC Note South Sudan a predominantly Christian country seceded from Sudan in 2011, however instead of promoting religious freedom, Christians have less institutional support and protection against state authorities. Since...
South Sudanese Christians Flee After Rebels Invade and Government AttacksApril 6, 2017 — ICC Note: “If you ran, you got shot.” Christians fleeing from a Uganda refugee camp were caught in between a battle between South Sudanese government soldiers and rebel militias, according...
South Sudanese Elder Died After Protecting Women from a RaidApril 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Bahri Evangelical Church elder Younan Abdullah died on Monday (April 3) from injuries sustained in a raid on an embattled Christian school, according to Christian News sources. Younan...
Local Bishop Scales-Up Emergency Response for Starving South Sudanese CitizensMarch 28, 2017 — ICC Note: Hunger and lack of medicine threaten thousands of vulnerable South Sudanese citizens. A famine continues to add another layer to a worsening humanitarian crisis in the world’s youngest...
Pope Francis Scheduled to Visit South Sudan in OctoberMarch 23, 2017 — ICC Note: If the security situation improves, Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic church, will visit South Sudan this October. The Roman Catholic Church head is eager and willing...
Samaritan’s Purse Willingness to Suffer in South Sudan Exemplifies New MovieMarch 22, 2017 — ICC Note: Interviewing with The Christian Post, Reverend Franklin Graham – executive producer for an upcoming movie titled “Facing Darkness” – explained why his nonprofit organization Samaritan’s Purse runs towards...
Eight Samaritan’s Purse Staff Members Freed in South SudanMarch 20, 2017 — ICC Note: Reported by Christianity Today, the eight kidnapped Samaritan’s Purse staff members were released in South Sudan by armed rebel forces. The eight staff members were kidnapped as ransom...
Christian School in Sudan Closed Down after Police, Civilians Seize PropertyNovember 1, 2016 — ICC Note: This latest closure of a Christian school comes among a series of closures of other Christian institutions and imprisonment of pastors. Sudan is becoming more and more...
Arrest of Christian Workers Serves the Sudanese Government Against Criticizing IslamSeptember 30, 2016 — ICC Note: The South Sudanese government continues to harass and intimidate Christians for disagreeing with their Islamic regime. Several cases have been reported where Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services...
Christian Leader Arrested in South SudanSeptember 15, 2016 — ICC Note: The headmaster of a Christian school last week was arrested by the authorities. This occurrence has caused much chaos for the school of more than one thousand students. In Sudan, the...
