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Tag: International Christian Concern

Karnataka Becomes India’s 11th State to Enact Anti-Conversion Law


Local Christians Face Increased Violence and Threats

Catholicism, Christian, India, International Christian Concern, Persecution, Religious Freedom

Female Student Murdered, Body Burned by Classmates in Nigeria


Despite the intense persecution that Christians in Nigeria face, Nigeria was removed from the U.S. State Department’s Countries of Particular Concern list in November 2021.  

Africa, Catholicism, Christian, International Christian Concern, Islam, Nigeria, Persecution, Religious Freedom

India’s Christians Experience Sharp Persecution Increase


Forced Conversion and Blasphemy Accusations Underscore Most Cases

Blasphemy Charges, Catholicism, Christian, Hindu, Hinduism, International Christian Concern, Persecution, Religious Freedom

One Person Killed by DR Congo Police During “State of Siege” Protests


Local Population Calls for Increased Security Measures

Allied Democratic Forces, Catholicism, Christian, Democratic Republic of Congo, International Christian Concern, ISIS, Islam, Persecution, Religious Freedom, Uganda

Fulani Militants Kill 18 More Christians in Nigeria


Second Attack on Ancha Village in One Week

Africa, Christian, Fulani, International Christian Concern, Islam, Nigeria, Persecution, Religious Freedom

Terrorists Murder Christian Man in Kenya


Attack Occurs One Day After Six Christians Were Killed in Nearby Village

Africa, Al-Shabaab, Christian, International Christian Concern, Kenya, Persecution, Religious Freedom

Christian Burned Beyond Recognition Following New Year’s Eve Prayer


ulani Militants Threaten Further Attacks Against Christians in 2022

Catholicism, Christian, Fulani, International Christian Concern, Nigeria, Persecution, Religious Freedom

Unauthorized Online Religious Activities to Be Banned in China


Beijing Announces New Measures to Curb ‘Illegal Religious Activities’

Catholicism, China, Chinese Communist Party, Christian, Communism, International Christian Concern, Persecution, Religious Freedom

Churches in Southern India Canceling Christmas Due to Increased Threats by Radicals


For Christians in Karnataka, this Christmas season is likely to be filled with challenges and opposition. 

Catholicism, Christian, Christmas, India, International Christian Concern, Persecution, Religious Freedom

ICC Honors US Senator James Lankford for Advancing Religious Freedom


Sen. Lankford (R-OK) Earns Inaugural “Hero on the Hill” Award

Catholicism, Christian, International Christian Concern, James Lankford, Persecution, Religious Freedom

Pastor in Nepal Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Violating Anti-Conversion Law


Nepalese Christians Fear Further Use of Anti-Conversion Law

Christian, International Christian Concern, Nepal, Persecution, Religious Freedom

International Christian Concern to Announce Top Persecutors of the Year Nov. 16


A leading voice on Christian persecution since 1995, ICC will give detailed findings in a 150-page report on 24 offenders and announce the worst of the worst in three categories.

Catholicism, Christian, International Christian Concern, Persecution, Religious Freedom

Two Elderly Nuns in Nepal Arrested on False Charges


Church Leaders View Arrests as an Attack on Nepal’s Minorities

Aid to the Church in Need, Asia, Bishops, Catholicism, International Christian Concern, Nepal, Nuns, Persecution, Religious Freedom

Bishop Shao Zhumin Seized by Chinese Authorities


The Underground Bishop was Taken Away for “Vacation”

Bishop Shao Zhumin, Catholicism, China, Chinese Communist Party, Christian, International Christian Concern, Persecution, Pope Francis, Religious Freedom, Vatican

Turkey Threatens to Expel U.S. Ambassador for Condemning Detention of Activist


President Erdogan Set to Oust 10 Western Envoys Calling for Justice in Kavala Case

Christian, International Christian Concern, Middle East, Persecution, Religious Freedom, Turkey

United States to Send Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan


American Leaders Assert Commitment to Safety of Afghan People Without Recognition of Taliban Rule

Afghanistan, Catholicism, Christian, International Christian Concern, Islam, Joe Biden, Taliban, Terrorism, U.S. State Department

Pakistan Does Global PR for Afghanistan’s Taliban


Religious Minorities Remain Vulnerable to Taliban’s Brutal Rule

Afghanistan, International Christian Concern, Islam, Pakistan, Taliban, Turkey

New Senate Bill Addresses Afghanistan Crisis


Senator Portman Introduces Legislation to Address Taliban Takeover

Afghanistan, Catholicism, Christian, International Christian Concern, Islam, Rob Portman, Sharia, Taliban, U.S. Senate, War

Hungarian Government Hosts Panel Addressing Christian Persecution for Council of Europe Tomorrow


Event Will Inform Council of Europe on Interreligious Dialogue

Catholicism, Christian, Council of Europe, Europe, Human Dignity, Human Rights, Hungary, International Christian Concern, Persecution, Religious Freedom

Taliban Maneuvers for United Nations Recognition


Turkey Backs Taliban at UN While Promoting Religious Genocide

Afghanistan, Armenian Christians, Catholicism, Christian, Erdoğan, Greece, International Christian Concern, Islam, Judaism, Kurds, Taliban, Turkey

ICC Publishes a Report on Criminal Sharia Law in Nigeria


Christians Vulnerable as Nigeria Drifts Away from Secularism

Africa, Boko Haram, Catholicism, Christian, International Christian Concern, Nigeria, Persecution, Religious Freedom, Sharia

New ICC Report Records a Year of Christian Persecution in China


Over 100 Incidents of Persecution Documented in One Year Span

Catholicism, China, Christian, International Christian Concern, Persecution, Religious Freedom

Egypt Announces Human Rights Agenda Amid US Threat to Withhold Military Aid


State Department Threatens to Hold $130 Million from Egypt Unless Human Rights Improve

Catholicism, Christian, Coptic Christians, Copts, Egypt, International Christian Concern, Islam, Persecution, Religious Freedom, U.S. State Department, United States

Violent Confrontation Within Afghanistan’s Taliban Government Reported


Afghan Minorities Concerned by Apparent Political Victory by Group’s Hardliners

Afghanistan, Catholicism, Christian, International Christian Concern, Islam, Persecution, Religious Freedom, Sharia, Taliban

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