U.S. Pressure Mounts as Iranian Religious Freedom Conditions Continue to Deteriorate

August 19, 2021 — 08/19/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) - Despite Afghanistan taking most of the attention of the United States in recent weeks, the administration continues to be poised against the growing hostility...

Fulani Militants Kill Dozens in Seven Attacks

August 3, 2021 —

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08/03/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that in the early hours of August 2, 2021, seven predominantly Christian communities in Plateau and...

President Biden Announces Nominees to Key International Religious Freedom Roles

July 30, 2021 —

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07/30/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate four individuals to key international...

Some Believe the U.S. Should Deemphasize Religious Freedom in Foreign Policy – They Are Wrong

July 21, 2021 — 07/21/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – As the International Religious Freedom Summit pushes for more momentum for a global religious freedom movement, some voices claim that doing so is...

Catholic Leaders Encourage Solidarity with Persecuted during Religious Freedom Week

June 22, 2021 — 06/22/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – Catholic leaders are calling on followers to practice solidarity on religious freedom during “Religious Freedom Week” running from June 22 – 29. Throughout...

Members of Congress Send Letter to USCIRF Condemning Turkey for Religious Freedom Violations

June 4, 2021 — 06/04/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - Yesterday, a bipartisan group of seven U.S. Representatives sent a letter to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) expressing their...

U.S. Religious Freedom Report Highlights Pakistan’s Discrimination Towards Christians

June 3, 2021 — 06/03/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern)- The International Religious Freedom (IRF) Office at the Department of State recently published its 2020 Annual Report. In this report, IRF has highlighted Pakistan...

President Biden and South Korean President Will Discuss North Korea at White House Summit

May 21, 2021 — 5/21/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) South Korean President Moon Jae-in made his way to the United States on Wednesday to meet President Biden on Covid-19 vaccine developments and North...

Secretary of State Discusses Nagorno-Karabakh with Russian Minister Amid Rising Tensions

May 21, 2021 — 05/21/2021 Artsakh (International Christian Concern) - This week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on his visit this week to northern Europe, during which...

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Highlights the State of Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa Ten Years After the Arab Spring

April 30, 2021 — 04/30/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - Yesterday, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the U.S. Congress held a hearing on the state of human rights in the Middle...

Arkansas Moves to Add Religious Freedom Protections to its Constitution

April 29, 2021 — 04/28/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – Legislators in Arkansas passed an amendment to the State’s Constitution aimed at protecting religious freedom by prohibiting the government from unduly burdening the...

Biden Administration Shifts Focus Away from International Religious Freedom

April 28, 2021 — 04/28/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - A rise in international religious persecution is expected as the Biden administration backs away from promoting religious freedom abroad, despite progress made by...

U.S. Ambassador Condemns Use of Armenian Monastery by Turkish Partygoers

April 14, 2021 — 04/14/2021 Cyprus (International Christian Concern) - The U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus recently condemned a techno party that took place last month at Armenian Sourp Magar Monastery, the only Armenian monastery...

International Pressure Increasing on Tatmadaw

April 8, 2021 — 04/08/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – The international community has once again stepped up the pressure on Myanmar’s new military junta for the coup it conducted on February 1, 2021...

Growing Christian Persecution Becoming a Greater Point of Concern for U.S. Christians

March 30, 2021 — 03/30/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – A poll released by Aid to the Church in Need-USA on March 17 indicated that Catholics are becoming increasingly concerned about persecution of...

State Department Blacklists Iranian Interrogators for Human Rights Violations

March 10, 2021 — 03/10/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - Yesterday, the U.S. State Department blacklisted two members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their involvement in “gross violations of human...